Friday, March 02, 2007

In Between

I BOUGHT A BOOK THIS MORNING. It is a thriller called Just One Look by my favourite writer of thrillers: Harlan Coben. Somehow because it's by him (or just becaus it's good) I genuinely can sit down and concentrate upon it and read on and be fascinated and involved. And it taught me one other thing regarding my own bestselling novel. I have been walking around you see feeling constipated. That feeling a bird must feel when it has an entire clutch of eggs inside it and just wants to expel them in the feathered nest ... that's how I feel about my own project (which I am not mentioning here from now on until it is finished (or never done at all)). Here's the Harlan Coben blurb condensed: Grace Lawson is living a happy life in the suburbs with her husband Jack and two young children ... within 12 hours Jack has disappeared and a brutal hitman is stalking his family. All Grace can see is that the past is coming back to haunt the present -- and the safe world she knows has been turned upside down ... Intriguing perhaps but hardly groundbreakingly original. And that's just how mine feels. So I'm more minded to go ahead and write it now. Because it's not the tale that counts (you can write that on the back of a cigarette packet) ... it's all in the telling ...

Nicole said I worry too much about what people think. This is most definitely true. However conversely I do not care at all what people think about me. The distinction is this: I care what others feel far more than I care what they feel about me. Because at the end of the day people are going to dislike me whatever I do so why worry? Am I making sense here?

I'm glad Debs is feeling better. She was really ill for a while.

And I got a hit from New Caledonia the other day. Who was that? Come back to me New Caledonian one and tell me who you are ..!
at

9 comments:

  1. Anonymous2 March 2007 at 12:13

    Quote GW: "Because at the end of the day people are going to dislike me whatever I do so why worry? Am I making sense here?"

    No, because I don't think it's true :-)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Deb2 March 2007 at 16:34

    Often people who rain on other's parades are really unhappy with themselves. The thing is, your enthusiasm is infectious and it makes others around you want to be excited about something, so when they pull you down they're pulling us down as well.

    Thanks for the well wishes...getting better each day.
    Actually going to work today...back later. Have a good read. XO

    ReplyDelete
  3. RUTH2 March 2007 at 19:47

    Hi Gleds; know you like finding interesting blogs....here's one for you
    http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/
    Olive is 107 years old. Could this be a record!!!
    Have a great weekend
    Rx

    ReplyDelete
  4. Women on the Verge3 March 2007 at 01:33

    okay Gledwood... I'll make a deal with you. I'll start working on my project (and you're right, it DOES feel like you're driven to birth it) if you'll work on yours. And believe me, that's HUGE cause it's been stored away in a drawer for at least 5 years. My husband just shakes his head and tut tuts. I want to strangle him.

    Ethel

    ReplyDelete
  5. Whitenoise3 March 2007 at 12:41

    Gled, everyone likes you. That's why we're here. Everyone can see that you have the talent and that the book is inside you. We'd buy copies, we'd recommend the read to friends.

    What makes it frustrating, though, is that as much as we'd like to read it, most of us are thinking that we probably never will because your addition will steal it from us.

    Addictions are like that. They are insidious, initially providing the artist with a muse, initially stimulating the creative process.

    Slowly, stealthily, they grow within that artist, robbing his power and stealing his soul. In the end, they leave an empty shell.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Juliusz of Oz.3 March 2007 at 16:03

    Hi Gledwood,

    Do you remember at the end of last year your doubts as to who will read your blog? I guess you got your answer.

    For now I have to catch up with reading you so see you.

    J

    ReplyDelete
  7. Juliusz of Oz.3 March 2007 at 16:50

    I am back Gled,

    I am trying to learn how to best help 10 year h addict (not my family) with already few trials of going off etc. Do you like taking on private email or you prefer to post everything here?

    I will read more. The stuff here your wrote is precious although not very pleasant it hurts and any true stuff does. I am a second hand English speaker (original Polish) so have consideration for that.

    Love you mate.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Anonymous5 March 2007 at 16:16

    People are going to dislike you no matter what you do?

    Or not. Note to Gledwood: Work on self esteem. :-)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Anonymous6 March 2007 at 14:25

    I am not after pleasing anyone. He calls for help so thats what I want to do... He says: "Everybody is against me". ??? How to make good?

    ReplyDelete

For legal reasons, comments that incite hatred, racism, issue threats or include personal contact information will be deleted.