Comments on: Sleepless in Sydney

By: Sleepless: A Micronovel « A Writer's Life

Sleepless: A Micronovel « A Writer's Life — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:18:01 +0000

[...] talked about the story itself a little before. It’s about Jake Morgan, a man who wakes from a coma after almost twelve [...]

By: 5 things about me « CJ Writer

5 things about me « CJ Writer — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:50:47 +0000

[...] anything that I’d send away yet, but maybe it’ll happen. I’m very happy with Sleepless and The Galleon; they’re very different to anything I’ve written [...]

By: Colourful Vision

Colourful Vision — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:40:48 +0000

C.J.,

Glad you are back and wish good luck for the story..Hope one day your stories would be edited..If this is really what u want than it’s gonna happen…Have ever meditated and/or visualized on your desires making a living being a writer…It might help u focus on getting ur desires fulfill…Btw, this is a great pic…One day, I might see it in person…

CJ: Thanks, CV. I won’t know how the story’s going until I’m stuck into it, but I have a good feeling about it. Having everyone’s support is a big help.

I tend not to focus on anything more than the story when I’m writing… I visualise how I want it to be, and while I hold on to that I know what I want to write. I’d love to have something larger published one day, though… I’ve had interest from a few agents before, so maybe when this is finished I’ll look in to it again.

It’s such a wonderful pic, and I think it’s one of the few that really shows Sydney the way we see it… I hope you get to see Sydney one day, CV. I’m sure you’d love it!

By: sulz

sulz — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:18:00 +0000

good luck with your stories. the man in a coma sounds interesting. i like to read stories but i hate to read it on the computer so i’m still waiting patiently for my autographed paperback.

CJ: Thanks, sulz. It takes me a long time to get everything written down and plotted but I’ll work out the details; when you believe in a story it’s much easier to write. And this one’s coming together nicely at the moment.

I don’t like to read stories on a computer either, or ereaders; I like the feel and smell of paper (sorry Al Gore) and it’s just not the same… you’ll definitely get the first autographed copy, but you might have a 20 year wait! Unless you know any good agents?

By: museditions

museditions — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:59:47 +0000

Oh boy, I’m eagerly awaiting this story. Love the concept, and already want to know what happens to father and son. I liked your outline for SHARDS, too, but I surely know what you mean about being in the flow with writing, and good on you that you are back in it! Yay! Interesting you are one who writes into the wee hours. That seems to be true of a lot of creative people.
As for reading and commenting, I know that’s a very time consuming thing. I can’t speak for the rest of your blog community, but I respect the ebb and flow of priorities. You don’t “owe” us reads or comments, but only to be there when you are there. Hope you get some rest, dude!
P.S. What a gorgeous pic! Does Sydney really look that beautiful at night? Simply stunning.

CJ: Thanks, Muse. Yes, I’m not sure where the ideas come from, but I knew this was what I wanted to write as soon as it popped up. I always think the best stories can be stripped back to a core level, and here that’s the relationship between the father and son; if it works on that level, the rest is believable as well, and this just seemed to work right away.

It’s just great to be back into the flow again. I’ve always written at night mainly because it’s quiet and I don’t get the same distractions; I know a lot of creative people find it stimulating, so I guess I’m no different! Blogging’s started to fill that need to read and write regularly as well, so it’s important to me that I keep that up too; that’s why I don’t like being MIA for more than a few days. It’s a balance, but a fun one to get right!

And that’s such a beautiful pic, isn’t it? Sydney is very beautiful at night, particularly if you’re in the heart of the city. I think we take it for granted sometimes; that image took my breath away… to see something the way others see it is a wonderful gift.