Comments on: The Secret to Success–Quitting

By: Monday Mentions, Volume 1 Ellen M. Gregg - Writer, Herbivore, Reiki M/T

Monday Mentions, Volume 1 Ellen M. Gregg - Writer, Herbivore, Reiki M/T — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:54:45 +0000

[…] 2. Kristen Lamb of Warrior Writers wrote an on-target post about the secret to success (it’s quitting!). Read it HERE. […]

By: Finding the happy medium where a story is good enough | M.H. Lee

Finding the happy medium where a story is good enough | M.H. Lee — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:28:42 +0000

[…] last but not least, Kristen Lamb on The Secret to Success-Quitting “I posit this thought; if we ever hope to achieve anything remarkable, we must learn to quit. […]

By: When is Giving Up a Good Thing? « Sonia G Medeiros

When is Giving Up a Good Thing? « Sonia G Medeiros — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:48:52 +0000

[…] (yes, my inner four year old goes straight for the drama) until Kristen Lamb reminded me that winners quit all the time. And giving up my manuscript didn’t mean I had to give up writing. I couldn’t keep […]

By: Maria Toth

Maria Toth — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:57:56 +0000

In reply to devereloots. Alex, I say keep your eyes on that dream! You have lots of great ideas for your coffee shop. I especially like the quiet reading/study rooms & play area for kids. And location near a university is also smart. There are so many moms going to college who'd appreciate a place like this one. And good for you for speaking up at your job. My husband put up with a boss like that for years until he recently quit. Hubby's commute is longer (S. Cal traffic), but he says his mind is clear and he can actually think of things he wants to do now. So, hang in there! Things do get better!

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Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:15:32 +0000

[…] for a publisher to ever be interested? Maybe I should just quit, as Kristen Lamb wrote about in The Secret to Success – Quitting? But Kristen was writing about people quitting a particular work. Giving it up and starting […]

By: thewritingblues

thewritingblues — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:59:14 +0000

Very thought-provoking, Kristen, thanks. To me it comes down to, quitting – or abandoning – a project that isn’t working versus quitting being a writer. I could never quite being a writer but sometimes I have to (permanently) set a project aside as being non-viable.

By: Miranda Liasson

Miranda Liasson — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:00:20 +0000

So inspiring. I reblogged this on my blog and I noticed new NYT Bestselling author Jennifer Probst (the first author from Entangled Publishing to make the list) did, too at The Moody Muses (http://www.moodymuses.com/2012/04/mondays-guest-muse-ny-times-bestseller.html). Thanks, Kristen!

By: lythya

lythya — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:27:23 +0000

This is true. Actually, half an hour before reading this I decided to quit a project – a book. It’s just not going to work. I’m still going to edit it, to learn something from the flaws, but I’m not going to try and rewrite it ’cause I just can’t write this. That doesn’t make me a bad writer. It just means something is essentially flawed with this story and I should use my energy (and maybe the central ideas from the story) on some other project.

Quitting is important. It’s true. As a risk player, I have to say that the times I’ve played and done well is when I see when it’s time to just LET A COUNTRY GO and not waste more soldiers on it.

By: Letting go of my manuscript | The Many Worlds of Char….

Letting go of my manuscript | The Many Worlds of Char…. — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:38:14 +0000

[…] by Kristen’s Lamb The Secret to Success–Quitting. http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/the-secret-to-success-quitting/ Check out her books: We Are Not Alone–The Writer’s Guide to Social Media and Are You There, […]

By: Links of the week #15 « S. J. Maylee

Links of the week #15 « S. J. Maylee — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:48:49 +0000

[…] Lamb’s post from Monday struck a big cord with me, The Secret to Success–Quitting. As a pre-published writer (love this) I’m working on a million different things: getting […]