tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post3800034134242961813..comments2024-03-08T05:27:56.968-08:00Comments on 1000th.monkey: I use a mac, not a typewriter: Feel the fear and do it anyway1000th.monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-29085927698585623072011-11-28T14:33:16.593-08:002011-11-28T14:33:16.593-08:00@ Karrie
That's really interesting, I had no ...@ Karrie<br /><br />That's really interesting, I had no idea there was a book with that title. My husband got the quote from one of his university professors.1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-29528408826502507832011-11-28T09:32:06.245-08:002011-11-28T09:32:06.245-08:00On my 14th (?) query rejection. Not to mention all...On my 14th (?) query rejection. Not to mention all the queries I sent with no response. It is most definitely daunting and terrifying . . . but if you want to get anywhere, you have to do it. "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway," the title of the famous book by Susan Jeffers, has long been a source of inspiration for me, both the content of the book and the title by itself. Getting out of Karriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525514377402757360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-23702106733572097022011-11-22T15:49:51.700-08:002011-11-22T15:49:51.700-08:00@ Catherine
Wow! Congrats on the launch!
...and ...@ Catherine<br /><br />Wow! Congrats on the launch!<br /><br />...and that is a really interesting way of looking at it, that you are providing a special gift of a story.1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-883643249999963542011-11-22T15:31:18.238-08:002011-11-22T15:31:18.238-08:00Your fighter's attitude will take you far. And...Your fighter's attitude will take you far. And the thought that you are providing a special GIFT of a story. What do I fear and fight? I'm about to launch my YA thriller and it frigging' freaks me out! But it's too good to hide away. It belongs out in the light of day. The slogan that helps me the most, is take the right action and turn over the results.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-38247223370119863312011-11-22T09:24:32.253-08:002011-11-22T09:24:32.253-08:00@ RA Desilets
See? You've got an active plan ...@ RA Desilets<br /><br />See? You've got an active plan in the works :) Good for you! Project #2 wasn't my first completed work, but it was the first work that felt complete. Does that make sense?<br /><br />@ writeidea<br /><br />Yup, I'm a nag. Doesn't it make you feel better that I nag myself far more than I ever nag you?<br /><br />@ Sarah Pearson<br /><br />...thanks, and I 1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-15130521495972711872011-11-22T08:31:45.705-08:002011-11-22T08:31:45.705-08:00You most certainly DO NOT SUCK. Please don't g...You most certainly DO NOT SUCK. Please don't give up. I've read some of your writing and been extremely impressed. There will be naysayers. They are always there. You need to ignore them as they are voices that will kill your ambition. Keep improving, keep trying, and you WILL HAVE the success of your dreams.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-43001450712920237862011-11-22T06:50:10.195-08:002011-11-22T06:50:10.195-08:00Great quote by your hubby.Great quote by your hubby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-20460947723669478622011-11-21T18:10:24.755-08:002011-11-21T18:10:24.755-08:00Also, a great comment (By Neil Gaiman) that can he...Also, a great comment (By Neil Gaiman) that can help:<br /><br />It does help, to be a writer, to have the sort of crazed ego that doesn't allow for failure. The best reaction to a rejection slip is a sort of wild-eyed madness, an evil grin, and sitting yourself in front of the keyboard muttering "Okay, you bastards. Try rejecting <i>this</i>!" and then writing something so alcarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929849073911012353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-29541905231690006572011-11-21T18:08:00.154-08:002011-11-21T18:08:00.154-08:00Damn :( And yeah, shove the emotional side aside a...Damn :( And yeah, shove the emotional side aside and tell it to screw off :p <br /><br /><a href="http://www.orcabook.com/client/client_pages/author_guidelines.cfm" rel="nofollow">Orca</a> does YA, though I've never read any of their books so I'm not sure what genres they like.alcarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929849073911012353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-74182600243078005122011-11-21T13:01:19.380-08:002011-11-21T13:01:19.380-08:00I spent the day - and the days before - writing a ...I spent the day - and the days before - writing a scene for my devil series. It is damn good. I know it. <br /><br />You know how much I admire your writing. Remember all the famous folks - and there's a ton of them - where it took many many rejections before an acceptacnce.<br /><br />this was a contest? One never knows the criteria. It's not you. It's them.<br /><br />i have to go suehttp://sassyspeaks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-49388375062449959682011-11-21T12:06:58.492-08:002011-11-21T12:06:58.492-08:00good luck! I, too, love your writing.good luck! I, too, love your writing.prerna picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-56167240921287910522011-11-21T11:52:10.276-08:002011-11-21T11:52:10.276-08:00I'm so so glad you're not giving into the ...I'm so so glad you're not giving into the fear, I love your writing.Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-22047206600241409082011-11-21T11:01:43.431-08:002011-11-21T11:01:43.431-08:00Ah yes, my friend fear. You already know I'm a...Ah yes, my friend fear. You already know I'm afraid my stories suck, that the voice isn't authentic or engaging, that my words are just words, not stories. But, because of your incessant (in a good way) prompting, I'm working on another NaNo and trying to not allow that little voice that tells me I suck to talk to me. At all.<br /><br />And good for you for going out there and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-87784469081395559062011-11-21T10:15:44.703-08:002011-11-21T10:15:44.703-08:00I didn't get chosen either, and I'm having...I didn't get chosen either, and I'm having a similar reaction (sort of).<br /><br />It is my first finished piece, really - and I think it is probably the weakest idea out of any of my stories. I chose to finish that first because I wanted to get it out of the way. I wanted to stop thinking about the characters and put a finished piece on paper, for once.<br /><br />So, I am waiting R.A.Desiletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440729149601654745noreply@blogger.com