tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post133200357337680486..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Best (Purloined) observation of the Day!Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1094390204104190302009-01-18T07:32:00.000-05:002009-01-18T07:32:00.000-05:00Surely the process of writing isn't necessarily ju...Surely the process of writing isn't necessarily just to get published, it can be a solitary private, unshared thing. MHMillennium Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828746856608057335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-26250676375318451362009-01-17T19:08:00.000-05:002009-01-17T19:08:00.000-05:00I had to address some odd quirks, that were left i...I had to address some odd quirks, that were left in emails to me in my own blog. I swear you get the feeling sometimes stupid should hurt. In an entry I addressed the question, "Are you a writer?" <BR/><BR/>I write, anyone can write. Not everyone can be an author, a historian, a word-smith. That garnered an interesting response. <BR/>I think everyone at one time or another has had that urge. The question is always are you talented enough to get published. <BR/><BR/>(Hugs)IndigoSage Ravenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143502548162174269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-26987465045698332622009-01-17T10:37:00.000-05:002009-01-17T10:37:00.000-05:00Hey, thanks for the link. Now I know that I'm a WR...Hey, thanks for the link. Now I know that I'm a WRITER with three novels under my bed - er - belt, and that maybe I need to find a new critique group.ICQBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08634452093934367498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-88481264083576030512009-01-16T15:33:00.000-05:002009-01-16T15:33:00.000-05:00I love her blog. May your Mental Health Number al...I love her blog. May your Mental Health Number always be high!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307375316946083851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58023386367251317832009-01-16T15:24:00.000-05:002009-01-16T15:24:00.000-05:00"Publishing sometimes requires a hairbrush and a b..."Publishing sometimes requires a hairbrush and a big bucket in which to hide The Crazy while you front like Mental Health is your long time lover instead of a guy you saw on the bus one day and he looked kinda scared of you."<BR/><BR/>Oh, that made me laugh. I've actually shaken hands with Mental Health and he seemed like a nice guy. Maybe he'll call me one of these days.<BR/><BR/>And write another one? I couldn't make myself, so I've been working on my YA novel for 9 years. I've learned to write working on it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks Janet. This was a great link.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909176210194176373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-18908673932454291282009-01-16T13:37:00.000-05:002009-01-16T13:37:00.000-05:00This is so true. Personally, I wish more nonwriter...This is so true. Personally, I wish more nonwriters understood this statement. <BR/><BR/>Whenever I tell someone I'm working on a novel, the first question out of their mouth is, "Oh, when will it be published?" <BR/><BR/>And then if it comes up a month later, the tone in their voice changes, like, "What do you mean it's not published yet?" As if it takes me a week to write a novel and then it goes straight to bookstores!<BR/><BR/>I guess that's why I keep most of the details of my writing to myself. People don't realize that it's often a very long process to get from writing to publication. And sometimes (God forbid) people just want to write...for the sake of writing.L.C. Ganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079008223326433494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-28938237075380131782009-01-16T12:54:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:54:00.000-05:00Conferences help you practice the Fine Art of Not ...<I>Conferences help you practice the Fine Art of Not Looking Squirrelly</I><BR/><BR/>Bwa-ha-ha... it's funny, because it's true...<BR/><BR/>And now I have to bookmark her. Thanks for the link.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63790563493755012112009-01-16T12:48:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:48:00.000-05:00I never considered it to be the same thing. Intere...I never considered it to be the same thing. Interesting that some would actually not know the difference.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047704295669804216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35431608755676245432009-01-16T12:22:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:22:00.000-05:00I tell people that a lot. Writing may be solitary ...I tell people that a lot. Writing may be solitary (though a trusted and thoughtful critique partner or group are valuable), but publishing is a collaborative effort.Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.com