tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806956754310364893.post4738326709769388148..comments2023-08-21T22:33:34.286-07:00Comments on She Dreams: The End is Only the Beginningthewyndhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09476656359810192923noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806956754310364893.post-89824766109562084212011-11-30T18:04:23.837-08:002011-11-30T18:04:23.837-08:00Lepifera,
I have not received any rejection lette...Lepifera,<br /><br />I have not received any rejection letters or biting critiques yet. I did have one person tell me that I am not "really a writer" because of the genre I chose. Each to his own I say.<br /><br />I hold no illusions for myself with the publishing process. I don't hold myself above any other writer I know. If and when I get a rejection, I will look at it as a learning experience. Honest feedback without cruelty or misplaced envy is always welcomed. I am level-headed and know I have room to grow as a writer. My biggest goal is completion and putting it out there.<br /><br />Thank you for the advice. Honest feedback is most definitely precious.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09748063494119693376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806956754310364893.post-50032026688712414972011-11-30T17:57:44.712-08:002011-11-30T17:57:44.712-08:00Nina,
I know this is normal and I think one reas...Nina, <br /><br />I know this is normal and I think one reason I am constantly editing or 'perfecting' what I write is because I want it to make the best impression. My biggest fear is submitting a piece and then realizing I should have beefed up one paragraph or another. This is also why I could never quickly crank out an update. It needs to feel finished and I don't like to go back and edit once I post something.<br /><br />I will admit the submission process is scary. Writing a query, writing a synopsis, all of it.<br /><br />Your faith in me means a great deal. As a writer that I greatly admire, it is high praise. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09748063494119693376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806956754310364893.post-24331090925596841842011-11-30T17:16:51.567-08:002011-11-30T17:16:51.567-08:00Have you received any rejection letters, or any bi...Have you received any rejection letters, or any biting critiques from fellow writers?<br /><br />Treasure them and count them as trophies of battles when you do get those. It takes time and effort on the part of slush readers and editors to analyze your piece careful and write up more than two lines of thoughts on what they have read. Honest feedback are so very precious!lepiferahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806956754310364893.post-73709179800206295092011-11-29T09:30:52.347-08:002011-11-29T09:30:52.347-08:00I don't know if it helps or not, but I feel th...I don't know if it helps or not, but I feel the same all the time. One day, I'll be on top of the world. The project is coming together, characters are speaking to me, ideas for a new project are flying out of nowhere. The next day I feel horrible, everything I've written is awful and I can't believe I've published it. (Really, what was I thinking?)<br /><br />It's a roller coaster ride, and I can only guess it's because it means so much to us that our emotions fluctuate so strongly.<br /><br /><br />Don't worry. Submit it. I believe in you. I haven't read your story, but I believe in it too.N.M. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979520233768148136noreply@blogger.com