tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338577321713286769.post4307590439718155200..comments2012-11-25T17:14:05.018-04:00Comments on well, it's about time you heard my opinion: I recommend the following for your considerationMonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620081445110803359noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338577321713286769.post-91988863992336048192010-07-30T18:33:48.619-04:002010-07-30T18:33:48.619-04:00Welcome to the blogosphere, the more Monica/Monika...Welcome to the blogosphere, the more Monica/Monikas the better.<br /><br />You asked, "How do you put something out there? Run the risk of it not being accepted, not being understood. Not being successful. Not surviving, in the real world."<br /><br />The answer is one writers hate - don't be afraid to write badly.<br /><br />As a published writer I struggle with that every writing session but it is the absolute truth.<br /><br />It's right up there with writing about what you know, what you love. The problem is that often means a writer reveals more about herself than she is comfortable with. It's the classic literary Catch 22; you have to connect with people for them to connect to your work.<br /><br />Rejection hurts but not putting anything out there is even worse.Monikahttp://pocketmuser.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338577321713286769.post-72036023179813095382010-07-30T07:06:39.191-04:002010-07-30T07:06:39.191-04:00I once almost got into a screaming match with an u...I once almost got into a screaming match with an uncle (a former English professor with a deep affinity for sci-fi) who recommended The Da Vinci Code to me. This is a guy who has read and studied Tolkein, has taught Frank Herbert and Dan Simmons, and has every Stanislaw Lem novel. Seriously, cannot figure out what he saw in it.Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18287835957314437176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338577321713286769.post-14458979202538218912010-07-29T12:18:37.275-04:002010-07-29T12:18:37.275-04:00I've become numb to rejection, except the ones...I've become numb to rejection, except the ones that say something meaningful about my work. I take those to heart, good and bad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514067724256745623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338577321713286769.post-81926108674328771012010-07-29T09:19:55.519-04:002010-07-29T09:19:55.519-04:00People do critique how you raise your children. Al...People do critique how you raise your children. Also, people choose to make friends or end friendships based on parenting styles. <br /><br />I broke up with someone once over their response to a book. That wasn't the overt reason of course. It started with me being emotionally and intellectually moved by a book and him saying, "Kinda lame, didn't do much for me" and me saying "You have no soul." I knew, even if he didn't have the capacity to perceive it, that we had reached the beginning of the end.Katrina Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439654182417186965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338577321713286769.post-24278285069811859052010-07-29T07:46:22.933-04:002010-07-29T07:46:22.933-04:00and Paul's been in my nightmares for years now...and Paul's been in my nightmares for years now. Well, it feels like it anywayMonicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620081445110803359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338577321713286769.post-1127609781848778552010-07-29T07:45:59.378-04:002010-07-29T07:45:59.378-04:00Thank you for your input boys. Arrogance, eh.... i...Thank you for your input boys. Arrogance, eh.... i should develop some of that.<br /><br /><br />Ray... gawd, i hope to hell that never happens..."i wasn't yelling, i was giving instruction"Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620081445110803359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338577321713286769.post-78269645363138810392010-07-28T21:46:29.323-04:002010-07-28T21:46:29.323-04:00Hey Paul, welcome to my nightmare.
Monica -- Nice...Hey Paul, welcome to my nightmare.<br /><br />Monica -- Nice comparison between writing and a child going out into the world. Could you imagine if newspapers and magazines printed critiques of how well you raised your children? I shudders.Ray Veenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956279552298172157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338577321713286769.post-45314164522127693822010-07-28T19:39:08.912-04:002010-07-28T19:39:08.912-04:00A certain amount of arrogance helps. Also, I tell ...A certain amount of arrogance helps. Also, I tell myself that lots of people are going to reject it and I take sizable pride in my growing number of rejections. I don't take it personally (usually); I just figure all the rejections mean I'm one step closer to success.<br /><br />The worst thing that happens? I write novel after novel after novel and never get any of them published. Oh well. They're still fun to write.Paul Michael Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318098111985714443noreply@blogger.com