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This is the best argument/answer for "should I quit?" http://www.salon.com/2012/06/27/my_book_was_a_bad_idea/singleton/?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+PW+Daily&utm_campaign=ad505911a6-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=emailYes, if two rejections shut you down, you should quit and get out of my way. BTW, Janet Reid posted this on her blog and stated she disagrees with the final paragraph and I paraphrase, "writing a book, whether it fails, doesn't sell, never gets published, is not a mistake. It is a great accomplishment." This |
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« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2012, 10:32:25 AM » |
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Mere Joyce
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« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2012, 11:23:43 AM » |
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Wow. Just wow. That was pretty much my exact reaction. Particularly the |
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« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2012, 11:24:01 AM » |
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Yeah, i know plenty of people who are actually in love with the IDEA of being a writer, instead of the actual writing.
Though i do love this part: the things you love don’t owe you anything – not success, not plaudits, not a decent night’s sleep, nothing
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« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2012, 01:16:23 PM » |
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That's actually rather well-written. She's embraced failure with grace and style; brava.  ~A~ |
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« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2012, 01:51:49 PM » |
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"I’m still writing, and now it feels more like an act of rebellion than the efforts of a schoolgirl desperate to please – a rebellion, to be clear, against nothing but the obnoxiously persistent conviction that external validation is the only kind that counts."I guess we each write for different reasons... but this phrase doesn't motivate me to look into her finished works. 
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« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2012, 01:56:16 PM » |
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My reaction was mixed. It's hard to fault her self-insight, but the whiny undertone irked me. Everything comes too easily for her, including congratulatory swipes at herself for realizing she doesn't have the goods--and yet her writing shows she does. Thanks for sharing, Late.  |
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« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2012, 02:28:30 PM » |
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Edelweiss - You captured my feelings upon reading this exactly.
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« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2012, 02:40:19 PM » |
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Critiques should spur growth and improvement. Neither is painless.
I don't do personal attacks, defense/debate of work or grudges.
Remember, my comment's worth exactly what you paid for it. Use it, ignore it or PM-me and I'll remove it.
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« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2012, 02:54:07 PM » |
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Late, it's unusual to have both a right and a left one. Congrats!  |
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« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2012, 02:56:12 PM » |
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Late, it's unusual to have both a right and a left one. Congrats!  |
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Critiques should spur growth and improvement. Neither is painless.
I don't do personal attacks, defense/debate of work or grudges.
Remember, my comment's worth exactly what you paid for it. Use it, ignore it or PM-me and I'll remove it.
Buona fortuna!
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« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2012, 08:44:21 AM » |
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@edelweiss and LTTP:
Now spitting copious amounts of black tea in an unattractive manner!
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« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2012, 09:05:46 AM » |
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@edelweiss and LTTP:
Now spitting copious amounts of black tea in an unattractive manner!
I have that effect on folks.  |
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Critiques should spur growth and improvement. Neither is painless.
I don't do personal attacks, defense/debate of work or grudges.
Remember, my comment's worth exactly what you paid for it. Use it, ignore it or PM-me and I'll remove it.
Buona fortuna!
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