tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post8154741129040022590..comments2024-03-27T21:43:43.640-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: Writers Are Strong, Not NeuroticDena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-40164664839179695582012-10-16T08:15:01.169-05:002012-10-16T08:15:01.169-05:00LOL I started writing a comment and ended up writi...LOL I started writing a comment and ended up writing a whole post over on my blog about this :) <br /><br />I agree that we are strong and brave and resilient. We have to be or we'd never succeed. But to be honest, I think we are a bit neurotic as well. I mean come on - I KNOW how crazy I get when I'm waiting to hear on queries and submissions and reviews and sales numbers. And so do all the other writers I know. We wear out our refresh buttons and send frantic emails to our writer buds who "talk us down off the ledge". <br /><br />The difference is that while all that might cripple a normal person, a writer can take it in stride. It's part of the job. Yeah, there are parts of the business, a LOT of parts, that make us a little crazy (neurotic might be too strong a word, but a bit wacky...yeah, most writers I know are :) ) <br /><br />HOWEVER. We stick with it. We bravely send out more queries, more submissions, keep on writing no matter how many bad reviews we get. We don't let anything stop us.<br /><br />So, yes. I absolutely agree that we are strong and brave and resilient. But...I don't think that means that we aren't a bit neurotic as well :)We just do it with style ;) Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-23766256234774863392012-10-15T14:31:14.206-05:002012-10-15T14:31:14.206-05:00This is great! Congrats on your agent!This is great! Congrats on your agent!justJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377292351547511489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-962416084567270862012-10-15T07:10:51.110-05:002012-10-15T07:10:51.110-05:00Awesome post, Kell. Love this! We are brave and re...Awesome post, Kell. Love this! We are brave and resilient. We HAVE to be. :o)Kristal Shaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06525399770612173357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-13151175951370103102012-10-14T22:18:07.211-05:002012-10-14T22:18:07.211-05:00I think the hardest thing for me to do was put awa...I think the hardest thing for me to do was put away my first MS and write the second. It felt like quitting in a sense, but I knew I wanted to keep going even if I'd exhausted pretty much all my querying outlets for that first MS. It paid off in MS #3, which was when I finally got my agent--who is brilliant and awesome and simply perfect for me and my book! Great post!!<br />Ninja GirlNinja Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901215698632029838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-78906223970895280522012-10-14T20:32:33.635-05:002012-10-14T20:32:33.635-05:00Heck Yeah! And thank you for saying so...Cheers!Heck Yeah! And thank you for saying so...Cheers!Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589132806788056004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-5420432847494616472012-10-14T19:43:55.251-05:002012-10-14T19:43:55.251-05:00Thank you for this post. Thank you thank you thank...Thank you for this post. Thank you thank you thank you! Writing can be so isolating, and sometimes it does feel like I'm bashing my head against the wall. But your post revved me up. Did I say thank you? ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-1435169786319512612012-10-14T14:02:51.734-05:002012-10-14T14:02:51.734-05:00Amen, sister!
You've got me all fired up and ...Amen, sister!<br /><br />You've got me all fired up and ready to fight the stereotype of the flighty, over-emotional artist.<br /><br />There isn't a single stage in this process that's easy. Thanks for the reminder that we CAN do it, hard as it is. Because we ARE strong, or we would've quit a long time ago.<br /><br />Word Wrestler (Robyn)http://www.wordwrestlerwrites.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-81978571371299417952012-10-14T13:38:35.297-05:002012-10-14T13:38:35.297-05:00Congrats on the agent!!! You know, not only are we...Congrats on the agent!!! You know, not only are we brave, but we are passionate to the point of perfectionism, which may be where some of that label comes from. I think as brave as you must be the first time you put your work out there, it' takes a whole new level to send writing to an agent/editor/audience once you've had a bit of success. Living up to yourself is very scary. (And I'm just getting started! What if you win a major award or write a best-seller?)Michelle L. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144191129362767115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-47650885682795238972012-10-14T13:13:28.456-05:002012-10-14T13:13:28.456-05:00I love this post! It's inspirational, and thin...I love this post! It's inspirational, and thinking of it this way *does* make me feel strong and brave (and ready to tackle revisions). Am off to share this link with many writer friends. :-)Caryn Caldwellhttp://www.caryncaldwell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-6243670216389740612012-10-14T13:12:58.920-05:002012-10-14T13:12:58.920-05:00Grats on the. Agent!
I went onto amazon and looke...Grats on the. Agent!<br /><br />I went onto amazon and looked up a book I just read and loved..it was in the hundreds of thousands rank and I realized how stupid the ranking is. This book was so amazing that I sent an email to the author gushing about it and she wrote back. <br /><br />If my book turns out to be number 600,000 but I've touched one reader that's all that matters.Eliza Tiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00765731038856226730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-81091575256633310732012-10-14T12:01:16.016-05:002012-10-14T12:01:16.016-05:00A neurotic writer won't last long. Either you ...A neurotic writer won't last long. Either you learn to get over your nerves, or you find something else to do. Or you go ballistic in public and everyone stands around and watches the meltdown. I agree, everything about writing and publishing requires nerves of steel. :D<br /><br />A thousand congratulations on your new agent!Laura Hughes, MittensMorgulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934132671168843593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-11033162839354811322012-10-14T11:58:07.525-05:002012-10-14T11:58:07.525-05:00Congrats on signing with your agent, Kell! Kathlee...Congrats on signing with your agent, Kell! Kathleen is wonderful--much success to both of you! <br /><br />And BRAVA FOR THIS POST! I despise the neurotic stigma that comes with being a writer. I hate it when people say it without knowing everything that goes into writing, querying, subbing, promoting. And I especially hate it when my first thought is, "I'm being neurotic" when my emotions start to crush in on me. <br /><br />Good luck on your next step with your agent! Be smart, be strong, be brave.<br />Valerie Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513182712732966085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-7594233449522738942012-10-14T10:50:04.877-05:002012-10-14T10:50:04.877-05:00Congrats to you too, Angela! It was a lucky week (...Congrats to you too, Angela! It was a lucky week (for the lucky agents ;) ))Kell Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18089691866850131698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-57284179527166347892012-10-14T10:49:04.787-05:002012-10-14T10:49:04.787-05:00Dang right! Thank you for this, it's so true a...Dang right! Thank you for this, it's so true and nice to be reminded :) And congrats on getting your agent! I just got mine last week! Popping over to your blog to read about it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com