tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post1413549876780130408..comments2024-03-29T02:19:42.154-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: Staying Positive in a Negative WorldDena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-51030547873781752132014-02-12T00:39:57.883-06:002014-02-12T00:39:57.883-06:00Of course we get upset when we get rejections/reje...Of course we get upset when we get rejections/rejected but don't do it on social media. I may have gotten a rejection from an agent I was really hoping to connect with but I am mum about it online. My cats sure get an earful though! I cry over it and then move on. I'm usually writing the next thing and I concentrate on that. Writing makes my mood better, in fact if I'm grumpy my family wants to know if I wrote that day or not. Of course I may just be hungry. LOL.Kathleeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087009456072956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-73005334641566661272014-02-11T17:57:00.136-06:002014-02-11T17:57:00.136-06:00Rejection--get mildly upset and move on. That'...Rejection--get mildly upset and move on. That's the only way I can think of to deal with it. As for venting, I will not use social media to bash another person. I might bash humanity as a whole, but not one particular person. It's just not worth it. JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-3160823194100249472014-02-11T11:48:59.908-06:002014-02-11T11:48:59.908-06:00I agree with so much about your post - lashing out...I agree with so much about your post - lashing out at people who didn't jive with your work because they didn't jive with your work is just dumb. A polite "no" from an agent is a bummer, but not worth retaliation. Sometimes, though, there is a place for complaining. <br /><br />I love this article about complaints: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/06/2013615143512361164.html<br /><br />For here, though, I'll just quote the last two paragraphs. <br /><br />"People hate complaining because they do not like to listen. When you listen to someone complaining, you are forced to acknowledge them as a human being instead of a category. You are forced to witness how social systems are borne out in personal experience, to recognise that hardship hurts, that solutions are not as simple as they seem.<br /><br />You are forced to trust, and you are forced to care. In complaint lies a path to compassion."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352132885203569349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-29273091950927120862014-02-11T11:00:34.963-06:002014-02-11T11:00:34.963-06:00You make great points, Amy. If we use the rejectio...You make great points, Amy. If we use the rejections to enable us to improve things (and even point us in specific directions) then we're using it in a constructive way. :) And as in any line of work, there is *always* room for improvement! As for venting... I'd say that's what writers groups are for... because everyone needs to vent at times to people who "get" it, and a group's "private" infrastructure is the best place to do so!Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-1665730091038816282014-02-11T09:53:33.708-06:002014-02-11T09:53:33.708-06:00I loved this post!
I think what people who bash ...I loved this post! <br /><br />I think what people who bash certain authors don't think about is - first that those authors are people too - but also, anyone looking at that comment is a potential reader. If a reader loved Twilight and you make fun of it, will they ever buy your book? <br /><br />And complaining to or about agents is nothing but burning bridges. <br /><br />Since we all get frustrated sometimes, what's helpful is not only to be able to rant in your own home, but also in private to a select few people who understand when you just need to let off steam.Laura Rueckerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267281174937559086noreply@blogger.com