tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post9165087939975312876..comments2024-03-28T06:13:46.092-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: Two Reactions When You Tell Non-Writers You Have a Book OutDena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-43513216174904390912014-10-27T12:55:57.166-05:002014-10-27T12:55:57.166-05:00I love your slant on #2. I do the connect-with-so...I love your slant on #2. I do the connect-with-someone-thru-my-shared-experience thing, enough so that I'm trying to cut back! But I've never thought about people's reactions to book announcements like that, and I like it much better than feeling put down. Thanks!<br /> Jennifer Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577950933213062716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-81042042591541005082014-10-27T12:40:05.327-05:002014-10-27T12:40:05.327-05:00Interaction, not accolades. Yes! Brilliant!Interaction, not accolades. Yes! Brilliant!Karen McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640324898284007337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-71837484951588287842014-10-27T01:06:06.653-05:002014-10-27T01:06:06.653-05:00LOL. I like your answer to #2. LOL. I like your answer to #2. J Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-10050126864630816702014-10-26T19:38:19.456-05:002014-10-26T19:38:19.456-05:00I remember proudly showing a kindergarten teacher ...I remember proudly showing a kindergarten teacher a poem I wrote that appeared in High Five magazine. "I could do that, " she said. I thought to myself, yes, you could, and you could join SCBWI and critique groups, and attend workshops at Highlights and write and rewrite and submit, BUT YOU AREN'T DOING THAT, ARE YOU? But I just smiled and said yes, you could!Deborah Holt Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650865438163867369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-86337445606199831322014-10-26T18:46:14.860-05:002014-10-26T18:46:14.860-05:00Yeah, Reaction #2 sounds like it'd be a hard p...Yeah, Reaction #2 sounds like it'd be a hard pill to swallow. But you've a great way of looking at it and spinning it so it's not such a downer! And in regards to Sarah- that stinks! And from family too! Leandra Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381034024025750992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-71337874465590182872014-10-26T09:36:34.613-05:002014-10-26T09:36:34.613-05:00Haha, so true, Sarah! Everyone who knows a little ...Haha, so true, Sarah! Everyone who knows a little about publishing thinks they know a lot. It's the people who actually know a lot who don't go around tell you what you "should" do. Kell Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18089691866850131698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-14006508847074528712014-10-26T09:29:56.249-05:002014-10-26T09:29:56.249-05:00Great post Kell! Sometime when I tell people that ...Great post Kell! Sometime when I tell people that I have a picture book coming out, they say "Oh I have a ton of picture books in my head. One day, I am going to write one down and publish it." If only it were that simple. But I just wish them luck and go on my way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-56145404959134514632014-10-26T09:22:38.893-05:002014-10-26T09:22:38.893-05:00Great post! Yesterday I mentioned to my sister-in-...Great post! Yesterday I mentioned to my sister-in-law that I had signed with a literary agent. She thought that was great IF I was trying to publish hardcover or paperbacks, but hopes I realize that most readers are into e-books now, which I could just publish on my own. Everyone is an expert! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748466898258249495noreply@blogger.com