tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post3693611739421827537..comments2024-03-14T02:21:43.549-07:00Comments on Faeries, Dragons, and Spaceships: How a rejection and a screwed up ending are goodMarie Andreashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-45085322951902377642011-06-02T19:57:52.104-07:002011-06-02T19:57:52.104-07:00Thanks Lisa and Gabriella! I love hearing from fo...Thanks Lisa and Gabriella! I love hearing from folks on all levels of their writing lives- thanks for dropping by!Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-90868694983122028732011-06-02T06:29:31.348-07:002011-06-02T06:29:31.348-07:00First off, congrats on getting a request from a re...First off, congrats on getting a request from a really cool agent. This one may not have worked out, but there will be other opportunities.<br /><br />I work with a partner and I feel like we've hit another stage recently. We signed with an agent and we're simply writing faster and better. Part of that is due to the fact we're plotting stories out with more detail than we did before. I guess you could say we're reformed pansters. <br /><br />Great post. Thanks!Gabriella Hewitthttp://www.gabriellahewitt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-83733258628838284012011-06-01T20:30:41.057-07:002011-06-01T20:30:41.057-07:00Great blog Marie!!! :)
I'm in the panic stage...Great blog Marie!!! :)<br /><br />I'm in the panic stage as my release date for my first book gets closer... YIKES!!!<br /><br />I'm also editing and anxious to get back to writing new words! LOL<br /><br />You're definitely on the right track!!!<br /><br />Lisa :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-867871601575422022011-06-01T19:41:02.852-07:002011-06-01T19:41:02.852-07:00Thanks Karen- I think of it all as stages of our w...Thanks Karen- I think of it all as stages of our writing life. As we move along the path we either give up, or get stronger ;). I'm chosing the strong option m'self.Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-64186595595217204022011-06-01T17:02:40.234-07:002011-06-01T17:02:40.234-07:00Even after your book is accepted by a major publis...Even after your book is accepted by a major publisher, rejections still happen. :( But after working hard to get to that point, you know you can fend off the nasty rejection blues because it acceptance happened before and will happen again. It's part and parcel of this business. Just because my publisher said no to a new series that admittedly doesn't fit well into the line my other series is in doesn't mean another publisher won't say yes. So we just buck up and move on. Good luck with your future submissions!Karen Duvallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01839711547501582977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-52345911721217655112011-06-01T16:59:02.906-07:002011-06-01T16:59:02.906-07:00Thanks for coming by ladies-Thanks for coming by ladies-Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-33391166831664418932011-06-01T16:23:02.978-07:002011-06-01T16:23:02.978-07:00Rejection stings at first. Even later down the roa...Rejection stings at first. Even later down the road, it can really hurt unless you surrender to the process. It is inevitable for most of us at some point and learning how to deal with it instead of falling to pieces is critical. Signing with an agent has definitely changed the focus of my pressure, but as we prepare to submit to editors, I remind myself to be strong because facing rejection from publishers is possible. A positive frame of mind coupled with a relentlesss spirit will lead to success... eventually.Isis Rushdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773053495985834484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-13715619568599107632011-06-01T11:24:20.561-07:002011-06-01T11:24:20.561-07:00I spent years writing odd sentences on random piec...I spent years writing odd sentences on random pieces of paper, and sometimes my own skin, but only seriously tried to write a book in 2005. That attempt is still floating in the ether, or rather, on my hard drive, but I just finished one book which is out on submission right now.<br /><br />I'm pretty much ready to start the next one, but for some reason my brain hasn't really felt the 'go' button yet. It will come. And if the one I already completed gets rejected, I'll sub it to someone else. As you say, rejection is not a fatal wound. It's barely a wound at all, if you handle it right.Anne-Mhairi Simpsonhttp://www.annemhairisimpson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-69846819320002751512011-06-01T11:00:35.838-07:002011-06-01T11:00:35.838-07:00Rejections are definitely are part of this writing...Rejections are definitely are part of this writing life. When I got my first offer after numerous rejections, I had to read it over and over while pinching myself. Guess what? I didn't take it. I went for the publisher who asked me to revise and resubmit. I'm so glad, because I know my story is better now. I am looking forward to a release date this summer.Brindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809660700359597836noreply@blogger.com