tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post495964029778430240..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: The Moment I Quit Writing ForeverAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-8214468518178165522014-05-11T18:47:20.823-04:002014-05-11T18:47:20.823-04:00Giselle, I'm also glad you didn't stop wri...Giselle, I'm also glad you didn't stop writing! And BTW, I think the three-strikes-and-you're-out rule works better in baseball than for writers, even if it worked for you and Mavis Gallant. My experience when I started sending poems and stories out to editors was a lot of silence - days, weeks, months would pass, and finally I would realize that my submission had been rejected. I'm not sure if that's worse than getting a marked-up submission that made your brain feel as if it was eaten by fire ants. :(Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-91729130003403484552014-05-07T22:49:38.146-04:002014-05-07T22:49:38.146-04:00Having had both editors and writing school, I will...Having had both editors and writing school, I will vouch for editors every time. It's just wild how much an experience like that, hard as it is, will teach you. <br /><br />And Bali Nights looks cool! I just picked it up!Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-35882561285293281032014-05-02T18:43:06.494-04:002014-05-02T18:43:06.494-04:00How we falter, halt progress, bang up against our ...How we falter, halt progress, bang up against our foibles, but carry on. True, the really lucky get to make our way in something we love.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-59642451140065787542014-05-01T09:25:05.602-04:002014-05-01T09:25:05.602-04:00Hi, Giselle,
I for one am extremely glad you didn...Hi, Giselle,<br /><br />I for one am extremely glad you didn't quit! But I understand the frustration, having just done three rounds of revision to a novel that just didn't fit the imprint I'd targeted it for.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com