tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post2798889401015213666..comments2024-03-10T16:45:38.711+08:00Comments on WORD + STUFF: Rejection #1 (I feel all proper writer-like now!)Trishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-64560198674384626742011-05-06T08:47:21.363+08:002011-05-06T08:47:21.363+08:00Thanks Akoss :D And right back at ya!! :)Thanks Akoss :D And right back at ya!! :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-48243689690926127272011-05-06T01:21:56.323+08:002011-05-06T01:21:56.323+08:00Big and gigantic *HUGS* to you.
You have a dedicat...Big and gigantic *HUGS* to you.<br />You have a dedicated cheerleader here, and I'm not going anywhere anytime soon.Akosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13496491705617311571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-43166220267098681272011-05-05T10:34:11.859+08:002011-05-05T10:34:11.859+08:00@Bob - hi, thanks for stopping by! :D I did have a...@Bob - hi, thanks for stopping by! :D I did have a lot of fun with it, but still not sad it's over. hehe<br /><br />@Bess - thanks! LOL. Considering I wasn't event trying to query this time, I don't feel too bad about the rejection. When I actually get serious about it & have all my hopes pinned on it, I guess it'll be a different story. :PTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-11716593185918236552011-05-05T06:49:33.574+08:002011-05-05T06:49:33.574+08:00Congrats! You can now join pretty much all the gre...Congrats! You can now join pretty much all the great writers in creating a revenge list. Ok, not really. I'm sure the agent is wonderful and very nice. But it's always also nice to imagine saying "I got rejected X amount of times before my book became a multi-million dollar best-seller and changed the world and all that jazz." So HA ;)Bess Weatherbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09873091527596352004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-17648973898203527442011-05-05T02:27:15.253+08:002011-05-05T02:27:15.253+08:00Stopping by to say hi to a fellow A-Zer! Hope you ...Stopping by to say hi to a fellow A-Zer! Hope you had as much fun as I did.<br /><br />You have a good attitude about rejection. No one likes it, but we all get it.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-29154274989889702112011-05-04T22:29:30.570+08:002011-05-04T22:29:30.570+08:00@Lori - Yeah, somehow I doubt I'd be so cheer ...@Lori - Yeah, somehow I doubt I'd be so cheer if it had been a brutally horrible one :P<br /><br />@Gina - Yay, let's get ready together! :D Are you in revisions too?Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-7022584627798893302011-05-04T22:25:35.142+08:002011-05-04T22:25:35.142+08:00Congrats on your first rejection :D And a kind rej...Congrats on your first rejection :D And a kind rejection makes a HUUUGE difference between hitting rock bottom and landing on a pile of fluff.Lori M. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858438789496971734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-80934790845480293252011-05-04T19:04:01.454+08:002011-05-04T19:04:01.454+08:00I'm with you, I'm so not ready to query, e...I'm with you, I'm so not ready to query, either. But you're obviously going in the right direction if you got an agent's attention. Keep at it!Gina Cioccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024256412233972412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-44518131621816479102011-05-04T18:40:36.156+08:002011-05-04T18:40:36.156+08:00@Linda - thank you! :D
@Michael - YAY Rejection P...@Linda - thank you! :D<br /><br />@Michael - YAY Rejection Party!! hehe<br /><br />@mood - I hemmed and hawed about whether to post about it, for a while - but in the end decided it couldn't hurt. :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-28183909685898195072011-05-04T16:16:50.451+08:002011-05-04T16:16:50.451+08:00Lots of positives, and thansk for blogging about i...Lots of positives, and thansk for blogging about it, good to know what's going on out there.<br />regards<br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a>mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-83511515910244561622011-05-04T16:13:26.403+08:002011-05-04T16:13:26.403+08:00Yaaayy rejection! Congrats! :P
-MichaelYaaayy rejection! Congrats! :P <br />-MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-33748985268278185762011-05-04T15:20:43.956+08:002011-05-04T15:20:43.956+08:00Congrats! That is a very positive rejection. Keep ...Congrats! That is a very positive rejection. Keep writing and when you are ready, submit. Good luck.Linda H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01005584805379179415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-64934498757828773062011-05-04T14:04:31.704+08:002011-05-04T14:04:31.704+08:00Hehe, well I figured I wasn't ready with this ...Hehe, well I figured I wasn't ready with this one since...I haven't even got through an entire revision of it yet. :O ;)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-20078108160879353922011-05-04T14:01:44.716+08:002011-05-04T14:01:44.716+08:00Trisha, that's a great rejection. I was wonder...Trisha, that's a great rejection. I was wondering how you know you're not ready. Is you manucript finished? Why not make a few more cheeky submissions. They get easier.Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-4880492703448762242011-05-04T13:13:41.611+08:002011-05-04T13:13:41.611+08:00@Elizabeth - Hehe, thanks!!
@VB - I'm glad I ...@Elizabeth - Hehe, thanks!!<br /><br />@VB - I'm glad I made you laugh :P And yes I am tempted to leap ahead and get on with this querying thing, but I know it'll bite me in the arse if I start before I'm ready. ;)<br /><br />@Charlotte - that's a great idea!<br /><br />@Jenni, I wasn't sure if I should blog about this either, but figured it would be okay if I didn't mention names...of my work or of the agent or agency. :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-14819448173631897742011-05-04T12:52:04.363+08:002011-05-04T12:52:04.363+08:00Yup! You are a true writer now! Congrats!
I have...Yup! You are a true writer now! Congrats!<br /><br />I have had a similar experience lately, just been wondering if I want to blog about it or not. We will see... but hey, at least we all know that we truly are in the writing world now!<br /><br />Keep going!!Jenni Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342553894424663966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-90122236469465978382011-05-04T11:23:24.176+08:002011-05-04T11:23:24.176+08:00Funny, when I got my first agent rejection I had t...Funny, when I got my first agent rejection I had the exact same reaction - "Hooray! I'm a real writer now!" :)<br />You know, from any complimentary rejection, I cut and paste the feel-good part into a word doc, so that I can look at them when I'm feeling blah. I've found it's a good resource.Charlotte Jane Ivoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02122618385157822326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-84163219157525656622011-05-04T11:18:58.719+08:002011-05-04T11:18:58.719+08:00That is a really good rejection - yay for you! An...That is a really good rejection - yay for you! And you made me laugh so much with this post (um, you were going for funny, right?). It's great that you know you're not ready, so many of us don't.<br /><br />Good luck with revisions! I feel your pain.<br />VickiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-70746791527273403992011-05-04T11:13:37.576+08:002011-05-04T11:13:37.576+08:00Congratulations! As rejections go, that's pret...Congratulations! As rejections go, that's pretty great. I dub thee "Lady Writer in Veritas."Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.com