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- I’ve just read all the comments here with my hands shaking and my stomach churning the...held about my mother and my own origins since childhood. Hmm, yup, whiny brat mode achieved… but seriously, I th...
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In Between ProjectsKathleen Guthrie Woods commented on Nava Atlas's article Literary Rejection: Overcoming the Hurt, Recognizing the Blessings (+ a Giveaway!)Got a lovely letter from an agent who praised my writing, and while she wasn't a good fit for this work, she closed with "I'm confident you will find someone who is."...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsLanita Andrews commented on She Writes Fridays's article Do We Overshare When We Write about Our Kids?Sian - as someone who grew up in a home full of addiction and all the dysfunction that...mpanies it, I get that instinctive urge to label your feelings as "whiny brat" mode, but I think your points are...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsLove tip #6 and your observation that "snark is about the person giving it." I prefer to use the less negative term "feedback" rather than criticism so I liked that you framed criticism as "honest reaction." Great post and prompt! Thank you.Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsThis is such good advice... if you comment on a negative review... you elevate that person to your level. I hope I'm in a position someday to take this adviceWriting Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsRachel Thompson commented on her article Writing To HealThanks for sharing, Anne. It can be VERY difficult to realize that the truth will affect others, and that's one of the many hurdles any nonfiction/memoir writer has to...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsJill Jepson commented on her article [Breakfast with the Muse] Why Writing is My Spiritual PathThanks, Loraine! It sounds like we're on the same wave-length here. The way you use "let go" makes complete sense to me. What I reject is the casual way people often r...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsI've been writing for about forty-seven years. During that time, I earned a BA in journalism and an MFA in writing, and attended several different writing workshops---...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsKurt Vonnegut wrote about critics and how no one has a right to be one. To stand in judgment of the creation of another is to stand in a place you simply cannot stand....Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsLori L. Tharps commented on her article Countdown to Publication: Negative PressWow! Thanks everybody. This was just the shot of confidence and good advice I needed (perhaps we all needed) to hear. It is really helpful to hear how others deal with...
