tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post8600014795475246336..comments2024-03-09T02:15:11.120-08:00Comments on Eric W. Trant: Five ways to remain unpublishedEric W. Tranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842968931062056407noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-42191439535534193992010-06-10T17:53:05.777-07:002010-06-10T17:53:05.777-07:00Hmmm, perfectionism, ain't I great, research, ...Hmmm, perfectionism, ain't I great, research, procrastination, oh, and my favorite, ants in my pants and can't keep it in the chair. Yep, those pretty much sum it up for me...<br /><br />~That Rebel, OliviaOlivia J. Herrell, writing as O.J. Barréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107021392937169669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-31862394341899133742010-06-10T16:58:42.078-07:002010-06-10T16:58:42.078-07:00"Okay, I still haven't given up, but let ..."Okay, I still haven't given up, but let that be a lesson: know what you're doing before you query. Really." <br /><br />That's what has me tied up in knots right now. Being sure I know what I'm doing.Nighfalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745824744507928211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-81870470343495950482010-06-10T16:57:31.915-07:002010-06-10T16:57:31.915-07:00Oops, I thought I deleted my comment before you sa...Oops, I thought I deleted my comment before you saw it.Nighfalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745824744507928211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-2996053598465725042010-06-10T11:08:53.629-07:002010-06-10T11:08:53.629-07:00Matt: Make a bad name for yourself early. Genius.
...Matt: Make a bad name for yourself early. Genius.<br /><br />Raquel: Research & chuck. That wastes like 100% more time than simply writing and chucking. Better still if you could do it drunk.<br /><br />Falen: Get with Matt and combine your methods.<br /><br />Christine: Yes, I have a therapist, and yes, she is expensive. It's the medication I hate, though, owing to its side-effects. I got off the meds a while back and now prefer to self-medicate.<br /><br />Cat: Over-state your worth! Beautiful. Nothing like a cocky wannabe with no credentials other than <i>My mom says I'm special.</i><br /><br />Chocolate and pink, though. You might be onto something there.<br /><br /> - EricEric W. Tranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842968931062056407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-19505731142912073722010-06-10T10:57:16.321-07:002010-06-10T10:57:16.321-07:00Or conversely, call yourself the next great Americ...Or conversely, call yourself the next great American Novelist. Agents and editors love that move.<br /><br />Along with totally ignoring all standard protocol. Pink perfumed paper and chocolate bribes will not get you published by any agent who isn't color blind. However, it won't stop them from sharing your chocolates and your mistakes over a margarita with coworkers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-86819101395978562242010-06-10T10:49:34.413-07:002010-06-10T10:49:34.413-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nighfalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745824744507928211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-60413302010748573752010-06-10T10:13:59.325-07:002010-06-10T10:13:59.325-07:00OOh, don't forget to insult the agents, their ...OOh, don't forget to insult the agents, their clients, and the whole publishing businessSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-34138346639203051912010-06-10T09:59:41.837-07:002010-06-10T09:59:41.837-07:00I like to make sure I have several books going at ...I like to make sure I have several books going at once and then spend hours "researching" stuff on Youtube.<br /><br />This ensures that I don't get any actual writing done for several days and then I try to freak out, pound out some chapters I totally hate, and then chuck the whole idea.<br /><br />Works like a charm.Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-18302461662701425842010-06-10T05:24:47.348-07:002010-06-10T05:24:47.348-07:00My own personal journey of not getting published w...My own personal journey of not getting published went like this:<br /><br />Write a novel in which the agents like the voice, enjoy the writing, but whose word count 4-5 times longer than any debut novel ever published.<br /><br />Also be sure to query way too many agents before learning how things really work so that now that I have re-written and the novel is much better there is no one left to ask to rep it.<br /><br />Okay, I still haven't given up, but let that be a lesson: know what you're doing before you query. Really.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-41149249211810804532010-06-10T04:28:31.936-07:002010-06-10T04:28:31.936-07:00Christine H: Ah, perfectionism! It's a disease...Christine H: Ah, perfectionism! It's a disease. My therapist says son. Seriously. "Perfectionism is a disease," she said.<br /><br />Christine D, Jemi: As always, I hope to help others learn from my mistakes. I think you have quite a list of pointers by now!<br /><br />Andrew: Yes, I threw Mom under the bus. She and I had this discussion -- again -- a couple of weeks ago. I told her she had no one to blame but herself and she said, "I know, I know," and then went on to tell me how discouraging her one reviewer had been, and how if he had just been more positive she could have been a published author.<br /><br />Jody: Ah, another lesson in how to remain unpublished! Good one! <i>Think too highly of yourself and be completely unteachable</i>.<br /><br />Guilty as charged on that one, I am.<br /><br /> - EricEric W. Tranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842968931062056407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-85713113875440966622010-06-10T04:07:11.436-07:002010-06-10T04:07:11.436-07:00Yep! I think it's when we start to think too h...Yep! I think it's when we start to think too highly of ourselves that we run into problems! The key is to stay teachable and keep on growing in our writing skills, work hard, stay determined! :-)Jody Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424307540530719614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-42109958901604976512010-06-09T18:56:47.162-07:002010-06-09T18:56:47.162-07:00Did you just throw your own mother under the bus??...Did you just throw your own mother under the bus??Andrew Rosenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215333688753781447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-55979303943354477852010-06-09T18:41:50.877-07:002010-06-09T18:41:50.877-07:00That'll do it - thanks for the reminders :)That'll do it - thanks for the reminders :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-5008223896694617422010-06-09T18:24:01.563-07:002010-06-09T18:24:01.563-07:00Good pointers. I'll keep these in mind.Good pointers. I'll keep these in mind.Christine Danekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979611961825725350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779183012658025206.post-7860863707260006852010-06-09T18:01:57.305-07:002010-06-09T18:01:57.305-07:00Be such a perfectionist that you second guess ever...Be such a perfectionist that you second guess every detail of your work. Keep starting over from the beginning.Nighfalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745824744507928211noreply@blogger.com