tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post3890570511235793318..comments2024-02-24T00:56:47.853-08:00Comments on Trisha Leaver, YA Author: So You Think I Should be Kinder?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736441732672508192noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-65201788458084517062012-06-10T12:45:33.120-07:002012-06-10T12:45:33.120-07:00I'd be happy to take a look, send it along!I'd be happy to take a look, send it along!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736441732672508192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-15131231607949811082012-06-09T08:13:57.970-07:002012-06-09T08:13:57.970-07:00Hey Trisha! Been awhile! I can totally relate to t...Hey Trisha! Been awhile! I can totally relate to this. Being a writer and dealing with the negativity involved def gives you a different outlook on life. SOmetimes I think I can deal with anything. Got that tough hide working. lol ;)<br />Hope you're doing well. Sorry I never got back to you about beta exchanges... I kinda lost my mojo for that story and had to set it aside for a bit. But let me know if you have anything to exchange for the future. Just got done with a YA magical realism if you're interested.<br />Have a good one!PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-83536881134434633412012-06-09T05:37:41.275-07:002012-06-09T05:37:41.275-07:00Go have some more coffee then come back and lay on...Go have some more coffee then come back and lay on the snark :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736441732672508192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-40364176319911277482012-06-09T05:37:18.564-07:002012-06-09T05:37:18.564-07:00Glad I could help, Mary. AN my card is still in p...Glad I could help, Mary. AN my card is still in play, will let you know what comes of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736441732672508192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-85429992714337052342012-06-09T05:36:32.896-07:002012-06-09T05:36:32.896-07:00And nothing is never good :) So glad to find a fel...And nothing is never good :) So glad to find a fellow pragmatic amongst my blogging friends. I often relate my hand of cards to the multiple of manuscripts I have sitting on my computer. You know, the ideas that brought forth a few chapters then fizzled out. I frequently will pull them all up, scan them, then play the strongest manuscript I have. Work on that one and polish it up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736441732672508192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-60850801653851816722012-06-09T05:31:20.343-07:002012-06-09T05:31:20.343-07:00Hey there stranger :) Congrats BTW!Hey there stranger :) Congrats BTW!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736441732672508192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-24752774638159467382012-06-09T05:30:50.645-07:002012-06-09T05:30:50.645-07:00I agree you can be positive and pragmatic at the s...I agree you can be positive and pragmatic at the same time. Just got to keep yourself grounded. Thanks for commenting, Prerna.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736441732672508192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-3333981873511303592012-06-09T05:30:00.002-07:002012-06-09T05:30:00.002-07:00Thanks for chiming in. Us authors have to double ...Thanks for chiming in. Us authors have to double as armadillos in order to survive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736441732672508192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-60102593574487203792012-06-08T12:34:28.173-07:002012-06-08T12:34:28.173-07:00Great post -- it was so good I wont' even add ...Great post -- it was so good I wont' even add any snark:)Lindsay N. Curriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347055390748782853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-78574535575875548892012-06-08T12:29:59.674-07:002012-06-08T12:29:59.674-07:00I really needed this today. So glad you posted it....I really needed this today. So glad you posted it. I am looking at my cards and can't wait for a new hand tomorrow! Hope the card you played worked out well for you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179338199224761532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-9914606173266628332012-06-08T10:20:47.034-07:002012-06-08T10:20:47.034-07:00My mother does the same thing. I think it's ev...My mother does the same thing. I think it's even harder on her right now (I'm still trying to get an agent, and I'm at that terrible stage where they say nice things and 'almost' but don't offer rep) because she see 'other' things getting published that she thinks are awful (Beiber's 'Memoir' etc) and she gets very passionate about how if people were nicer, and gave each other chances, instead of choosing to publish the 'safe' bet items, things would be better for me. <br /><br />Oddly, I just keep getting better and better at being pragmatic and shrewd, in the face of her hopes for kindness in a business realm. And I've actually used the hand of cards on her before. I said 'Ma, if you're playing Poker and you've got nothing but a single Jack in your hand, you don't bet anyway, you fold. Then on the next hand, you see what you get and maybe you bet. If you bet everything even when you've got nothing, you'll going to end up with, wait for it, nothing.'Artemis Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849091563671031929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-36388917060364482612012-06-08T10:16:46.141-07:002012-06-08T10:16:46.141-07:00Well said! That's the only way to survive in t...Well said! That's the only way to survive in this industry. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-33174967834286509412012-06-08T09:14:09.592-07:002012-06-08T09:14:09.592-07:00i agree. The whole writing 'thing' and pub...i agree. The whole writing 'thing' and publishing industry is HARD. You can be positive, to a certain degree, just have realistic expectations.prerna picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991416410311733321.post-87338051731406919102012-06-08T07:03:00.197-07:002012-06-08T07:03:00.197-07:00I think with publishing you need a thick skin. If ...I think with publishing you need a thick skin. If you don't, you'll end up sick and giving up. I think the ones who can take a step back and look at their own work are the ones who will be happy in the biz. I like the idea of looking at your best card.Ciarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628488753277495111noreply@blogger.com