tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post17163840433997866..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: Greyhaus Guest Blogger - Publishing is a Waiting Game, and it hurts sometimesScott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-13738183533151416092011-05-17T08:37:04.053-07:002011-05-17T08:37:04.053-07:00Alexa O - That is EXACTLY what it feels like! And...Alexa O - That is EXACTLY what it feels like! And when an agent rejects my work but has nice things to say, I always think, "Well, it's like when you have that person you love to death, but there's no chemistry between the two of you." Weird how writing feels so much like a relationship sometimes!<br /><br />Caryn - Thank you! I'm waiting by the phone right now...haha! Just kidding!Liz Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431422051251925133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-84413932210085834022011-05-17T07:06:30.071-07:002011-05-17T07:06:30.071-07:00Brilliant, funny, and all too true! With writing a...Brilliant, funny, and all too true! With writing and an attitude like that I have no doubt you'll get the call soon.Caryn Caldwellhttp://www.caryncaldwell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-12444733200018515252011-05-17T06:51:38.659-07:002011-05-17T06:51:38.659-07:00Isn't there a Bon Jovi song about this?
Oh,...Isn't there a Bon Jovi song about this? <br /><br />Oh, no, that's waiting for love. But you know what? Waiting to hear back from an agent is worse than waiting for love. It makes you feel 16 again. Remember the days when we didn't have cell phones, so we'd leave the house, hoping he'd call because we weren't there, only to come home 45 minutes later to a still-not-blinking-red answering machine?<br /><br />Pretty sure I channeled that angst into a hella lot of bad poetry. Glad you've gone the fiction route. :)<br /><br />Love this post! Funny, smart, and true.Alexa Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980266579954005906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-20381790298922625512011-05-17T03:58:00.959-07:002011-05-17T03:58:00.959-07:00Thanks, Ruth! I read Vickie Motter's blog and...Thanks, Ruth! I read Vickie Motter's blog and she talked about formatting, and I realized I was doing some of it in an outdated way. So, you know, I had to go back and reformat everything right then instead of getting through a particularly tough chapter in my WIP! Haha! At least it was productive editing work!Liz Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431422051251925133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-29257185726672988432011-05-16T16:34:22.772-07:002011-05-16T16:34:22.772-07:00Great post, Elizabeth! Waiting requires so much me...Great post, Elizabeth! Waiting requires so much mental energy, there's not much left over for writing or doing normal daily life sorts of things. Loved the line about formatting the ms so it has 1/2" indents without use of the tab key.Ruth Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12305109099610123918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-66590626170578316822011-05-16T16:15:09.714-07:002011-05-16T16:15:09.714-07:00Hey all! Thanks for the kind comments! It's ...Hey all! Thanks for the kind comments! It's nice to know I'm not the only one out there feeling this particular pain. Good luck to all of you out there querying, and I hope you all keep writing! That call will be coming for all of us soon...we'd better be ready!<br /><br />PS I'm putting money aside right now for a second one, Christi. Sharing a laptop creates embarrassingly fierce arguments!<br /><br />http://elizabethreinhardt.blogspot.com/Liz Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431422051251925133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-46495739135417231932011-05-16T13:16:15.888-07:002011-05-16T13:16:15.888-07:00"But it feels like the first book isn’t finis..."But it feels like the first book isn’t finished yet since I’m waiting to hear back about it."<br /><br />Amen to this part especially. This is exactly how I feel. I love the rest of your blog post as well, but that sentence really hit home.Cassiehttp://www.cassielknight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-91029653365345523232011-05-16T08:24:54.043-07:002011-05-16T08:24:54.043-07:00Funny post. Hope you hear soon! :-)Funny post. Hope you hear soon! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-47466985685484443002011-05-16T08:23:20.238-07:002011-05-16T08:23:20.238-07:00I think we've all felt that way. The waiting ...I think we've all felt that way. The waiting is a killer, like watching a pot of water boil. The best thing to do is put it out your mind and just focus on the fun of writing. Easier said than done, but there's no harm in trying.Laila Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430076999393883312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-11134379064586366172011-05-16T08:02:33.229-07:002011-05-16T08:02:33.229-07:00This is a great post, and so true. I love the funn...This is a great post, and so true. I love the funny spin you put on the agony of waiting.<br /><br />Best wishes on landing your dream agent, but in the meantime--happy writing!<br /><br />Christi Corbett<br /><br />PS. Maybe you could buy a second laptop so you don't have to share?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-57948539076919552782011-05-16T07:59:02.261-07:002011-05-16T07:59:02.261-07:00I agree.
I have written a collection of opening li...I agree.<br />I have written a collection of opening lines, first paragraphs, even a few first 500 words.<br />I turn to this file when I'm getting hung up in the waiting and one of them will sink its claws in and away I go, back to the world of creativity.<br />Hours zip by while words fill the page and I am me again.Katthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501145978550034341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-44667803874272479652011-05-16T07:19:44.262-07:002011-05-16T07:19:44.262-07:00amenamenTurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999048877991025700noreply@blogger.com