tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10969364.post111296510909032562..comments2007-08-09T03:16:46.103-05:00Mark Wakelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13008551985596488490noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10969364.post-67050364591198509262007-08-09T03:16:00.000-05:002007-08-09T03:16:00.000-05:00hi<BR/>nice blog,<BR/><BR/>i have a similar blog<BR/><BR/>i would like to exchange links with yo<BR/><BR/>my url is http://www.noteseditor.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>post a comment there in your reply<BR/><BR/>or you can email me at<BR/><BR/>pawni_arora@yahoo.co.injitinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710649924531851464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10969364.post-32697388666437225062007-07-21T18:44:00.000-05:002007-07-21T18:44:00.000-05:00Don't let the bastards get you down! I just read a nice column by a first time novelist-Sam Moffie. He writes about running for office and finding an agent and how difficult and related they both are. His novel is entitled SWAP. His web site is www.samsstories.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10969364.post-1149793171094878402006-06-08T13:59:00.000-05:002006-06-08T13:59:00.000-05:00Hope for the Hopeless Writer?<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>As the editor of Authorlink.com, I often see writers become devastated by publishers’ rejections. So, I want to offer a little hope for the hopeless. When I interview New York Times bestselling authors they frequently tell me how many times they have been rejected, and I am always amazed. Most of us believe that those who have made it to the big-time had an easy road. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult told me that “a great deal of being a successful writer is in believing in yourself in the face of repeated rejection.” She has been there. Lisa Scottoline, another Times bestselling author, said she went through five years of rejections before becoming published. Bestselling author John Connolly told me he received 70 or 80 agency rejections before being published. Joan Medlicott, author of the famous Covington Series, was rejected 24 times before breaking through. And then there are Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield, co-creators of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series, who were rejected by eight major publishers, and 22 smaller publishers. Their 75 titles have sold more than 80 million copies in 39 languages. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>All of these writers agree that perseverance is the key to becoming published. I know! The all-new Authorlink.com, the place where editors, agents and writers get connected, has facilitated more deals for writers than almost any other similar site. So to those of you trying to break into publishing, I say, never, never, never give up! It’s possible to become published! I’d love to hear from you about your own trials and successes.—Doris Booth, Dbooth@authorlink.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10969364.post-1115717061574905372005-05-10T04:24:00.000-05:002005-05-10T04:24:00.000-05:00Another great blog. I can tell that you take your writing to heart.<BR/>http://theemptychamber.blogspot.com<BR/>Zander Kaufman "Thought Is Free"Zander Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169243034380672711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10969364.post-1114612992971511962005-04-27T09:43:00.000-05:002005-04-27T09:43:00.000-05:00I 2nd what jay said..<BR/>Especially the mentioning of the act needed to get good characters.<BR/><BR/>This might sound dumb, because it's a totally different field (is it ?) but I always look toward the character buildup they use in Final Fantasy (the games). Somehow, someway these guys manage to get you hooked up with the characters in the game, the way you do with only a handful of good movies and books. And more, somehow, someway (;-) they manage to do that in every game !<BR/><BR/>I'm not a writer, but I'm interested especially in character building and I always take on Final Fantasy characters as a sort of 'example of how it's done'.<BR/><BR/>Just my 2 cents ?<BR/><BR/>Keep going, you're going to get it.<BR/>Don't forget also (imo), that books are very time-dependent. Again, this is a personal view. I take for example, DaVinci code. If that were published, say, 5 years ago ? I wonder if it would be the bestseller it is today...Shakmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06452137277076299533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10969364.post-1113617851842381962005-04-15T21:17:00.000-05:002005-04-15T21:17:00.000-05:00You've got some brave insights here, the kind that can only be chalked up to experience, or perhaps, to learning 'the hard way'.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13158409505328990008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10969364.post-1112974050685532522005-04-08T10:27:00.000-05:002005-04-08T10:27:00.000-05:00I just read a few posts on your blog, curtesy of blog clicker. I don't know what kind of time you have available, but I would love to invite you to visit my writers workshop, a peer review, password protected board where other writers gather to learn from each other. Your input would be valuable to me and to others. Here is the url: http://rittinger.admiralxp.com/index.php<BR/><BR/>I hope you stop by and register, check us out.Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11201774658933756697noreply@blogger.com