tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post1218267156857940942..comments2023-09-01T11:51:48.718-04:00Comments on Tia's Writing Blog: On 23 Years of Rejection - A RetrospectiveTia Nevitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-3063989471054376742010-05-24T17:13:16.805-04:002010-05-24T17:13:16.805-04:00yup, alot of competition out there, hard to get no...yup, alot of competition out there, hard to get noticed. Shame really, you have such great ideas.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866730185060307014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-67530589922728773302010-05-19T01:46:27.284-04:002010-05-19T01:46:27.284-04:00Haha, yeah, sorry about that Tia. I guess I didn&#...Haha, yeah, sorry about that Tia. I guess I didn't understand when I posted that comment coz all I had read was your last blog entry... and probably not as carefully as I should have! Thanks for explaining though, and again, good luck, though it sounds like that contract is a done deal anyhow :)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865370546484182214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-69156818432853977502010-05-18T20:30:46.107-04:002010-05-18T20:30:46.107-04:00Mel, I was unclear. I meant that if I had not sold...Mel, I was unclear. I meant that if I had not sold any fiction by the time I turned 45, then I would shift the majority of my efforts to nonfiction. However, I appear to have met this deadline, although we still need to finalize the contract.<br /><br />So happily, I will keep writing fiction!Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-77579982856487696432010-05-18T12:48:28.968-04:002010-05-18T12:48:28.968-04:00I've never sold anything, or published anythin...I've never sold anything, or published anything (unless a few chapters of a really bad fantasy story in my town newspaper counts)! But I hope to publish one day. <br />Do you think you will stand by your deadline at 45? Maybe this is naive coming from someone who's never gotten a rejection letter, but I don't think you should ever stop Trying. Maybe 46 will be your year. <br />I wish you luck. :)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865370546484182214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-53874919411138047842010-05-16T18:31:53.616-04:002010-05-16T18:31:53.616-04:00Thanks, Maria. Seven years is pretty good! There w...Thanks, Maria. Seven years is pretty good! There was definitely a dearth of information back in the 80s compared to what's available today. Plus, I really didn't improve much until I read Donald Maass's Writing the Breakout Novel. I reread it between novels (and yes, I'm due a reread now!)<br /><br />Anne, I think that's a good approach!Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-63210766246905288682010-05-16T18:06:19.456-04:002010-05-16T18:06:19.456-04:00My only publication so far were some articles for ...My only publication so far were some articles for minimal compensation, but they really written to help a friend out, not for money or furthering a writing career. {Smile}<br /><br />I can't shake the feeling that when I'm satisfied that a story is good enough to be seen with my name on it, I'll have won at least half the battle. {lop-sided smile}<br /><br />Anne Elizabeth BaldwinAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083766769757259822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-45040805923326038592010-05-16T18:04:13.439-04:002010-05-16T18:04:13.439-04:00I really enjoyed this post because it shows how di...I really enjoyed this post because it shows how different, yet how similar our journeys are.<br /><br />I gave myself seven years to get a book published. It happened in three, which was miraculous because my understanding of writing and publishing was UNDER the basement when I put myself on this road.<br /><br />Thank you for posting this. It was very inspirational.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com