tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post5653027034286430349..comments2024-02-19T10:47:03.421-05:00Comments on Anny's Points of View: The Sting of RejectionAnny Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-7901185664623812052007-12-31T16:14:00.000-05:002007-12-31T16:14:00.000-05:00Ouch! That's a tough one.Wishing you many wonderfu...Ouch! That's a tough one.<BR/>Wishing you many wonderful sales in the new year.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-43937306218699503122007-12-31T12:04:00.000-05:002007-12-31T12:04:00.000-05:00Now I understand. You must be devastated yet I kno...Now I understand. You must be devastated yet I know you will pull through, stronger than ever. Those who know you would never accuse you.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947952583116323744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-25114167405760016252007-12-31T11:34:00.000-05:002007-12-31T11:34:00.000-05:00Geez, I must have sounded a lot more whiney than I...Geez, I must have sounded a lot more whiney than I thought. Sorry! Guess that's what comes of writing a blog at midnight.<BR/><BR/>If I had a point, I guess it's that it happens to everybody. Thank you to all of you for your encouragment and pep-talks!Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-84162178943724990392007-12-31T11:00:00.000-05:002007-12-31T11:00:00.000-05:00I too thought of you when I saw an article on the ...I too thought of you when I saw an article on the blue guy :)<BR/><BR/>You were nominated for best new author - what are you worried about?? Put the story away for a while and have a think - maybe you'll find a way to turn some element (or two) upside down and make it more uniquely yours!Jenyfer Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769550148821002722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-1417478954811937802007-12-31T10:35:00.000-05:002007-12-31T10:35:00.000-05:00I agree. Your stories are very unique, and they k...I agree. Your stories are very unique, and they keep me in suspense.<BR/><BR/>I had to laugh last week when a blurb on the news talked about a man turning blue; my 1st thought was he'd found Mystic Valley. The 2nd was his doctor had kept him on Amniodorone too long (hubby had to take the drug, and he was warned about too much sunlight turning him blue...didn't happen, thankfully!). And since I didn't watch the segment, have no idea what the story was about. But you reminded me of it.<BR/><BR/>Keep writing! We love you and that nomination of Best New Author proves it!<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-66084130240816980842007-12-31T06:01:00.000-05:002007-12-31T06:01:00.000-05:00Don't lose heart, Anny. You're very talented and ...Don't lose heart, Anny. You're very talented and I always look forward to your next story. Happy New Year to you and yours.barbara hufferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110190714520012040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-82149610800998977342007-12-31T05:35:00.000-05:002007-12-31T05:35:00.000-05:00My first book was rejected by an epublisher who sa...My first book was rejected by an epublisher who said the characters were not engaging. My friends advised me that I was probably going to have to revamp my hero because he wasn't the accepted norm for romantic heros. Romantic heros had to big, ripped and drop dead gorgeous. My hero was not.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully my current editor did not agree. Neither has the feedback I've gotten which has largely centered around how the characters touched the reader and how wonderfully "real" they are.<BR/><BR/>And as to ideas, Neil Gaiman was asked why he didn't sue J.K. Rowling. Years before Harry Potter he wrote a book about a young boy with glasses who discovered he was magical. He even had an owl.<BR/><BR/>Gaiman said their are only so many ideas out there. What makes them our own is what we do with them.Jacquéline Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763280397841660587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-80934985130417810212007-12-31T00:55:00.000-05:002007-12-31T00:55:00.000-05:00Well, you know my thoughts on this so I will say n...Well, you know my thoughts on this so I will say no more other than soldier on and may the force be with you. <BR/><BR/>"Nor could she be unattractive, overweight, a non-virgin..." Seriously? While I don't beleieve any woman/undercover goddess is unattractive - I have to laugh at the 'overweight' thing. Who writes these sbumission rules? Straight laced spinsters waiting for their prince to arrive on a white horse?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012768592941285677noreply@blogger.com