tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post4758230418116607885..comments2023-10-30T09:45:16.159-06:00Comments on Writing on the Wall: How to Get LuckyPrecision Editing Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17054725687044240043noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-56007337720664007412008-11-05T03:47:00.000-07:002008-11-05T03:47:00.000-07:00You did a great job of inspiring me to get back ou...You did a great job of inspiring me to get back out there. I have to say I agree whole heartedly. I have been with holding many comments of late thinking other commentors have covered it. Also I sometimes have a different point of view and I don't want to make waves or enemies. <BR/><BR/>You shamed me, however, I used to comment on all these blogs and gained much respect and recognition. It's most certainly worth the time it takes. <BR/><BR/>I would add a note though, many of us courters feel a bit star struck around the leaders in our field. At the Whitney Awards last year, I wanted to shake hands with Dean Hughes but didn't because I didn't want to embarrass myself by gushing. I know its silly but since I live in a ward with some famous people, I watch so many members make fools of themselves.Keith N Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222131826035498684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-78310450063176807412008-10-28T13:49:00.000-06:002008-10-28T13:49:00.000-06:00Oh now I am all a-blush! I leave for a couple of w...Oh now I am all a-blush! I leave for a couple of weeks, and come home to find you calling me brilliant behind my back! I really need to blog here about the conference. Maybe next week . . .<BR/>In the mean time, you too are brilliant.<BR/><BR/>conferences are expensive. Travel and airfare are expensive. But I've found that conferences "travel" sometimes. One year something might be held in California, another, it might be in Quebec. Surprise yourself and do a google search for writers conference and type in your home state or locale. You might find a conference near you . . . or near enough to take a day or two for a road trip. <BR/><BR/>I loved the post, I did make new friends :), and who knows . . . maybe I got lucky . . .<BR/><BR/>We'll see . . .Julie Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311231654035295596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-6913307919694330882008-10-23T15:25:00.000-06:002008-10-23T15:25:00.000-06:00Great advice, Josi. But how do I do all that in m...Great advice, Josi. But how do I do all that in middle of nowhere, Canada?<BR/><BR/>Time to start collecting air miles, methinks.Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-43019662121834369982008-10-21T19:58:00.000-06:002008-10-21T19:58:00.000-06:00Well, I do! Want to get lucky, that is ;)Thanks fo...Well, I do! Want to get lucky, that is ;)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great advice Josi!ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-73394155969816828762008-10-18T11:57:00.000-06:002008-10-18T11:57:00.000-06:00Great advice, Josi! I completely agree that you ne...Great advice, Josi! I completely agree that you never know who you'll meet at a writer's conference (or who they'll become), so your attitude and friendliness are top priority. It IS hard to talk to people you don't know, but aren't you relieved when someone breaks the ice and talks to you?Heather Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634399663804195312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-20601239557282285982008-10-17T23:36:00.000-06:002008-10-17T23:36:00.000-06:00Great post. I find the networking thing so hard be...Great post. I find the networking thing so hard because I have to actually talk to people. The more I do it the better I get. Thanks for all the great advice.Stephanie Humphreyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13553998075443712084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-43217507726252126462008-10-17T15:21:00.000-06:002008-10-17T15:21:00.000-06:00Josi, after reading the first part of this blog, I...Josi, after reading the first part of this blog, I took a break, showered, smiled at my wife, found out that she wanted me to do the dishes, so I helped her with them, and I waited patiently. Sadly, I didn't score. So, I came back to your blog and finished reading it, thought about it for a little while, decided it was better advice for a writer than a husband, and filed it away in my "what-to-do-as-a-wannabe-writer" drawer; which is always open and in the forefront of my mind. <BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>I read a blog post from a national publisher last night that went on and on about how they were no longer accepting any submissions from non-clients because all they get is garbage, and how everyone should just self-publish and leave them alone, blah-blah-blah. After reading it, and several of the comments, I went to bed pretty discouraged. <BR/><BR/>I tell you this because I want you, (and all of you contributing bloggers on this site), to know how refreshing and encouraging your blog is. For all of us out here who struggle from day to day with the confidence we need to press on, it's nice to read something that encourages rather than discourages. Great blog. Great job.<BR/><BR/>ThanksCurtis Moserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15766891997509591191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-72144335484633323752008-10-17T11:15:00.000-06:002008-10-17T11:15:00.000-06:00Of course that's not the only thing worth posting ...Of course that's not the only thing worth posting on! ;) It was just what caught my attention before I had to attend to other things - like my kids, and birthday party I have to host tomorrow. But since you asked and I have a free moment, I did find the whole post very interesting. We don't get a lot of conferences in this part of the world, and usually they're quite expensive, so as of yet, I've never been able to go to one. I do make it a point to participate in as many writing/editing groups as possible. It's only a tiny beginning to networking, but I only switched from short stories to novels recently, and know little about the publishing world at this point.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-55508557554869062792008-10-17T09:27:00.000-06:002008-10-17T09:27:00.000-06:00This is so true. There is the very rare person who...This is so true. There is the very rare person who manages to break in without networking and such, but for 99.9% of writers, it's doing the work to get into th circle that leads to the break. You MAKE your own luck.<BR/><BR/>You're brilliant. Like Julie. :)Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-12719714112042876402008-10-17T08:48:00.000-06:002008-10-17T08:48:00.000-06:00Certainly, good sense and discretion is important....Certainly, good sense and discretion is important. However, I've smelled far more BO at a writer's conference than I have subtle perfume and I've never heard an editor/agent complain about too much. It seems when bodies are pressed in together and spending all day in their seats, they tend to get a bit fettered, but a little perfume goes a long way toward throwing that off--but maybe I'm off my rocker :-) Wouldn't be the first time.<BR/><BR/>And is that really the only thing worth commenting on the post? Sad :-(Josihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615874450489497826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-863953778586652152008-10-17T08:38:00.000-06:002008-10-17T08:38:00.000-06:00I've got to disagree on the perfume thing. If I w...I've got to disagree on the perfume thing. If I were an editor, I'd avoid the perfume-laden people like the plague. Many people I know - in fact, MOST people I know - agree that perfume stinks. And a conference with a lot of different people all smelling like a different sickly sweet scent is a good way to get a headache and lose your happiness. Deoderant and a thorough shower are tickets to not stinking. Maybe some mildly scented lotion. But too many people wearing perfume/cologne leads to the enclosed space smelling like the front of a Dillards - you know, the part many people rush past so they don't get sick.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com