tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post8312836342961949388..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: THE ART OF REJECTION by VALERIE LAWSKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-17640703786378117352015-10-02T21:47:48.797+01:002015-10-02T21:47:48.797+01:00Am I alone in suspecting that Bibliotecha Non Grat...Am I alone in suspecting that Bibliotecha Non Grata is an April Fool in October?<br />Fran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497526684591168192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-30215673794498833752015-10-02T16:33:10.683+01:002015-10-02T16:33:10.683+01:00Thanks! :)Thanks! :)Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-2269203742221515732015-10-02T13:49:06.520+01:002015-10-02T13:49:06.520+01:00Ah, memory lane. Great post, Valerie. Ah, memory lane. Great post, Valerie. glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-90354387738400472042015-10-02T11:08:38.899+01:002015-10-02T11:08:38.899+01:00Wish I'd had some funny rejections. I've o...Wish I'd had some funny rejections. I've only ever received weasel words such as 'list', 'suitable', 'at this time', 'for', and 'not', not necessarily in that order. 'You snotty little rat,' I thought but did not say. Perhaps I should have.<br />Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-58178403704096485662015-10-02T02:11:23.392+01:002015-10-02T02:11:23.392+01:00Peter Rabbit proving there that, even in the pre-S...Peter Rabbit proving there that, even in the pre-Superfood Era, the humble carrot could soothe those pangs of rejection!John A. A. Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03613779477853664598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-23328333305108932002015-10-01T23:09:49.822+01:002015-10-01T23:09:49.822+01:00Yes some great rejections there Catherine! Gawd th...Yes some great rejections there Catherine! Gawd the things we put up with.Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-45038594894596570862015-10-01T19:11:05.844+01:002015-10-01T19:11:05.844+01:00Thanks, Nick!Thanks, Nick!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-91095892813258566692015-10-01T19:03:45.910+01:002015-10-01T19:03:45.910+01:00I certainly have much more livelihood this evening...I certainly have much more livelihood this evening thanks to your comment, Catherine.Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191176209084540085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-14773003754212429822015-10-01T16:08:12.158+01:002015-10-01T16:08:12.158+01:00thanks for all comments and Nick for your poem, gl...thanks for all comments and Nick for your poem, glad it's given some of you a laugh. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-17177105031984412212015-10-01T15:24:57.695+01:002015-10-01T15:24:57.695+01:00Great post - and great poem, Nick. Reminds me of a...Great post - and great poem, Nick. Reminds me of a recent Tweet of mine about submitting: "an act of faith, vote of (self)confidence or sometimes a shot in the dark." <br />I have actually decided not to moan about rejection on FB or Twitter(who wants to look like a failure?) except of course amongst trusted groups of friends - AE you have been warned ;) <br />AliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-55787210970144323182015-10-01T11:24:57.819+01:002015-10-01T11:24:57.819+01:00I love the idea of the Bibliotecha Non Grata - but...I love the idea of the Bibliotecha Non Grata - but surely it will only be a matter of time before they start rejecting manuscripts too?!Mari Biellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221256993468150226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-81188864246092211372015-10-01T10:35:29.042+01:002015-10-01T10:35:29.042+01:00One of my rare (very rare) poems.
Submission
Ano...One of my rare (very rare) poems.<br /><br />Submission<br /><br />Another flare to fire into the night<br />More leaden lines to try and turn to gold<br />More waiting for the fickle fish to bite<br />Another script is straining to be sold<br /><br />A lifeline twists into a hangman's rope<br />A brave new spring becomes a dreary drought<br />Another coal to feed the fires of hope<br />Another clinker soon to be spat out.<br />Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191176209084540085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-42419161521607230032015-10-01T09:36:04.266+01:002015-10-01T09:36:04.266+01:00
This will resonate with all writers! I love the i...<br />This will resonate with all writers! I love the idea of this library! Oh the pain of rejection to be archived! Leelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190446612816700008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-55661395149324990922015-10-01T08:58:28.579+01:002015-10-01T08:58:28.579+01:00This made me laugh so much on a morning when I'...This made me laugh so much on a morning when I'm feeling jaded! I rather wish I'd kept all my rejections over the years. I could probably paper a room with them and some of them were very funny. The two most memorable, albeit for different reasons, were the elderly and grumpy agent who told me that my novel was a 'library novel fit only for housewives'. So many insults crammed into one short pithy phrase. (The book did well thereafter so yah boo sucks to him!) Also, the person who told me that she liked the 'livelihood' of the little boy in my poem, but not much else. For once, I broke my policy of NEVER replying to rejections, and told the editor of Liminal Soul Suck that I really couldn't take serious criticism from somebody who didn't know the difference between liveliness and livelihood. But social media does seem to have encouraged a certain vulnerability among otherwise quite successful writers, doesn't it? Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-62645751487315833752015-10-01T08:17:15.551+01:002015-10-01T08:17:15.551+01:00I loved this post Valerie. Great insight and persp...I loved this post Valerie. Great insight and perspective. The library of rejected books sounds like an interesting project Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.com