tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post5296915335094012173..comments2024-03-04T12:32:12.434-08:00Comments on Gwen Gardner, Author: I'm A Real Writer Now!Gwen Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-34456094275424954272012-06-11T19:38:02.262-07:002012-06-11T19:38:02.262-07:00I think you're a real writer the first time yo...I think you're a real writer the first time you start writing. I don't believe you need to sell or submit in order to call yourself a writer. Congrats on the rejection, the query and the contest. Great firsts. :)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673194757089411682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-28224011330374485342012-06-11T14:26:43.303-07:002012-06-11T14:26:43.303-07:00Gina, it certainly is. But a process we must go th...Gina, it certainly is. But a process we must go through to grow as writer's, I guess:)Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-63337796911194871442012-06-11T08:40:15.602-07:002012-06-11T08:40:15.602-07:00i'm bracing myself for rejections - almost tim...i'm bracing myself for rejections - almost time to start submitting, which is much scarier than dreaming!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-55048862386593821782012-06-02T07:34:02.152-07:002012-06-02T07:34:02.152-07:00Thanks Elise! I still have at least one more round...Thanks Elise! I still have at least one more round of edits, but according to the editor, it's almost there:) That gives me hope.Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-63913493388162300052012-06-02T07:32:19.708-07:002012-06-02T07:32:19.708-07:00Yay, you found me! My site is still a work in prog...Yay, you found me! My site is still a work in progress, but it's a start:)Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-73414483130415544012012-06-02T02:48:43.003-07:002012-06-02T02:48:43.003-07:00I want to say congratulations even though that sou...I want to say congratulations even though that sounds a bit silly. But getting a rejection letter means you've finished your book and that is such a great achievement! I wish I was at that point, but I still have a ways to go. (:Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-38582543105487540002012-06-01T16:22:11.858-07:002012-06-01T16:22:11.858-07:00Followed. Love the new site, btw. :)Followed. Love the new site, btw. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-47795385879659090472012-06-01T15:15:44.832-07:002012-06-01T15:15:44.832-07:00Paula, thank you. Gonna need a lot of propping up,...Paula, thank you. Gonna need a lot of propping up, too:)Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-88145168752614105422012-06-01T15:14:26.897-07:002012-06-01T15:14:26.897-07:00Alex, completing the book was a total milestone. S...Alex, completing the book was a total milestone. Somehow my first rejection letter was special, lol! In a strange kind of way:)Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-82496345040144659432012-06-01T15:12:44.852-07:002012-06-01T15:12:44.852-07:00Thanks Prerna! I've only just begun!Thanks Prerna! I've only just begun!Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-82058713733146397522012-06-01T15:11:58.982-07:002012-06-01T15:11:58.982-07:00Thanks Michelle, I do and will remain positive exc...Thanks Michelle, I do and will remain positive except on IWSG once a month:)Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-57227083075576479662012-06-01T15:10:48.756-07:002012-06-01T15:10:48.756-07:00Thanks Angela. You shredded your first MS? Oh No!Thanks Angela. You shredded your first MS? Oh No!Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-47734453336447720132012-06-01T15:08:52.882-07:002012-06-01T15:08:52.882-07:00Yes, it was really nice - Krystal is very nice. As...Yes, it was really nice - Krystal is very nice. As an author herself, I think she must know how we feel and how fragile we are:)Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-104440315269838472012-06-01T12:32:16.520-07:002012-06-01T12:32:16.520-07:00From now on in you can only go one way and that...From now on in you can only go one way and that's up! Keep on Writing, Sister. We are here to pick you up when the going gets tough.Paula RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550276147711384895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-73917460877643525372012-06-01T11:06:26.356-07:002012-06-01T11:06:26.356-07:00Great attitude! Just one small step. Keep risking ...Great attitude! Just one small step. Keep risking those rejection letters.<br />I knew I was a writer when I actually completed my first book.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-16208034044651859462012-06-01T10:26:33.562-07:002012-06-01T10:26:33.562-07:00yay! writing is such an up and down career. Hope y...yay! writing is such an up and down career. Hope you get a yes soon!prerna picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-66155936971603799822012-06-01T10:19:37.433-07:002012-06-01T10:19:37.433-07:00Gwen,
What a positive way of looking at a rejectio...Gwen,<br />What a positive way of looking at a rejection letter! I think your outlook is going to be the key to your success, because, unfortunately, rejection is part of this job. But it makes those requests for pages and offer letters so much more exciting and fulfilling.<br /><br />Excellent attitude! Keep it--it will serve you will do you well during the querying process.<br /><br />Michelle :)<br />www.michelle-pickett.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014841868649011587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-22620901749271788842012-06-01T10:13:12.648-07:002012-06-01T10:13:12.648-07:00Congrats to the winners and runners up.
And addit...Congrats to the winners and runners up.<br /><br />And additional Congrats to you as well getting that first rejection. Like you said, it took putting yourself out there to even get the rejection. The next thing you get could be a "yes".<br /><br />I "felt" like a real writer the first time I finished a full MS several years ago. That MS has long since see the underside of a digital disposal world and a shredder lol!!!Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-39916901274381498962012-06-01T09:52:59.426-07:002012-06-01T09:52:59.426-07:00Well, at least it was a nice rejection letter. Go...Well, at least it was a nice rejection letter. Good luck!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.com