Comments on: Jackie Contemplates the Mountain

By: diah

diah — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:31:50 +0000

It’s a great place, but I only climb in Indonesia mountain.and only in cetral java. I like your blog,

By: Francine Howarth

Francine Howarth — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 10:57:45 +0000

Hi,

Sometimes Dutch Courage can be found in the most unlikely places and with people one never thought to consider as inspirational. It can happen at the bottom of a mountain or sitting on the side of a boat waiting to flop backwards for a dive!

Take Katie Fforde, the chair of the Romantic Novelists Association: http://www.rna-uk.org/

Katie tried – unsuccessfully – to write for Mills & Boon, and for eight years she toiled and sweated blood over mss, and then one day she decided to send her romantic novels elsewhere. She’s never looked back: http://www.katiefforde.com/

She admits trying to write for M&B is the best training for any wouldbe romance novelist, but she recognised when she and M&B were not suited and moved on to success where angst and tears had held sway!

Chin up, Jackie, the light beckons. 😉

best
F

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:01:48 +0000

Joanne – and I am drinking it! Thanks m’dear. 🙂

By: joanne pibworth

joanne pibworth — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:09:28 +0000

hoorah! You’re back! I’m glad.
Just poured you a big glass of dutch courage and am waving you off. Go Jackie! Go Jackie!

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:53:39 +0000

Elissa- well, there was always someone who was going to read that the wrong way. 🙂 Lol! Anyway, I’ve got lots of spares so you can have some too, m’dear. Thanks! Your ‘when’ is going to be a great point for me to belay off when I next fall down! 😉

Jo – more crampons? Rope? A piton or two? You can have ’em. I’ve got them to spare. Or maybe let’s pass around the hipflask on our way to the top. 🙂 Because we will get there eh?

By: Jo Dixon

Jo Dixon — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:41:14 +0000

Yay.. you go girl, go tackle yourself a bloody big mountain. And like Joanne said, there are plenty of us other poor climbers slogging away right beside you.

By: Elissa Graham

Elissa Graham — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:21:51 +0000

I’m late to this welcome back party but no less enthusiastic in my happiness that you’re back!

Now I know we’re a supportive bunch (you especially Jackie) but I did have to read your reply to Joanne twice “You can borrow my rope and crampons…” I think you can see where my eyes did a double take, yes? And my first reaction wasn’t ewww it was “that’s so Jackie – so generous” and then I read it again and while the sentiment remained, the reason for it was a little less shocking.

As for your mountain climbing, sweetie you dig those heels in and conquer that baby! The harder the challenge, the sweeter the victory and with you I honestly believe it’s only a question of ‘when’ – it has never been ‘if’.

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:09:46 +0000

Heidi – Lol! I’m not Marvin K Moony and I won’t go now. 😉 But yeah, 3 years IS nothing in the scheme of things. Ah well, in the words of one of my CPs, fail faster in order to succeed quicker. THanks heaps.

Joanne – what a lovely thing to say! Thank you m’dear. You can borrow my rope and crampons any day. 🙂

By: Joanne Coles

Joanne Coles — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:50:35 +0000

You know when you're climbing that mountain? There's a ton of us climbing right alongside you and even when you reach the top (and you will) they'll be other mountains to climb. There'll be other peaks you want to conquer and you'll never do that alone, either.

So glad you're back :-)

By: Heidi Rice

Heidi Rice — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:19:55 +0000

See Jackie, anyone who understands the brilliance of Dr Seuss cannot fail!

And three years may seem like a long time but sadly it's not. Took me four years of pissing about to complete my first full ms. (The difference is you've been submitting yours - and being a lot more productive than me). And another three to finally get one published. And I know some fantastic writers who took a lot longer. You'll get there as long as you keep climbing!

H x