Comments on: No https://www.jackieashenden.com/no/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:21:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jackie Ashenden https://www.jackieashenden.com/no/#comment-691 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:21:55 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=540#comment-691 Thanks for the choccy, Romy. Cyber chocolate is always appreciated. I know, silly re the whole letting down thing. But, I dunno, everyone’s been so great that I kind of wanted to repay the faith. But I will, ’cause it’s not over yet!

Felicity, yep, that is true enough. I’m hoping that when I eventually get the call, I’ll be thankful for this rejection because without it I wouldn’t have been able to write the stories I do now.

]]> By: Felicity Roger https://www.jackieashenden.com/no/#comment-690 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:41:15 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=540#comment-690 This rejection will just make the publication all the sweeter. I am with Nemo, so just keep swimming…just keep swimming and enjoy the journey.

]]> By: Romy https://www.jackieashenden.com/no/#comment-689 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:45:12 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=540#comment-689 It’s a public holiday here in South Africa so I’m very behind with the news, so here at last are the hugs and cyber-chocolate, Jax.

And how can you possibly be worried about letting us down? You’ve been buoying us up!

]]> By: Jackie Ashenden https://www.jackieashenden.com/no/#comment-688 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:40:58 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=540#comment-688 Judy, love the hugs. Thanks so much. Yep, you’re right about this game not being for the faint-hearted. Romance writing ‘ain’t for sissies! I’m hanging out for that horizon anyway.

Yep, Lucy, pretty disappointed. But, that said, I’m on my way up again. Thanks for the hugs, much appreciated.

Heidi, ah, thanks for dropping by. And yes, I have to keep telling myself they do want this for me too. Well, one day it’ll happen. And that champers (if it hasn’t gone off by then) will certainly be cracked!

Lorraine, well, you know. I’m hoping to get that dedication sorted. 😉

]]> By: Lorraine https://www.jackieashenden.com/no/#comment-687 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:12:26 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=540#comment-687 Hugs from me too Jackie. Just hold on to the fact that you’ve learnt so much since EM and they clearly really want to work with you and see more. I love your writing and really do believe I’ll be buying an Ashenden one day 🙂

]]> By: Heidi https://www.jackieashenden.com/no/#comment-686 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:12:06 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=540#comment-686 First off comiserations, rejections always suck especially when you got so close – and unfortunately they’re a feature of life for published as well as unpublished authors.

But having their attention is a massive plus and it really does mean it’s only a matter of time now. If they’re prepared to invest the time and effort in you it means they want to get you published.

And wow, you’ve got four more mss finished while you waited. That’s phenomenal and will also impress the hell out of them.

Best of luck (but it sounds like you’re busy making your own luck). I expect we’ll be cracking open the virtual champers before long.

]]> By: Lucy King https://www.jackieashenden.com/no/#comment-685 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:14:20 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=540#comment-685 Oh, Jackie, how disappointing for you. Everything has already been said, so will just send huge hugs from across the globe.

]]> By: Judy Jarvie https://www.jackieashenden.com/no/#comment-684 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:13:03 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=540#comment-684 Jackie
I’m hug hug hugging. So many positives but it still really hurts. Michelle said it all.

You are a star. They know you can do it. You will do it and soon. The Good Ship Publication Voyage is a rocky old thing and not for the faint hearted. But believe. It’s all there on the horizon awaiting you! You’ve already got so far-kudos!

Hugs and chocolate
jx

]]> By: Jackie Ashenden https://www.jackieashenden.com/no/#comment-683 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:09:56 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=540#comment-683 Lacey, you’re lovely! I need hugs!! God, I think I’d go right back into the slush if I had to do a strip tease to get their attention! 🙂 Perhaps I need to do a lap dance instead?
Okay, steady on there Ms Ashenden. 🙂

Michelle, I suspect she really did want to give me the revisions. I still have difficulties with thinking of her as my editor because I’m not really there yet, but yes, she has told me not to pitch because I already have their attention. Which is good (tells herself that and makes sure she listens).
As to my other ones, they are all much better in different ways. I’ll have to really sit down and go through them. As Michelle W told me on eHarl, I should be really hyper-critical with all of them. Question everything. And after I’ve gone through that, I’ll see which ones are stronger. Either that or I’ll wait until I hear what Anna has to say.
The good thing is that all have them have been written with the feedback I’ve received in mind so I don’t think I’ll be facing massive rewrites again. At least, I say that now of course… 🙂

]]> By: Michelle Styles https://www.jackieashenden.com/no/#comment-682 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:46:53 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=540#comment-682 Jackie
Hugs. It is always hard.
The ea will have felt really bad as well as she will want to buy you.
But you have gained an editor and that is an important step forward. They do not tell you not pitch unless that editor is really keen to work with you.
YOu will also never know how high up it went. But with your first ms, you want it to be really strong.
With your four ms, is there one which is particularly calling you? One where given the feedback you have had you can see a way to make it great.
Your editor will probably be able to help if you send her short blurbs.
And remember no writing is ever wasted.
It is all a matter of really bringing it up to the next level.
Good luck.

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