Comments on: One Percent

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:30:31 +0000

Sally – I’ll be downloading. And I’m sure I won’t hate it. 🙂

By: Sally Clements

Sally Clements — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:38:25 +0000

Well when you read a ‘Sally’ you may hate it too. You’ll have to go to http://www.thewildrosepress.com and download my first ever sale on 28th July and let me know!

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:56:52 +0000

Rach – I think the moral of the story is that you’re not allowed to go away when I’m feeling lousy and have no one to moan too, because THIS is the result. 😉 Oh and yeah, two years is PATHETIC huh?

Sally – Oh, thanks so much hon! And I have to say, you’re pretty inspirational too with the way you took your R and turned it into a yes! I have been thinking about those rejections and debating sending them out somewhere else. Perhaps I will. They do need major fixing first though. Will keep it in mind.
As for reading a ‘Jackie’ – argh, now the pressure’s on. If I ever get somethign accepted, you may hate it! 🙂

By: Sally Clements

Sally Clements — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:49:36 +0000

Jackie – Kudos for putting into words what is killing all of us! All it takes is for one editor to love it and everything will be worth it. I read people’s call stories (Maisey’s especially) and this is what comes through.
My suggestion is a radical one. Take a rejected ms. Read it, polish it and learn to love it again. Then send it somewhere else. I got a pleasant rejection (bit of an oxymoron, but you know what I mean) from M&B for Catch Me A Catch after weeks and weeks and weeks. Then a quick (2 weeks) acceptance from Wild Rose, and its coming out on the 28th of this month. If I’d only got the M&B rejection I’d be crying still. Instead, I rediscovered my mojo and am trying a new one for M&B. We all need some positive feedback (and by that I mean a contract), so if you’re current target ain’t giving you one, widen your range, and shoot for the stars. You’re blog is inspirational, you’ve picked me up from the ‘I can’t do it’ more times that I can say, and as I’m not lucky enough to be your crit partner I’m dying to read a ‘Jackie’. So don’t you dare give up!

By: Rachael Johns

Rachael Johns — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:06:52 +0000

WOWSWERS – I go away and you get 32 comments!! I FEEL your pain! i know how you feel but really two years isn’t that long, especially considering how far you’ve got in that time!!! We’ll get there!!

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:31:02 +0000

Robyn – Lol!! That is SO true. Never let it be said that I’ve squandered a chance to have a moan. 🙂

By: Robyn

Robyn — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:05:45 +0000

Jackie, I think now’s the perfect time to have a bit of a moan. Really! Just go ahead. This time tomorrow you could well have a full request and then you’d have missed your last chance. 🙂

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:06:15 +0000

Joanne – yes it made a lot of sense. Sometimes I wish I didn’t want it so much. But then I wouldn’t work so hard and in which case, giving up would be waaaay easier! Bring on the pain! 🙂

By: Joanne Coles

Joanne Coles — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:09:13 +0000

I'm not sure I can add to the wonderful advice you've already had but this is my own little pearl of wisdom!!

If you didn't want it so badly, then it wouldn't hurt so much.

So, the hurt is actually good because it shows how much you have invested in your career.

Hope that makes as much sense as it did in my head before I started writing ...

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:54:10 +0000

Ju - yep, those days are the hardest. But if you can pick yourself up and keep going then it's going to make that final achievement all the sweeter. These other ladies have some great advice for us huh? We need to keep going. I can't and won't ever stop writing so I may as well endure the wait times that go along with submitting. And you can too okay? :-)

Judy - I think I love Julie too! :-)

Nat - it was VERY helpful. I just had a conversation with one of the CPs about perspective just after I posted that terrible, moany post. Certainly waiting on a submission is NOT the most terrible thing that can happen to a person - I've had some far worse than that happen to me so I should know. And I should know better than to whine.
But thanks so much for your comments. I love the thought of giving it to the universe. Love it!! Going to use some special techniques that Dr Jax taught me re focussing on other things too. Already had a lovely day baking biscuits with my smallest so I'm getting there!

Julie - the slap round the head was most welcome and most needed! Thanks!! Hope your donkey dicks are getting better (you need to patent that btw). ;-)

Psychic Sue - You're right. Gave up for a day. Didn't work! :-)

Maisy - LOl!!! Step away from the Blackberry. And I'll step away from the iPhone. :-) Oh and no, he won't mind a bit. Hehe.

Caroline - I'm hanging in there, m'dear so you have to too!! Don't these wise ladies have good advice? I'm feeling tonnes better already. We can do this!

Marcy - so true. I am going to get some perspective today and with any luck will keep hold of it!

Joanne - thanks for that! I do love writing. I hate submitting though, that's the killer. Ah well, nowt to do about that part since if I want to make money out of it, that's what I have to do. I'll wave my pompoms right back at ya!