Comments on: The Best Job in the World https://www.jackieashenden.com/the-best-job-in-the-world/ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Lacey Devlin https://www.jackieashenden.com/the-best-job-in-the-world/#comment-436 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:05:00 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=561#comment-436 I think a lot of the process also comes down to the waiting. You can’t just keep submitting you have to wait those months until you get your reply and in the mean time you get to tell people over and over again that you’re not quite there yet lol

]]> By: Jackie Ashenden https://www.jackieashenden.com/the-best-job-in-the-world/#comment-423 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:21:00 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=561#comment-423 Do that Suzanne! Dash off a quick romance eh? I mean, it’s so easy right? She can join the rest of us 50 thousand all wanting that one job…

]]> By: Suzanne https://www.jackieashenden.com/the-best-job-in-the-world/#comment-422 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:28:00 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=561#comment-422 Glad you had a good time and will keep fingers crossed for your contest entries.

Someone mentioned recently that she might dash off a quick romance as her husband’s job is under threat (economic climate has a lot to answer for). My evil side wants to leave her to it, but because I’m a very nice friend, I’ll make her read this post so she knows exactly what to expect.

Rachael’s right, this is a great analogy.

🙂

]]> By: Jackie Ashenden https://www.jackieashenden.com/the-best-job-in-the-world/#comment-421 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:56:00 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=561#comment-421 Hi Christina! Thanks for dropping by. Ah yes, the almost but not quite smile… You just want to slap some people eh?

]]> By: Christina Phillips https://www.jackieashenden.com/the-best-job-in-the-world/#comment-420 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:16:00 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=561#comment-420 Thought I would pop over and say hi! And I’ve always totally hated that question as well. Especially when the final word was accompanied with a little upward tilt of the lip which is almost but not quite a smile!!!

Hope you hear good news soon!

]]> By: Jackie Ashenden https://www.jackieashenden.com/the-best-job-in-the-world/#comment-419 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:59:00 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=561#comment-419 I reckon, Lorraine. Thing is, their optimism is so nice! It’s not ‘are you published?’ it’s ‘are you published yet’. Yet being the operative word. Which is quite cool.

But a succession of holidays would be nice. In fact, if someone could give me something to knock me out entirely until some kind of decision is made, that would be grand. 😉

]]> By: Lorraine https://www.jackieashenden.com/the-best-job-in-the-world/#comment-418 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:36:00 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=561#comment-418 Just the kind of questioning you need to lighten your mood and cheer you up while you wait 😉

Sounds like you could do with a succession of holidays to distract you.

It’s one of the reasons why, other than my husband, I only talk about writing to you nice people 🙂

]]> By: Jackie Ashenden https://www.jackieashenden.com/the-best-job-in-the-world/#comment-417 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:22:00 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=561#comment-417 Hey Rach!! It’s a good one isn’t it?
I reckon we’re both doing quite well in that we made the shortlist! Anyway, yeah, that response from people really gets my goat. I’m wondering if it’s because of the fact that it’s romance. As if getting a romance novel published is any easier!

I’m hanging out as well. And feeling sick about it…

]]> By: Rachael Johns https://www.jackieashenden.com/the-best-job-in-the-world/#comment-416 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:13:00 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=561#comment-416 LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this analogy! I too hate that question and the look people give when you say you write and haven’t instantly hit bestseller lists!! They are SOOOOOOOO naive!!

Hanging out for your news too!

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