tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479663095114922431.post5514362884151718839..comments2021-08-19T00:38:05.314-07:00Comments on Pat's Plethora of Poetic Prose: Hurry up and wait!Pat Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12190006506963492515noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479663095114922431.post-81673096415641859062010-08-28T10:37:39.563-07:002010-08-28T10:37:39.563-07:00Hi Dale - there's only one thing more stressfu...Hi Dale - there's only one thing more stressful than waiting to know if your 'baby's' found favour with an editor, in my experience, anyway. My first novel 'Starquestt' was accepted a couple of months after I submitted it, but then it was months and months before I was able to start working on the edits, when my editor left the company and several other editors take over before I ended up with the one who finally made it'shine', and it was published eighteen months after acceptance. It was a very long eighteen months, I can tell you!<br /><br />For anyone else who's concerned about my dear friend Sharon, unfortunately she had a setback on Thursday and has been moved back to Allegheny Hospital, but her sister wrote to me yesterday and said she's out of I.C. again and feeling much better. As you say, she is so courageous and strong, it's awful to think of her going through all this, but we can only pray for her continued recovery and that she'll be back on-line again before very long, she's missed so much!<br />(I'm continuing to post updates of her progress at her blog www.sharondonovan.blogspot.com)Hywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479663095114922431.post-46425147097567494822010-08-23T08:35:43.045-07:002010-08-23T08:35:43.045-07:00Sigh, patience is a virture hard to learn. But I a...Sigh, patience is a virture hard to learn. But I agree, it is easier to handle when you feel someone cares about you and is doing their best... but when they don't!!! grrrrr. I feel blest to have found people that do!Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523744949575339156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479663095114922431.post-35433945292986421892010-08-23T07:45:47.991-07:002010-08-23T07:45:47.991-07:00Truly the hardest thing about life--and writing!Truly the hardest thing about life--and writing!DanielleThornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993889577292227348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479663095114922431.post-7693188951788547802010-08-23T07:20:16.482-07:002010-08-23T07:20:16.482-07:00One thing it seems we all agree on. Waiting is hel...One thing it seems we all agree on. Waiting is hell, but the alternative is worse. So, we keep on keeping on, hoping that next post will be THE one that breaks us out into a world where anything and everything we write is grabbed up instantly. Talk about fantasy! LOL<br />Thanks for your thoughts, ladies. Cheers,<br />DalePat Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190006506963492515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479663095114922431.post-31721702082748875802010-08-23T06:26:22.730-07:002010-08-23T06:26:22.730-07:00I hate waiting too, and I'm not patient at all...I hate waiting too, and I'm not patient at all. I'm currently waiting on a sub I made to the publisher who published my first novel. This sub was the one contracted by Tiger and I'm dying to see it in print. As required, I sent the first three chapters and the last chapter to the publisher. Two weeks ago. That doesn't sound long, but I've worked on this novel for years, had and lost a contract, so I'm anxious. I'm a returning author, can't they throw me a bone? <br />I'm glad to see I'm not the only author who feels this way.Diane Scott Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724042672923318289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479663095114922431.post-7280265920459983442010-08-23T05:35:10.305-07:002010-08-23T05:35:10.305-07:00I'm like this too. I hate waiting. But one thi...I'm like this too. I hate waiting. But one thing I try to do is have as many things as possible on the go at once. Sounds hectic but if I have a bunch of things ready to be published at different places, I tend to forget about what's been where for so long and the waiting doesn't seem as bad. <br /><br />Then again, my luck it'll come back to bite me in the bum whenever they all want revisions at the same time!L. K. Below/Lindsay Belowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235755397978486836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479663095114922431.post-16902022835372898742010-08-23T04:51:09.646-07:002010-08-23T04:51:09.646-07:00Oh yes, it's a waiting game. Frustrating, agon...Oh yes, it's a waiting game. Frustrating, agonizing, scary even. But -- still they keep me waiting. *sigh*<br /><br />Ya can't change 'em. They're gonna do what they're gonna do. :)Miss Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245580913844186039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479663095114922431.post-55005935042489711682010-08-22T20:58:17.052-07:002010-08-22T20:58:17.052-07:00You have expressed some of the frustrations that c...You have expressed some of the frustrations that come with being a writer. Still I love what I do, so will keep on doing it, as I know you will too.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866209826449646004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479663095114922431.post-21499802539383580982010-08-22T20:47:32.412-07:002010-08-22T20:47:32.412-07:00Oh I'm with you on this one. There's nothi...Oh I'm with you on this one. There's nothing worse than waiting. I'm not a patient person to begin with, and the waiting drives you up a wall. I bet I open my email a dozen times a day looking for that email that will either accept or reject my manuscript. And when I finally get it, I hold my breath half afraid to open it. I mean this is it, the moment of reality. The waiting is over - the answer is has arrived. What will it be? I hold my breath as I click to open the message. Sometimes it's good news, other times not. But.. that is the life of an author.Roseanne Dowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473329969019245459noreply@blogger.com