tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post8438674035662994805..comments2024-03-22T03:27:19.859-04:00Comments on Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors: Pitches and contests and.......waiting. Oh my.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914920560584429315noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-50108027637949617922009-01-31T16:09:00.000-05:002009-01-31T16:09:00.000-05:00Bite your tongue sister. How about I just ask Him ...Bite your tongue sister. How about I just ask Him for help with the fruitages, Looks like Judi and Pat have already hauled out a few...<BR/><BR/>:-)~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-69559465764028243472009-01-31T13:03:00.001-05:002009-01-31T13:03:00.001-05:00Hope is indeed the flip side! Thanks for accenting...Hope is indeed the flip side! Thanks for accenting that Judi. I wasn't trying to be negative, but merely realistic. If we didn't have a healthy dose of hope within us, we may have quit. I know I came close! But the vision of holding that book in my hand, seeing it on a shelf, did keep me going. <BR/><BR/>Be careful Sia - our pastor always jokes that praying for patience is tantamount to praying for calamity to befall! LOL!Sharon Lathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539439531975181469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-67781668227224148272009-01-31T13:03:00.000-05:002009-01-31T13:03:00.000-05:00Thanks for the encouraging words, Sharon, and the ...Thanks for the encouraging words, Sharon, and the splash of reality. I'm not patient by nature. Yes, lots of nail-biting going on here. What to do while waiting? Polish up the manuscript and take that third step-sister, FAITH, out for a walk in the park!Pat Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11504384877378711476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-67524582523735937452009-01-31T12:45:00.000-05:002009-01-31T12:45:00.000-05:00Hey Sharon, I've got patience. Sure and I asked G...Hey Sharon, I've got patience. Sure and I asked God for more just today. Okay I admit it, it was more of a demand *Cringing, sorry sir. <BR/><BR/>Sharon, that's a good point. Waiting is always hard and not exclusive to writing or getting published. I read over all those entries, there were a lot of good ones in there. Courage and belief in yourself led you to put yourself on the line. I look at it more along the lines of nothing ventured, nothing gained. As with any query, if I get a contract great, if I don’t, dust off the knees, stick a bandage on the boo-boo and move on. I also find other things to do to keep me from obsessing. Obsessing gets you nothing except cranky and stressed.<BR/><BR/>I do like how all of you shared your opinions and frustrations with waiting too, and the reminder that waiting doesn’t stop, nor does it get easier just because you have a contract. Thanks. :-)<BR/><BR/>Ps. Sharon, I would really like to have a bit more flesh on my bones when I get a contract. Better photo op...~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-14417839304779751072009-01-31T08:54:00.000-05:002009-01-31T08:54:00.000-05:00I can relate to the skeleton, but oh, yes, those b...I can relate to the skeleton, but oh, yes, those beautiful copies of Rogue I received yesterday are certainly worth all of the waiting and worrying!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-27602840527033586692009-01-31T08:47:00.000-05:002009-01-31T08:47:00.000-05:00Waiting is hard (for some.) But look at it this wa...Waiting is hard (for some.) But look at it this way. If you hadn't pitched, you wouldn't be waiting.<BR/><BR/>There were so many good pitches, I don't know how Deb is going to decide which ones to tap. But I do know this: I'm so proud of each and every one who put themselves on the line and DID IT.Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-56152336867143845622009-01-31T08:27:00.000-05:002009-01-31T08:27:00.000-05:00You are right, Sharon, the waiting can make you nu...You are right, Sharon, the waiting can make you nuts, that's for sure. But holding the book in your hand definitely makes it all better!Marie Forcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550719567520289405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-78047110178069516012009-01-31T07:39:00.000-05:002009-01-31T07:39:00.000-05:00Hurry up and wait = publishing.Sad, but true.But H...Hurry up and wait = publishing.<BR/><BR/>Sad, but true.<BR/><BR/>But HOPE is the flipside (I call HOPE and WAIT the ugly stepsisters of publishing).<BR/><BR/>Isn't it cool to hope? And who knows, maybe there's a new Casa sister on that post!Judi Fennellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913199632952461638noreply@blogger.com