tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post7538180590042491921..comments2024-03-28T12:01:31.049-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: July 5thJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10023575257368320532011-07-05T11:49:50.367-04:002011-07-05T11:49:50.367-04:00My sixth grade teacher used to tell us: One dat yo...My sixth grade teacher used to tell us: One dat you're the cracker. The next day you're the crumb. I'm revising a story accepted for publication too. Luckily, the editor is good at what she does and the story will end up better than the original submission. In other cases with other editors I've felt like EB.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-66866667400257892402011-07-05T11:23:41.671-04:002011-07-05T11:23:41.671-04:00That's a good point, Pauline. Challenge keeps ...That's a good point, Pauline. Challenge keeps us growing otherwise we could become sort of stale.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55736671624866835672011-07-05T11:22:13.362-04:002011-07-05T11:22:13.362-04:00I was Zen-like Kara. I let it go. Like the Termi...I was Zen-like Kara. I let it go. Like the Terminator-they're back! Chocolate is good. Champagne is better!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-86869693867692397042011-07-05T10:47:42.271-04:002011-07-05T10:47:42.271-04:00There are so many days-after. It's as though w...There are so many days-after. It's as though we weren't meant to spend too much time just celebrating. The aftermath most often seems to mean more work--after the birth of a baby, after the wedding day, after a piece of writing is accepted but needs editing, and so on. <br />Would we be happy if we didn't have to work and lived in some kind of Garden of Eden. I'd find it boring.Pauline Alldredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847008019331163905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-67594817260875532742011-07-05T08:53:18.566-04:002011-07-05T08:53:18.566-04:00That’s a frustrating place to be E.B.! It’s starti...That’s a frustrating place to be E.B.! It’s starting over...but not really. The “experts” write that it’s best to be Zen-like and release the project and then go on. But my preferred method is to sit in the chair with an I-will-not-be-defeated-if-it kills-me attitude and munch chocolate. I’m sure that’s not the best way. How do other people get through the July 5th feeling?Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-27843483192781649282011-07-05T07:40:30.897-04:002011-07-05T07:40:30.897-04:00I feel like the day-July 5th. Two of my shorts th...I feel like the day-July 5th. Two of my shorts that were accepted for publication were returned for edits. Yes, I'm still happy the stories will be published, but on each story there were edits and questions about the stories that may change the story. Like if they didn't like the story, why did they accept it? So, I'm looking for ways to salvage my stories and satisfy them. AGH!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com