tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post5186714082317137573..comments2023-06-23T09:21:12.107-06:00Comments on Fiction Matters: There is no Down TimeBonnie Grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-52546951663434232582010-07-04T13:38:03.430-06:002010-07-04T13:38:03.430-06:00I am so late posting a comment on your post about ...I am so late posting a comment on your post about waiting but I want to tell you how much it has helped me. I self-published my last three books but the manuscript I have just completed I have sent to a publisher and, yes, I feel out of control. After the first week of waiting I regretted my decision to send it to a publisher though I had done so after a lot of prayer and thought. Your words have helped me to get back to my other manuscript that I have in progress and not worry so much about the one that is already in the hands of a publisher. Thanks.Judith Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02822972839452208537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-36779398267869857332010-06-30T10:51:27.546-06:002010-06-30T10:51:27.546-06:00Good motivational advice. Thanks Bonnie!Good motivational advice. Thanks Bonnie!Story and Logic Media Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317731231950753140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-7616004156225101662010-06-28T12:40:50.697-06:002010-06-28T12:40:50.697-06:00Koala: Yes, keep busy! And ensuring that busy-ness...Koala: Yes, keep busy! And ensuring that busy-ness will make you into a better writer puts everything into perspective.<br /><br />Shakespeare: It's amazing how long a return can take! Publishing is so much about timing and taste. A book can make many rounds and go-arounds before the publisher, editor, or agent is able to get back with a definitive word. Great to hear from you!<br /><br />Laura: In an industry as fluctuating as publishing, even a single answer can hinge on various factors. It helps to have more projects in mind to work on while waiting!<br /><br />Kathi: Eight years!? Wow - I wonder if that's a record of some kind? Amazing! But congrats on your sale and your book coming out this spring!!Bonnie Grovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-75183512741700967242010-06-27T14:38:37.926-06:002010-06-27T14:38:37.926-06:00I couldn't agree with you more. And for me the...I couldn't agree with you more. And for me the added bonus of jumping right into my next book is I forget about the one I'm waiting to hear about. Believe it or not, a publisher hung onto one of my books for eight years. Now that was also my fault for not following up, but I had forgotten about the book. By the way, I eventually did sell that book and it's coming out next spring. ;)Kathi Oram Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959149321213743448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-46186238188717610902010-06-27T09:51:13.154-06:002010-06-27T09:51:13.154-06:00Thank you Bonnie. I needed that. I've been wai...Thank you Bonnie. I needed that. I've been waiting on an answer to a question. That's all! Now it does have to with something I've submitted but, I can't go forward with the rest of my project until I get my answer. Aak! It's very frustrating. So thank you for reminding me that I don't have one project on the go. It's time to move on to the next one.Laura J. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13822749971171301648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-59658022456072535842010-06-27T09:27:30.718-06:002010-06-27T09:27:30.718-06:00I TOTALLY agree! Sometimes a return can take month...I TOTALLY agree! Sometimes a return can take months--and those are months wasted (and interminable) if one isn't working on something else. <br /><br />I wish I had the time to devote full-time to writing... but I get in what I can, and waiting just makes me cringe, so I don't. <br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration!Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-62648628222342674872010-06-26T16:04:19.649-06:002010-06-26T16:04:19.649-06:00Excellent advice. Joshua Harris said his mother u...Excellent advice. Joshua Harris said his mother used to tell him to "hustle while you wait" - meaning, keep busy even when you are waiting for something else to happen. I like that idea (since I'm not good at waiting either).Bonnie Way aka the Koala Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601183003333359031noreply@blogger.com