tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108902282183852277.post7017865776056244133..comments2023-04-16T06:15:57.683-05:00Comments on The Writing Spectacle: Breaking Free of the Comfort ZoneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108902282183852277.post-30989716182462692052008-07-01T20:15:00.000-05:002008-07-01T20:15:00.000-05:00Thanks, Debs. It'll be ready soon, and then off i...Thanks, Debs. It'll be ready soon, and then off it goes.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, too, arashmania. I'm no stranger to rejection letters, though. Just not too many from publishers. I could probably wallpaper my office with the ones I have from agents.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108902282183852277.post-22622824528272485152008-07-01T19:37:00.000-05:002008-07-01T19:37:00.000-05:00Roosevelt I think it was who said that the only th...Roosevelt I think it was who said that the only thing we need to fear is fear itself. And yes, it's quite true. Nobody likes rejections, but guess what ... once they start coming in (and they surely will) you kind of shrug and say, oh well, what's another rejection. I've read that famous published writers have once had to wallpaper their rooms with rejection slips! Besides if publishers should accept one's work, how much more to celebrate, how many poker games!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108902282183852277.post-76726538017650720092008-07-01T11:45:00.000-05:002008-07-01T11:45:00.000-05:00I have no idea how to play poker but loved this po...I have no idea how to play poker but loved this post and agree with you.<BR/><BR/>I have a problem coming out of my comfort zone but try to remember that it's all part of writing. I'm always re re re polishing too. Get yours out there and best of luck.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108902282183852277.post-18852417858100015682008-07-01T11:39:00.000-05:002008-07-01T11:39:00.000-05:00I'm jealous. Not because I want to play poker in ...I'm jealous. Not because I want to play poker in Vegas, but because I miss the city. I've never played poker in person. I have no poker face. I've won some online tourneys, and can usually money if I don't play stupid. But I am very impressed about your live wins. Maybe I'll be seeing you on TV someday doing the WSOP or the Heartland Poker tour.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108902282183852277.post-41231284975679889642008-07-01T10:35:00.000-05:002008-07-01T10:35:00.000-05:00Great post that I can relate to on all levels. I'v...Great post that I can relate to on all levels. I've began wondering if my inability to come up with a satisfactory ending to my WIP is just a defense mechanism.<BR/><BR/>Funny thing is though while I hate query letters I love to pitch my book in person. also I don't play much online poker anymore because I tend to play too much by the number sand play cautious, but at a live table I get bolder and play hunch and reads from other players more. I've never won an online tournament even though I once played several every week, but I ahve won a handful of live action tourney including one at the alddin in Vegas.<BR/><BR/>By the way I'm heading to Vegas in two weeks.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.com