tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post7982577520056577635..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: WOW Wednesday: Gina Rosati on Taking Responsibility as a WriterMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-41736070292390756882012-08-09T15:59:37.798-04:002012-08-09T15:59:37.798-04:00So true regarding the revising and the reaching ou...So true regarding the revising and the reaching out to other writers, agents, editors. <br /><br />Also a little story about those 1 star reviews: An author friend of mine (we'll call her Julie)'s editor asked a famous author ("F.A." for short) for a blurb to print on the back of Julie's debut novel. (Blurbs are those short recommendations: "Breathtaking! I couldn't put it down!")<br /><br />Anyway, F.A. took a look at Julie's Goodreads account and discovered that Julie had given one of her books a 1 star review several years earlier. Guess who didn't get a blurb from F.A.?Anne Greenwood Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834406766091337794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-37404847605882058962012-08-09T13:19:11.284-04:002012-08-09T13:19:11.284-04:00I AM A WRITER! :)I AM A WRITER! :)Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-76850097401163210842012-08-08T19:06:59.101-04:002012-08-08T19:06:59.101-04:00This post is so timely. It's so nice to know t...This post is so timely. It's so nice to know that mine isn't the only project that goes through a 95% rewrite process. ;-)elizabethfaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054541448639306878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-14812103566590596012012-08-08T07:02:11.842-04:002012-08-08T07:02:11.842-04:00Comparing writing to putting together an 80k piece...Comparing writing to putting together an 80k piece puzzle is rather appropriate. Word count is about the same for some of the more popular novels and putting all the pieces together can be daunting, especially when something seems to fit perfectly, only to realize it's the wrong piece and has to be moved elsewhere to make the puzzle work. So goes it with our writing.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.com