tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post7357721169242109461..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: What’s *NOT* Working?Mirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-62708412239315665222017-10-06T23:01:29.457-07:002017-10-06T23:01:29.457-07:00;) right back at you :D;) right back at you :DMirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-20721779182871490602017-10-06T20:11:36.352-07:002017-10-06T20:11:36.352-07:00So glad it came through. Thank you for persisting,...So glad it came through. Thank you for persisting, Mirka! I picked up a quote somewhere and it's in my special journal: Hard work pays off. <br /><br />Trust that and do whatever you can to make sure stories that matter to us are shared with others. In only the way you can. *winkYanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-63401000159131532262017-10-06T08:31:04.045-07:002017-10-06T08:31:04.045-07:00Good to see you back here, Claudine! After some un...Good to see you back here, Claudine! After some unsuccessful attempts to allow your comment to publish, I re-visited my comment-moderation page and clicked on a few things, and voila—success! It’s a mini testament to perseverance paying off, just as you suggested I do here^ ;)Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-4033732875488969332017-10-06T02:03:21.268-07:002017-10-06T02:03:21.268-07:00Absolutely, don't give up. Love what Barbara s...Absolutely, don't give up. Love what Barbara said about your ms not landing on the right desk yet. And the critical bits are that: <br />1. You have a manuscript ready.<br />2. You are actively sending it out.<br />3. You're receiving feedback (although they contradict) so you have this chance to check in with your instincts. Do you think it's the plot, the characters, the writing? Or a steady - 'My elements are where they should be?' <br /><br />Best of luck with this ms, dear Mirka. I'm rooting for you!Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-38487546775905513412017-09-27T15:06:29.935-07:002017-09-27T15:06:29.935-07:00"Yep, keep trucking! It's the only way to..."Yep, keep trucking! It's the only way to get There."<br />There, and anywhere...<br /><br />Good luck, Sarah!Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-11685063919265416782017-09-27T13:52:04.062-07:002017-09-27T13:52:04.062-07:00Hugs, Mirka! I'm going through this with one o...Hugs, Mirka! I'm going through this with one of my projects at the moment . . . I'm hanging onto Barbara's thoughts about the Future Editor Who Hasn't Seen It Yet, and in the meantime, I'm revising something else. <br /><br />Yep, keep trucking! It's the only way to get There. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13123778626411194953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-70471127366567113522017-09-27T08:09:35.799-07:002017-09-27T08:09:35.799-07:00I listened to a conversation between Stephen King ...I listened to a conversation between Stephen King and John Grisham (videotaped with an audience) and they both credited the same editor of a small press who gave them their first break after many rejections of their break-out books. My take is to NOT give the all-over-the-place (inconsistent) feedback global authority, even as it is stated with such authority.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-42968332546145282112017-09-27T06:30:31.893-07:002017-09-27T06:30:31.893-07:00This is why reading is so subjective. Reviews on b...This is why reading is so subjective. Reviews on best-selling books are so varied because it all comes down to what that individual likes and doesn't like.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-80705482070389723922017-09-26T15:15:00.870-07:002017-09-26T15:15:00.870-07:00Yes, I agree. *The writing* is the real thing in t...Yes, I agree. *The writing* is the real thing in this melange. Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-30580717450195478132017-09-26T13:39:47.257-07:002017-09-26T13:39:47.257-07:00That's so frustrating Mirka - I'm having t...That's so frustrating Mirka - I'm having the same problem - it's heartbreaking. I think the best thing to do is just keep writing, and improving your craft. The important thing is you have great ideas - lots of people can write well, not everyone has original ideas!Katie Furzenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-65376570047299041422017-09-26T10:57:45.175-07:002017-09-26T10:57:45.175-07:00What you said,^^^ Barbara. ;)What you said,^^^ Barbara. ;)Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-200277257424212312017-09-26T10:52:40.027-07:002017-09-26T10:52:40.027-07:00I think the fact that the feedback is conflicting ...I think the fact that the feedback is conflicting means that:<br />1. It's not right for *that* editor right now;<br />2. They're all wrong and the ms. is fine as is; and<br />3. The ms. hasn't landed on the right desk yet.<br /><br />Don't feel that you have to radically change it unless one of these criticisms resounds with you. It is probably exactly right for Future Editor Who Hasn't Seen It Yet.<br /><br />Hope he or she finds it soon! Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-64150793178349999152017-09-26T10:08:20.924-07:002017-09-26T10:08:20.924-07:00Thank you, Ev. You are a Beta that gives very spec...Thank you, Ev. You are a Beta that gives very specific and fixable/correctable feedback. You know my work.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-66117686268085769992017-09-26T10:04:37.692-07:002017-09-26T10:04:37.692-07:00Hugs to you, Mirka. I wish every response were an ...Hugs to you, Mirka. I wish every response were an acceptance, but we both know it just doesn't happen that way. I'm sorry for all the conflicting rejections. You're right--that's just confusing and crazy-making. I have my fingers crossed for you that more positive feedback will be on its way soon.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458293325369594900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-13938427062557131392017-09-26T09:59:40.893-07:002017-09-26T09:59:40.893-07:00Thank you, Becky. You know the score.Thank you, Becky. You know the score.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-45938192068909856442017-09-26T09:58:22.253-07:002017-09-26T09:58:22.253-07:00You got it, sister! Keep on keeping on, indeed.You got it, sister! Keep on keeping on, indeed.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-20760551692256164372017-09-26T09:56:07.734-07:002017-09-26T09:56:07.734-07:00Yup, global negations are of not much help. But I ...Yup, global negations are of not much help. But I get that busy editors are under no obligation to be helpful in this way to submissions they have not contracted.. That's where Beta readers and critique partners come in.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-20900650420149836532017-09-26T09:40:48.597-07:002017-09-26T09:40:48.597-07:00Very wise words, Mirka. Very wise words, Mirka. Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-88283659234293795002017-09-26T09:36:06.478-07:002017-09-26T09:36:06.478-07:00Thank you so much, Mirka! I love your candid and o...Thank you so much, Mirka! I love your candid and oh so true peek into the rejection comments we all receive. I've had an editor say that she loved everything about the manuscript and it was a book that every child needed to have...but...no thank you because it was a bit too quiet for their list. And I think that is the key...the manuscript has to land on the desk of the editor who falls in love with the concept so much, that she is willing to work with the author to make it how it needs to be. <br />And I LOVE your 'keep on trucking' attitude because the only way we won't get published is to stop trying. ;) Vivian Kirkfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745749939523672713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-30514707731192968182017-09-26T09:04:59.911-07:002017-09-26T09:04:59.911-07:00Well, shoot. You can't put much stock in these...Well, shoot. You can't put much stock in these without examples. Keep sending out your ms. And good luck!!! Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-30209440755231530922017-09-26T08:49:59.117-07:002017-09-26T08:49:59.117-07:00You may have said it first... We keep trucking.You may have said it first... We keep trucking.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-26569099682660608592017-09-26T08:06:07.670-07:002017-09-26T08:06:07.670-07:00Well said.
Love,
JanieWell said.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com