tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post5310395345689994211..comments2024-02-16T03:34:36.548-05:00Comments on Blah, Blah, Blah...: Harsh RealitiesGini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-24239399646903069342008-10-09T22:13:00.000-04:002008-10-09T22:13:00.000-04:00"They like you. They really, really like you." Wor..."They like you. They really, really like you." Words every would-be writer longs to hear. I know I do. I desperately want to hear my agent on the other end of the phone saying that very thing.<BR/><BR/>There's only one way for the "newbie" to become a successful writer. You've got to work your butt off, then pick it up and work it off again. Process. It's all about the process.<BR/><BR/>A friend of mine, the late poet Rita Riddle, once described to me what it's like to send a piece off to the editor. She compared it to the first day of kindergarten. You know the child you put on the bus in the morning, but you're never sure who's getting off that bus in the afternoon. <BR/><BR/>We all have to learn the process, to go through the process. The operative word in the previous sentence? Through. No one can be lifted up from the first draft and landed in the cover art. Process takes time, sometimes a long time. It's nice to hear what might be going on in the process from submission to editor and that much desired contract. Thanks for sharing.WKEverharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342903231812097447noreply@blogger.com