Comments on: Is being read reward enough? http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/is-being-read-reward-enough/ a blog for past, current, and future participants of Weblogs and Wikis Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:10:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: froyd http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/is-being-read-reward-enough/#comment-10 froyd Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:01:59 +0000 http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/is-being-read-reward-enough/#comment-10 "perseverance counts FAR more than raw talent and a facility with words" a truer phrase is hard to find, and I think this is the case in most of the disciplines out there. “perseverance counts FAR more than raw talent and a facility with words”

a truer phrase is hard to find, and I think this is the case in most of the disciplines out there.

]]> By: Cliff Burns http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/is-being-read-reward-enough/#comment-8 Cliff Burns Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:45:19 +0000 http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/is-being-read-reward-enough/#comment-8 Well...practical advice I've got, a wealth of experiences (most of them pretty bad--I wrote an essay about my so-called career titled "Solace of Fortitude")...but encouraging words? Dunno if I'm your guy for that. Writing is a hard life, perseverance counts FAR more than raw talent and a facility with words. Nevertheless, I do wish your students the best... Well…practical advice I’ve got, a wealth of experiences (most of them pretty bad–I wrote an essay about my so-called career titled “Solace of Fortitude”)…but encouraging words? Dunno if I’m your guy for that. Writing is a hard life, perseverance counts FAR more than raw talent and a facility with words. Nevertheless, I do wish your students the best…

]]> By: mcmorgan http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/is-being-read-reward-enough/#comment-7 mcmorgan Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:09:42 +0000 http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/is-being-read-reward-enough/#comment-7 Cliff - It's nice to hear an outside voice. In a few weeks, this blog will be occupied by 20 students interested in online writing, publishing, and scholarship. I'm betting they'll your comment helpful - encouraging. Hope to hear more. Cliff –

It’s nice to hear an outside voice. In a few weeks, this blog will be occupied by 20 students interested in online writing, publishing, and scholarship. I’m betting they’ll your comment helpful – encouraging. Hope to hear more.

]]> By: Cliff Burns http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/is-being-read-reward-enough/#comment-6 Cliff Burns Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:40:48 +0000 http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/is-being-read-reward-enough/#comment-6 It's a good point, one I'll be addressing in the coming months as I plan to load four novels on my blog, hoping to draw attention to my work. I've been a professional writer for over 20 years, two of my novellas are currently being adapted into movies...and I STILL can't make it past the teetering slush piles on editors' desks. So...I'll create my own buzz and rather than constantly approaching publishers, hat in hand, I'll make them come to ME. That's the plan, anyway. I'll let you know in the next 12-15 months if it was successful. Good post, important theme... It’s a good point, one I’ll be addressing in the coming months as I plan to load four novels on my blog, hoping to draw attention to my work. I’ve been a professional writer for over 20 years, two of my novellas are currently being adapted into movies…and I STILL can’t make it past the teetering slush piles on editors’ desks. So…I’ll create my own buzz and rather than constantly approaching publishers, hat in hand, I’ll make them come to ME. That’s the plan, anyway. I’ll let you know in the next 12-15 months if it was successful. Good post, important theme…

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