tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413417912038727274.post7103893989251644755..comments2023-07-02T05:36:31.022-04:00Comments on Girl, Unpublished: Are You A Diamond? I Will Be One Day!Jessica Stanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663056640003914857noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413417912038727274.post-91675228004017530972010-10-18T12:00:53.551-04:002010-10-18T12:00:53.551-04:00Great post, Jessica. I, too, love the analogy. I d...Great post, Jessica. I, too, love the analogy. I definitely want to be a diamond. Apparently, I was content to be a lump of coal for the last 10 years, but the fire has been fueled again, and there is now a never-ending supply of oxygen to fuel that fire. <br /><br />As far as opinion goes, it is definitely subjective. I LOVE picture books! (But there are some out there that are even widely accepted as awesome because they are so popular. The funny thing is, I hate them. Can't stand some of the authors and series out there. Certainly won't mention any names.) Most I truly do love. Love, love, love picture books!!!Christie Wright Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656162315858480593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413417912038727274.post-88334374542300491512010-10-13T08:23:18.820-04:002010-10-13T08:23:18.820-04:00Great inspirational post Jessica. And so, so true....Great inspirational post Jessica. And so, so true.Adina Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860528131098237473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413417912038727274.post-86503488755995684832010-10-10T17:57:26.048-04:002010-10-10T17:57:26.048-04:00That's the spirit! You're right on. I th...That's the spirit! You're right on. I think about Elana Johnson every time I want to give up. She sent out between 150 and 200 queries before getting her agent. Can you imagine getting your 199th rejection and still sending out your 200th query anyway? Amazing. <br /><br />This was a lovely post! Thank you!Patricia A. Timms-McGeheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989800584001861716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413417912038727274.post-33262891188881345692010-10-10T07:18:09.753-04:002010-10-10T07:18:09.753-04:00Nice post, Jessica! I couldn't agree more. I...Nice post, Jessica! I couldn't agree more. I'm very new to this journey and I know the beginners excitement will start to fade as time goes by and rejections build up. But the way I feel when I'm writing won't change. I'm stickin' with it!!Megan K. Bickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306585009994740664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413417912038727274.post-69107586245608767292010-10-09T16:33:42.151-04:002010-10-09T16:33:42.151-04:00I'm with both of you - I want to be that rare ...I'm with both of you - I want to be that rare flawless diamond. (Can I be the Koh-i-Noor then? ;-) ) <br /><br />Actually, I just wrote a post about this too (http://www.mariekenijkamp.com/musings/?p=313) and I completely agree - it is all about not giving up. <br />And you know, I don't mind rejection. I queried my first novel to good response, but not good enough. And what the rejections taught me was nothing I didn't know - they taught me that I would settle for something less than brilliant. And until then I would learn everything I could learn to polish my craft. And even then I would learn and want to polish more :)Mariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16383960692054256957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413417912038727274.post-68953369833897590472010-10-09T12:15:05.354-04:002010-10-09T12:15:05.354-04:00Quinn,
Thanks! And, I don't think that it'...Quinn, <br />Thanks! And, I don't think that it's bad at all. In fact, I'd want to be the rare pink diamond-the most valuable and rare. (I'm assuming that you didn't choose it because it's pink. LOL) I just think that you and I are among the few who are brave enough to shout out our wishes. <br />P.S-I have to leave now, but I'll check out your post later. It sounds like it's a good one:)Jessica Stanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663056640003914857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413417912038727274.post-37189796613274147482010-10-09T11:56:21.932-04:002010-10-09T11:56:21.932-04:00Is it bad or good if I say that I'm not even c...Is it bad or good if I say that I'm not even content being a diamond? I want to be that rare black diamond -- J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer. <br /><br />I'm realistic about this journey, but I do want it and I'm willing to keep at it. Becoming a diamond would be an absolute dream. <br /><br />Great analogy! <br /><br />I think we were thinking a like today. I posted on "no pain, no gain" and had a flashback when I was reading your first paragraph.Basthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561466241112288690noreply@blogger.com