tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post5476024659715810922..comments2024-03-29T03:30:18.368-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Success StoryDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-46661550911806058242011-01-23T00:40:37.189-07:002011-01-23T00:40:37.189-07:00Thank you for this! I'm currently shelving my...Thank you for this! I'm currently shelving my vampire project due to Lit Agents screaming and running into the woods like their hair is on fire if they hear/read the word vampire. We're waist deep in "Cullen" Era vamps and agents are overwhelmed with vamp stories. Mine is different, and my vampires do not sparkle, but alas, it shall wait until the time is right.Kim Mullicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379949268188977298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-63913900606631078392011-01-22T14:42:36.856-07:002011-01-22T14:42:36.856-07:00Thanks, Rachel. Glad you stopped by and enjoyed th...Thanks, Rachel. Glad you stopped by and enjoyed the post.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-28012597148917865872011-01-22T04:40:06.297-07:002011-01-22T04:40:06.297-07:00Great tip Maryann. Congrats on your success :)
Ra...Great tip Maryann. Congrats on your success :)<br /><br />RachRachael Harriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764930101064527321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-31892615194071115672011-01-21T20:15:35.724-07:002011-01-21T20:15:35.724-07:00Yes, you did miss the buy link, Dani. I highlighte...Yes, you did miss the buy link, Dani. I highlighted the titles when I first mention the books and that goes to the page on Amazon where the books are available.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-3976901069601828932011-01-21T19:51:11.045-07:002011-01-21T19:51:11.045-07:00So, Maryann, there's no place a reader could B...So, Maryann, there's no place a reader could BUY this book? Put a buy link into that post. Or did I miss it?Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-36695432356049900942011-01-21T19:36:39.869-07:002011-01-21T19:36:39.869-07:00Congrats, Maryann! It's good to know those old...Congrats, Maryann! It's good to know those old mnuscripts can make it if the characters still speak to you :)<br /><br />cheers, Jenn<br /><br />Do you have any love to share in 2011? Check out <a href="http://jennmckay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Love Every Day</a>Jenn McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096584277185808602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25637401876468542502011-01-21T14:26:43.709-07:002011-01-21T14:26:43.709-07:00Thanks, Elspeth. Glad you found the post helpful. ...Thanks, Elspeth. Glad you found the post helpful. It is finally sunny here after days of clouds and rainy weather, but very cold.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-43615190642541006102011-01-21T13:21:32.595-07:002011-01-21T13:21:32.595-07:00Congrats, Maryann! This is such good advice, and a...Congrats, Maryann! This is such good advice, and a ray of sunshine on a dull, rainy day.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-32301411989437936502011-01-21T13:08:47.237-07:002011-01-21T13:08:47.237-07:00Aw, shucks, Dani. Thanks so much for the endorseme...Aw, shucks, Dani. Thanks so much for the endorsement of my book. That means a lot.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-59243256932251663742011-01-21T12:05:17.834-07:002011-01-21T12:05:17.834-07:00There's something to be said for persistence, ...There's something to be said for persistence, and believing in quality. Congrats, and best with the new releases.<br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55564566506856554942011-01-21T10:09:33.343-07:002011-01-21T10:09:33.343-07:00Open Season is really good. I've been reading ...Open Season is really good. I've been reading Maryann's blog posts since the beginning and finally won a book in a contest! so I could see if she could really string some sentences together. :D I'm happy to say she's kind of a Pied Piper of Words. You start reading and are just drawn in, sentence after sentence. Not every writer can do that. It doesn't surprise me a bit that this book has already gone into reprint. Looking forward to the next in the series!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-65651032997898214942011-01-21T09:23:50.513-07:002011-01-21T09:23:50.513-07:00Dawn and Helen, I hope you both finish the book a...Dawn and Helen, I hope you both finish the book and get it published. Having stories and characters that stay with you long-term is like having another family. <br /><br />Jenny, good point about backing up, and we can do that now so easily, as Shon pointed out here yesterday.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your success story, too, Morgan. I remember you mentioning before that you were able to rework your first ms and get it published. Good for you. For many of us our first ever ms, needs to stay hidden forever. LOLMaryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-71395613578695627582011-01-21T07:58:46.964-07:002011-01-21T07:58:46.964-07:00I have such a manuscript. I'm working on it no...I have such a manuscript. I'm working on it now. The core of the story keeps calling to me, so I'm trying to work on the secondary plot line.<br /><br />It's interesting when you have characters who won't let you forget about them. They keep talking to you.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-54684470230707712452011-01-21T07:46:12.929-07:002011-01-21T07:46:12.929-07:00Same thing happened with my first manuscript, Two ...Same thing happened with my first manuscript, Two Wrongs. I'd received 17 rejections, and started on another book. <br /><br />Then I attended a conference and decided to resurrect the old manuscript. After some updating and careful editing, it became my first published book.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-67966341092973232672011-01-21T07:46:02.759-07:002011-01-21T07:46:02.759-07:00Congratulations. It's wonderful to know that a...Congratulations. It's wonderful to know that all that hard work paid off, just took a little longer. <br /><br />I would also add a cautionary element: Back Up Your Work--repeatedly. Technology changes. I've got old work that I wanted to keep...and it was on 3.5 floppies. (My hard copies got lost when we moved.) Guess what? My computer had changed in the interim and I had to hunt down a friend who had both a floppy drive and a USB. Don't destroy the old stuff, but losing it is just tear-inducing.Jenny Maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926410487968278887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29488788100523856052011-01-21T06:18:43.119-07:002011-01-21T06:18:43.119-07:00Congratulations! I have a manuscript that I hid aw...Congratulations! I have a manuscript that I hid away that keeps calling out to me. I can't forget the characters - thanks for inspiring me not to give up on them.Author Dawn Brazilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266576901266161844noreply@blogger.com