tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post3885491757033721857..comments2023-09-05T08:36:25.033-07:00Comments on Author Lisa Gail Green: No Means Not YetLisa Gail Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-44547026272572181222012-11-18T10:30:02.630-08:002012-11-18T10:30:02.630-08:00This is a good reminder to have from time to time....This is a good reminder to have from time to time. It helps a lot. <br />Thanks Lisa.Akosshttp://akossiwaketoglo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-30185377177275692442012-11-11T17:02:27.226-08:002012-11-11T17:02:27.226-08:00I want to stand up and cheer for this! Excellent p...I want to stand up and cheer for this! Excellent post, we only fail when we give up.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-33215355007641194092012-11-07T10:36:26.036-08:002012-11-07T10:36:26.036-08:00So true. I think sometimes people jump the gun on ...So true. I think sometimes people jump the gun on submitting, and they get rejections for their trouble. And sometimes? They just haven't queried the right person. Hard to know unless they keep revising and/or submitting. Either way, the key is to persist.Caryn Caldwellhttp://www.caryncaldwell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-13025942355090555952012-11-07T06:58:43.561-08:002012-11-07T06:58:43.561-08:00Oh, and Lisa, if you're done with that elephan...Oh, and Lisa, if you're done with that elephant, my son would like it.Vicki Tremperhttp://www.vbtremper.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-47008992004728557212012-11-07T06:58:11.240-08:002012-11-07T06:58:11.240-08:00Thanks for the motivation! While I love my CPs, so...Thanks for the motivation! While I love my CPs, sometimes I wish I had a professional and experienced editor among my CPs, just for that little extra edge. It's hard to see in our own work what isn't quite there yet.Vicki Tremperhttp://www.vbtremper.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-64004753000494955042012-11-06T19:52:59.158-08:002012-11-06T19:52:59.158-08:00I love this post Lisa. You are so right. The diffe...I love this post Lisa. You are so right. The difference between unpublished and published authors is that the published authors didn't give up!elizabethfaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054541448639306878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-75964895266933460222012-11-06T06:49:45.878-08:002012-11-06T06:49:45.878-08:00Who cleans up after that large jungle beast near t...Who cleans up after that large jungle beast near the sofa? Writing buddies, that's who. Rejections always drive me straight to my friends (like YOU) who never fail to build me up and allow me the perspective to analyze the reasons behind the "no thanks." Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-92108830339758554142012-11-06T06:25:39.779-08:002012-11-06T06:25:39.779-08:00So very, very true. For my book #1 it was #47 that...So very, very true. For my book #1 it was #47 that finally said yes.Laurisa White Reyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500840034913586508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-20775421267157608352012-11-05T16:24:25.937-08:002012-11-05T16:24:25.937-08:00All great points, Lisa. And I think one thing we f...All great points, Lisa. And I think one thing we forget as well is that just because you sell one book doesn't mean you'll sell everything thereafter. Even multi-published authors still get rejected.S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-5003993461770930342012-11-05T15:35:47.069-08:002012-11-05T15:35:47.069-08:00Rejection totally stinks, and sometimes I get the ...Rejection totally stinks, and sometimes I get the "I'm never writing again!" blues. But they pass, and then I write again, and hopefully my skills are improving.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-53557187161829936852012-11-05T11:08:04.675-08:002012-11-05T11:08:04.675-08:00I've never been rejected. Do you believe me? C...I've never been rejected. Do you believe me? Come on, say yes. Okay. Okay. I cannot tell a lie. Once I was rejected. All the other times I was politely denied access to publication. Doesn't that sound better?cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-81322243432119029552012-11-05T09:39:36.191-08:002012-11-05T09:39:36.191-08:00Kristen makes a great point about trusting in your...Kristen makes a great point about trusting in your story. But when you do trust in your story, the rejections are that much harder too.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-45481950166588402812012-11-05T09:36:17.342-08:002012-11-05T09:36:17.342-08:00Yes, rejection is hard, but then you learn and get...Yes, rejection is hard, but then you learn and get rejected again and learn some more and hopefully, at some point, there's an acceptance waiting at the end of all the hard work.Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-20461730553351870782012-11-05T05:16:23.657-08:002012-11-05T05:16:23.657-08:00I agree. Sometimes you just need to work another p...I agree. Sometimes you just need to work another project first and come back to the one you're querying at a later day. You'll be able to objectively revise it then and make it stronger.<br /><br />Great post, Lisa. And awesome timing. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-43817313517769845602012-11-05T04:32:16.840-08:002012-11-05T04:32:16.840-08:00Yes. Also, during the revising and the submitting,...Yes. Also, during the revising and the submitting, you have to be able to trust in your story. And if you don't trust it, then you should move on.<br />I found moving to the next story because I didn't quite believe in the first one to be a good decision so far.Kristen Wixtedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270464973842125576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-41999919184158784182012-11-05T03:56:49.064-08:002012-11-05T03:56:49.064-08:00I agree--it's definitely "not yet." ...I agree--it's definitely "not yet." But whether it ever becomes a yes also depends to a large extent on constant hard work to improve, because if nothing changes and you've gotten 867 Rs, you shouldn't tell yourself it's only a matter of moving on to the next one. That said, I queried 99 agents with Sanctum (revising after every round), and it wasn't until the final round that I got offers. I'm so glad I kept telling myself "not yet"! Great post, Lisa.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636585111057799728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-65993186807531062422012-11-05T03:48:15.339-08:002012-11-05T03:48:15.339-08:00I think that's a great point Lisa. Sometimes a...I think that's a great point Lisa. Sometimes agents just aren't looking for the story you're querying. And as you grow as a writer, in a year or two you may see what could make the story stronger and tackle it again. It's important not to give on but to also move on and write the next book.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com