tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post4770774292398714275..comments2023-09-05T08:36:25.033-07:00Comments on Author Lisa Gail Green: Is Your Writing Cup Half Empty Or Half Full?Lisa Gail Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-32980018959272762552011-09-04T15:28:24.073-07:002011-09-04T15:28:24.073-07:00This made me feel better about my writing. Thanks ...This made me feel better about my writing. Thanks for making me look at how to make positve out of the negative.Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982055425909597384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-55348596109379464152011-09-01T10:46:20.416-07:002011-09-01T10:46:20.416-07:00Oh I love this!!! And YAY for chocolate!Oh I love this!!! And YAY for chocolate!Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-63036365512849295602011-08-31T17:19:29.438-07:002011-08-31T17:19:29.438-07:00Half full all of the way. If I didn't try to s...Half full all of the way. If I didn't try to see the positive, even in rejections, I would have quit long ago. :)<br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-32673687966369493272011-08-31T13:02:01.860-07:002011-08-31T13:02:01.860-07:00My writing cup is definitely half full. I have my ...My writing cup is definitely half full. I have my moments of doubt and negativity but I always manage to feel positive again the next day. I love writing too much to let anything about it get me too down.Ghenet Myrthilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621168379560585094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-64174627009719165232011-08-31T08:38:10.839-07:002011-08-31T08:38:10.839-07:00Absolutely true! Taking on a positive point of vie...Absolutely true! Taking on a positive point of view means less time being all bummed out and more time being productive and fixing whatever problems may exist. And it just feels better to be positive and upbeat.Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-9200043796183881222011-08-30T15:13:39.463-07:002011-08-30T15:13:39.463-07:00So true! I love your spin on these thoughts. Anoth...So true! I love your spin on these thoughts. Another way to look at the first one is, "At least I'm submitting!" Lots of people write, but many of them are too scared to actually submit their books.Caryn Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338655819410392107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-69597341359177960512011-08-30T14:58:41.897-07:002011-08-30T14:58:41.897-07:00Love this post! Great things to keep in mind :) Th...Love this post! Great things to keep in mind :) This one hit home for me:<br /><br />*Before I write the next book, I'm going to do some research to verify it's a marketable concept.* <br /><br />:)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-16202783507093364372011-08-30T14:28:30.437-07:002011-08-30T14:28:30.437-07:00Love your way of thinking. I've always been a ...Love your way of thinking. I've always been a half-full chick. Things can get murky at times but there is always something to hold on to. :)Karen Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697785820907711723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-79078992221453902872011-08-30T13:43:37.060-07:002011-08-30T13:43:37.060-07:00This is an excellent post. I dwell too often in t...This is an excellent post. I dwell too often in the negative camp that it's actually almost foreign to me when I have a bit of optimism. But what it all comes down to is how you look at it. I'll keep this encouragement in mind, thanks!<br /><br />Great to have found you and follow you!Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-27865980823634834292011-08-30T12:15:08.622-07:002011-08-30T12:15:08.622-07:00Loved how the same things can be turned into somet...Loved how the same things can be turned into something positive! I *try* to do that all the time, but sometimes I end up looking at the empty half of the glass. So. Those days, I'll invite you and your positive energy here! Okay? ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-56782232277053033862011-08-30T06:20:09.764-07:002011-08-30T06:20:09.764-07:00If I could only get off time sucking Twitter I wou...If I could only get off time sucking Twitter I would have enough time to do my own writing. If I did that I wouldn't be here~<br />Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07958349244586230321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-46741992593382921812011-08-29T20:48:09.011-07:002011-08-29T20:48:09.011-07:00I'm sure this is a shocker, but I LOVE this! N...I'm sure this is a shocker, but I LOVE this! Nothing more to add, which feels weird for my normally verbose self, but . . . sometimes it does happen. :pDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06036505968642985025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-1690323005910823662011-08-29T17:30:33.019-07:002011-08-29T17:30:33.019-07:00I vote glass half-full. Great list. I have to say ...I vote glass half-full. Great list. I have to say my awesome critique partners are often the ones to spin a boo-hoo into a yahoo!Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-36634618114002204042011-08-29T17:16:02.746-07:002011-08-29T17:16:02.746-07:00Another brilliant post.
I lost track of my rejecti...Another brilliant post.<br />I lost track of my rejections. I've even had rejections since being published. <br /><br />They sting, but I give myself 24 hours, eat some chocolate, chalk it up as a learning experience and keep going. <br /><br />I have to stay positive and keep going. It would be so easy to get bogged down in the negatives.Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-78529285480266999962011-08-29T16:01:35.931-07:002011-08-29T16:01:35.931-07:00So true, attitude really is everything. (now if I ...So true, attitude really is everything. (now if I can just remember that...) :) Thanks for the reminder!Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-682515211144155392011-08-29T15:14:47.453-07:002011-08-29T15:14:47.453-07:00My glass is always half full. If I don’t succeed w...My glass is always half full. If I don’t succeed with this manuscript, I’ll grow and work on the next—one day I’ll get there… it’s the journey not the destination-at least for me.Jeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-40479775630623617372011-08-29T15:06:32.812-07:002011-08-29T15:06:32.812-07:00Great advice, Lisa!! It's always a good remind...Great advice, Lisa!! It's always a good reminder for us to look at things in a POSITIVE way!! I, for one, always look for the silver lining in bad news and/or situations. :)Melinda S. Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185708322661542646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-38391089187880603282011-08-29T14:31:37.335-07:002011-08-29T14:31:37.335-07:00I always try to look on the up-side of things, bec...I always try to look on the up-side of things, because the alternative is to just be depressed. Whenever I get a rejection, I remind myself that it's actually a good thing. It means I'm one agent closer to finding one that loves my book. After all, if the agent doesn't love the book enough to want to represent it, they wouldn't be the agent I want!Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-14599765720420075662011-08-29T14:04:22.302-07:002011-08-29T14:04:22.302-07:00Half full...of air. usually I cry a lot and wonder...Half full...of air. usually I cry a lot and wonder why no one will date me. Oh wait, that was in High School, ummm, never mind.Dean K Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846624912452227191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-77798304248420500222011-08-29T11:52:16.593-07:002011-08-29T11:52:16.593-07:00Beautifully said. By taking the positive we stay p...Beautifully said. By taking the positive we stay positive and keep writing and improving. It leads to good things, though maybe not always exactly when we'd like it to.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-90549355096443268122011-08-29T09:50:11.744-07:002011-08-29T09:50:11.744-07:00Thank you!
-VickiThank you!<br /><br />-VickiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-1055609385837238482011-08-29T08:52:22.544-07:002011-08-29T08:52:22.544-07:00That is so true! It all depends how you look at it...That is so true! It all depends how you look at it. I always drown my sorrows in chocolate, too! Any excuse is a good excuse.Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-85802468206829794242011-08-29T08:43:25.170-07:002011-08-29T08:43:25.170-07:00Great point!
I'd be thrilled with any sort of...Great point!<br /><br />I'd be thrilled with any sort of personalized rejection. ;-)Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008153523366719973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-75765836391497085982011-08-29T07:52:00.867-07:002011-08-29T07:52:00.867-07:00Great viewpoint and one I've had to learn to d...Great viewpoint and one I've had to learn to do. I've had to learn how to become postitive and it's amazing how it makes you feel and how you look at things. <br />ThanksChristine Danekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979611961825725350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-37866585916807537812011-08-29T07:42:55.958-07:002011-08-29T07:42:55.958-07:00Absolutely! Awesome viewpoint, Lisa. It's al...Absolutely! Awesome viewpoint, Lisa. It's all in how we view things, in regular life and in our writing life. Thanks for the Monday pick-me-up!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.com