tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715252857068946600.post4353997478483788536..comments2023-12-03T02:26:13.337-06:00Comments on Author S. L. Duncan: The Zen of Being DisappointedS. L. Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245941432491789475noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715252857068946600.post-15859516241859115212011-07-17T15:16:02.717-05:002011-07-17T15:16:02.717-05:00So true. I think writers are doubly cursed b/c mo...So true. I think writers are doubly cursed b/c most of us are readers, and inevitably we will read something cover to cover, put it down, and be unable to revel in the awesomeness of the book without that little twinge of "Yeah, I'll never write like that" in the back of our heads.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750774359232145507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715252857068946600.post-23177410245891560872011-07-15T16:18:48.588-05:002011-07-15T16:18:48.588-05:00So very, very true. Especially since we all have t...So very, very true. Especially since we all have those lovely fantasies of being on Oprah, watching our stories be turned into movies (good, well-directed movies with fantastic actors that stay true to the book, rather than a Uwe Boll travesty) and getting heaps of fanmail from our devoted readers.<br /><br />But then, every basketball player dreams of being the next Shaq or Michael Jordan. Every garage band aspires to the fame and glory of the Beetles. Every coffee-pouring intern longingly gazes at the desk of the CEO.<br /><br />Not that this makes what you've written any less true-- in fact, it's moreso. People are so focused on fame, fortune, adulation and success that they forget that the key is to just sit down and do what you love (and hopefully make just enough money to keep food on the table). That's the important part. Everything else is extra.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03262225989339629381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715252857068946600.post-19270660377660228632011-07-15T15:33:52.496-05:002011-07-15T15:33:52.496-05:00I've actually been faily happy as of late. A ...I've actually been faily happy as of late. A little impatient, but happy. But in the past, I've lost one agent after having spent nearly two years editing and going through agency mergers. So...basically, I've got a doctorate in disappointment. ;)<br /><br />Really, though, you can only focus on what's within your power. The rest is up to the fates. Or luck. Or both, perhaps.S. L. Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245941432491789475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715252857068946600.post-86158636909689190242011-07-15T09:40:17.769-05:002011-07-15T09:40:17.769-05:00When I was middle school, my best friend and I had...When I was middle school, my best friend and I had a saying - "It'll Never Happen." Mostly, we used this whenever we had a crush, to remind ourselves that the boy we loved would never love us back. We said it so that, when he in fact did not return our affections, we wouldn't be disappointed.<br /><br />It didn't work. LOL. I spent my entire youth, right up to my year of college, crushing on boys who would never love me back.<br /><br />Now, I do try to stay planted in reality and not allow my hopes to float too high. But I know I'm a good writer. That is one of the things I know. Will I be published? That, I don't know.<br /><br />Hang in there. :)Aprilhttp://writersramblings81.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715252857068946600.post-62674009911883469982011-07-15T09:35:41.555-05:002011-07-15T09:35:41.555-05:00Yep.
Hang in there.Yep. <br /><br />Hang in there.Precy Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714824672731935371noreply@blogger.com