tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post4067845528106389567..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: We Are Not AloneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-67096511868419899952010-02-12T21:31:22.865-05:002010-02-12T21:31:22.865-05:00Remind me to buy you a new robe at Christmastime. ...Remind me to buy you a new robe at Christmastime. <br /><br />I agree that nothing is ever perfect...until it is in print. (Then there is nothing you can do about it, so you call it complete and move on.) And having a great support system is necessary in this kind of business. The rejection, the bad reviews and of course the good moments always feel more real when they are shared.Joelle Charbonneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608552691748018256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-32902650010657291712010-02-12T15:23:55.339-05:002010-02-12T15:23:55.339-05:00Good post, Russel. Very reminiscent of the lyrics...Good post, Russel. Very reminiscent of the lyrics to THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS.Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-9726780507977493852010-02-12T12:38:33.929-05:002010-02-12T12:38:33.929-05:00Very cool piece. I kind of reminds me of an essay ...Very cool piece. I kind of reminds me of an essay on writing about boxing I read many years ago. One part of the essay compared the professional writer to the professional boxer. I can't remember who wrote this (maybe it will sound familiar to somebody) but the comparison said something to the effect that...<br /><br />"The writer and the boxer are both essentially solitary figures. Sure, trainers, coaches, family, and friends offer support, but you always have to do the work by yourself. In the final analysis its always You Alone vs. Kid White Page, and he's always undefeated. Even submitting a manuscript is kind of like stepping into the ring. You are nearly stripped naked and the whole world is there to see if you got it or not."<br /><br />I thought that was amusing and reminded me of this posting...even though I'm probably mangling somebody else's eloquent prose.Barna W. Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071400970008078931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-6545223275807652192010-02-12T10:53:04.891-05:002010-02-12T10:53:04.891-05:00Well, whatever magic you had to work to get out so...Well, whatever magic you had to work to get out something as good as LOST SISTER is fine by me.<br /><br />I wonder how critique groups have changed in the past few years. Is it better to get together around a table at the local library and talk about someone's plot holes, or does the emailing files back and forth end that? Maybe Google Wave? I dunno.<br /><br />It is solitary until you're done with something. Like cooking. You make it, but you gotta have someone taste it to make sure you won't kill all of your dinner guests.Steve Weddlehttp://steveweddle.comnoreply@blogger.com