tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post8347326655246932739..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: When Panic Sets InUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-65587121341722583892010-08-05T15:08:09.184-05:002010-08-05T15:08:09.184-05:00Joelle great post and it's all true. I persona...Joelle great post and it's all true. I personally can't ride a roller coaster. I think they're pretty - from a distance. I agree with Sue H as in the submission process, that's a ride! I question every day why I do this, and when I open up my manuscript I know exactly why. I'm pretty sure when I get a contract the first thing I'll do is throw up, just like I would if I were on a roller coaster. Then panic, then fear, then the deep desire to get the hell off but realize it's too late and I have to keep riding until the end. Then I'll do it again.<br />Looking forward to when your book comes out.Yasmine Phoenixhttp://www.YasminePhoenix.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-32432391245079969562010-08-05T13:21:16.254-05:002010-08-05T13:21:16.254-05:00Sue - Thanks for the well-wishes. I am hoping you...Sue - Thanks for the well-wishes. I am hoping you are right about the signings. Good luck on the submissions process. That's always an interesting phase of the journey - and like those roller coasters the waiting feels long.<br /><br />Thanks John! I will!<br /><br />Peg - The steamroller part sounds familiar, too. I think writers have to have part masochist in them in order to survive. I hope the steamroller passes you by next time and that the roller coaster fun will begin,<br /><br />Dennis - Yeah - the waiting is long. I got my contract over a year ago. After the contract I waited 6 months for edits. The publishing world is a slow mover!! Let me know when things start getting more exciting. I'd love to hear about the ride.Joelle Charbonneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608552691748018256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-90927468947625496682010-08-05T12:26:41.944-05:002010-08-05T12:26:41.944-05:00Joelle, my writing journey has felt like a long na...Joelle, my writing journey has felt like a long nap. I signed the contract over a year ago, and thus far, all that's been accomplished is the editing. And that was three or four months ago.<br /><br />No cover, no pub date, nothing. I've really almost forgotten about it.<br /><br />I tried a gentle note asking for updates but they just told me to be patient. So I went back to sleep.<br /><br />Maybe come spring.Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-31191321532776312652010-08-05T10:24:56.801-05:002010-08-05T10:24:56.801-05:00Good luck! I'm sure it's going to be a sm...Good luck! I'm sure it's going to be a smash hit!<br /><br />So far my writing journey has felt a bit like being run over by a steam roller, getting up, shaking it off, then lying down in the street to be run over again.<br /><br />Hopefully it is about to get better! But I wouldn't trade the trip for anything, that's for sure.Peg Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319534671560625590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-29940470431000047562010-08-05T08:21:34.115-05:002010-08-05T08:21:34.115-05:00The best part about the journey is all the great p...The best part about the journey is all the great people you meet along the way.<br /><br />Have fun and enjoy the ride.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-70966135950051837182010-08-05T01:19:52.252-05:002010-08-05T01:19:52.252-05:00Joelle - first off, I hope the launch of your book...Joelle - first off, I hope the launch of your book goes well and have a feeling you won't be twiddling your thumbs at any signings!<br /><br />As one who has nervously just 'joined the queue waiting to board said roller coaster' (ie. at the start of the submissions process) I appreciate your analogy of a mixture of "wheeeeeee!" and "what the hell am I doing here???" <br /><br />I hope the 'ride' has enough excitement to persuade you to queue up eagerly to purchase another ticket!<br /><br />And good luck!SueHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11394307650434614637noreply@blogger.com