tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33374572.post4688250326150687961..comments2023-10-18T07:28:57.262-07:00Comments on Barbwired...Barbara Hannay's blog...: The bumpy road...Barbara Hannayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03077064170686768953noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33374572.post-79015273297976241692010-11-08T15:35:40.097-08:002010-11-08T15:35:40.097-08:00Lovely to hear from you, Phillipa. From what I'...Lovely to hear from you, Phillipa. From what I've read of your books, you've accomplished amazing things -- so the training's happened somehow, somewhere... or maybe it's pure talent.<br />The cover is seriously gorgeous, isn't it? I've decided I should share it here.Barbara Hannayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077064170686768953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33374572.post-1485008494703254832010-11-08T03:36:22.250-08:002010-11-08T03:36:22.250-08:00Thnaks for the post, Barbara - I haven't done ...Thnaks for the post, Barbara - I haven't done 10,000 hour yet but I sure need to. Maybe other types of writing count towards the total but I doubt it.<br /><br />BTw I saw you on Jenny Haddon's blog and by coincidence, I'd just seen the uber-cool cover for your Blind Date anthology with Fiona Harper.<br /><br />The cover is *fantastic* and I've read that story about Theo. I am green with envy about that cover.. a great move by HMB, IMHO.Phillipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327571607067476569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33374572.post-72074963749335732242010-11-02T19:12:07.191-07:002010-11-02T19:12:07.191-07:00Great advice about finding your strengths inside t...Great advice about finding your strengths inside the rejection comments, Anne. I'd never looked at it that way before. there was never a clear pattern in mine. :)<br /><br />Painful though it sounds, I certainly heard the advice about 10,000 hours. I'm sure most professional artists (whether they're writers or painters or musicians) would agree.<br /><br />Mind you, some of that is dreaming time...:)Barbara Hannayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077064170686768953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33374572.post-88254653206967909952010-11-02T17:45:54.289-07:002010-11-02T17:45:54.289-07:00Great post, Barb. We had a few similarities there....Great post, Barb. We had a few similarities there. I also had the "Lacks that extra degree of emotional punch for which we are looking" and I was also in the 19 entries of the Emma Darcy comp that had a second reading. Didn't place in that comp, but HM&B bought the story.<br /><br />Barbara Samuel once said something I took to heart about rejection letters: she said that they often showed you (albeit indirectly) your strengths.<br /><br />My rejections for category romance (as well as the insufficient emotional punch) invariably said I had too much background detail and the minor characters detracted from the hero and heroine.<br />Now I write longer, bigger books and people say they love my background detail and my minor characters. So rejections can sometimes point you onto a path that suits you better.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33374572.post-69870511693935451602010-11-02T02:00:45.134-07:002010-11-02T02:00:45.134-07:00You're such a fabulous role model Barb! Thanks...You're such a fabulous role model Barb! Thanks for putting this up - I am beginning to see how correct you are about the apprenticeship ; )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384916360936698689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33374572.post-29815970273561456852010-11-01T21:51:52.661-07:002010-11-01T21:51:52.661-07:00Good lordy 10,000 hours!
Thanks for posting the...Good lordy 10,000 hours! <br /><br />Thanks for posting these :)Lacey Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716109142743069204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33374572.post-20901215552136275512010-11-01T20:08:35.935-07:002010-11-01T20:08:35.935-07:00It is an honour roll of progress towards success!!...It is an honour roll of progress towards success!! I have read you have to do a task for 10,000 hours before you are an success, or an expert. There's rarely an overnight success!! It must give you a nice feeling to remember the way you worked so hard to achieve your goal.2pawhttp://cindy2paw.typepad.com/2paw/noreply@blogger.com