tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29195570.post8043665413173762714..comments2023-06-30T06:28:00.114-06:00Comments on Moonflower Musing: A LamentJulia Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03577906856043143102noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29195570.post-50429867279218512532007-05-08T11:07:00.000-06:002007-05-08T11:07:00.000-06:00Julia,I so know the feeling. You're going to get t...Julia,<BR/>I so know the feeling. You're going to get to the front of the line at the perfect time. Both your illustrations and your writing are unique and wonderful. A wise publisher will discover you and be thrilled to be the first to grab up your work. Keep your chin up!Amy C. Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29195570.post-61604313040340784602007-05-06T23:51:00.000-06:002007-05-06T23:51:00.000-06:00Julia, Madeleine Leangle’s “A Wrinkle in time” was...Julia, <BR/>Madeleine Leangle’s “A Wrinkle in time” was turned down 29 times before being accepted! And millions love that book. Margaret Mitchell‘s “Gone With the Wind” was rejected by 38 different publishers before finally being accepted--And look how famous that story turned out to be! Stephen King is said to have stuck all his rejection slips on a spike in his bedroom. Dr. Seuss,. Beatrix Potter,…etc . All writers get rejections…it’s just part of the process. It doesn’t mean your stuff isn’t good. It just means that whoever read it didn‘t have the vision to see its potential...You do have a unique voice, one that Needs to be heard. You have the ability to touch the very heart and soul. I loved the paragraphs you wrote in “Being a part of an old couple” and even your words in this one called “Lament” You have a unique voice, one I love to read. Hang in there and keep standing in that line…Your life is in God’s hand…and His promise to you is…Jeremiah 29:11..’For I know the thoughts I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you and expected end…” We Need to hear what you have to say.no longer herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12814589197885051441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29195570.post-66117877684085187232007-05-03T09:33:00.000-06:002007-05-03T09:33:00.000-06:00Oh Julia, we can, at least I can relate. If I had...Oh Julia, we can, at least I can relate. If I had a chocolate bar for every rejection I have had over the past two years, I would be a candidate for the 'biggest loser' on TV or otherwise. It is so tough to see a child rejected....and our manuscripts and illustrations are our children. But I know your work and it is good. It will find a home and we will all celebrate.... with Chocolate of course!Ginger*:)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29195570.post-82981163138781146742007-05-03T08:34:00.000-06:002007-05-03T08:34:00.000-06:00Hang in there! I have to believe that the longer i...Hang in there! I have to believe that the longer it takes, the better the reward in the end.<BR/><BR/>Your work is fabulous and with continued determination, you'll find an editor that 'gets' you.<BR/>I've been through the same emotions about being in the right or wrong line. But from experience I'm noticing that the only way to find out is to get in one line and see what happens. Sometimes you'll be in one line and you'll have someone tap you on the shoulder and show you a better one. <BR/><BR/>One thing leads to another and I know with your faith you know exactly what I mean.<BR/><BR/>PS.<BR/>Have you seen the books out by Belinda Downes? If not, search Amazon. I think you'll love her work as much as I do!rozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943798544725894982noreply@blogger.com