tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post1765579528540985932..comments2024-03-20T06:55:57.193-07:00Comments on Born to Blog by Beth Kaplan: define failurebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-79671933479499151462013-12-06T16:45:26.020-08:002013-12-06T16:45:26.020-08:00Merci, my friend, but hanging in there is what I&#...Merci, my friend, but hanging in there is what I've been doing for years, banging that square peg into that round hole, and guess what, it never quite fits. So it's DONE. I will probably publish it on-line or in some format, because it's ready to go and people have enjoyed reading it, with all its flaws. I will do some kind of storytelling event with some of the material, and the rest ... I will incorporate into the book I will now start to write. Life goes on. It's not illness, it's not tragedy, it's a lot of time spent on something that did not come out as planned. If that's the worst that happens, I'll be a lucky woman. bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-50549467498604955982013-12-06T03:09:13.896-08:002013-12-06T03:09:13.896-08:00Just discovering this today. Oh dear. I hope you&#...Just discovering this today. Oh dear. I hope you're not giving up on this Beth. It's certainly dreadful to have to cope with rejection. The great thing about academic writing is that you know only a dozen people will be likely to read you. Even if you put your whole heart and soul into the article you don't put your whole life onto the page as you do with memoir. If an article is rejected,it's still a heart breaker, but usually easy enough to revise to get printed If you have faith in this manuscript, hang in there. Lynn Hetherington-Blinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04033926429178550313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-79319029421579639242013-12-05T06:47:29.233-08:002013-12-05T06:47:29.233-08:00Theresa, one of the treats of writing that despair...Theresa, one of the treats of writing that despairing blog post last night was knowing that kind hearts would read it. Thank you for your thoughts. I think I will do some sort of self-publishing with the memoir, and get on with other stuff, yes. At the moment, I can't look at the poor thing. But I'll get there. Thanks for coming along for the ride. bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-13356769972434585302013-12-04T20:07:38.427-08:002013-12-04T20:07:38.427-08:00Beth, I think it's never easy to release a mss...Beth, I think it's never easy to release a mss. and to have to reckon with both rejection and silence. Don't give up on your memoir yet. Time often provides clarity -- usually when you least expect it. So keep faith but also think of what you'd like to write next. And the time will come for that so be ready and open when it does.<br />tktheresahttp://www.theresakishkan.comnoreply@blogger.com