tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post6645118819246379108..comments2024-03-09T05:53:46.954-08:00Comments on Bernard's Blog: Charlie Brown SyndromeBernardLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-44637817391275026512011-06-29T10:38:38.117-07:002011-06-29T10:38:38.117-07:00No, no, no, it's me I tell you. :)No, no, no, it's me I tell you. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-11933800001783962802011-06-28T17:41:59.236-07:002011-06-28T17:41:59.236-07:00No, you didn't miss the mark. I'm just a d...No, you didn't miss the mark. I'm just a dork. LOL!Jordan Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437563784716604402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-20179620354944643592011-06-27T14:46:49.637-07:002011-06-27T14:46:49.637-07:00Hey, I took some comfort in the nice words, Jordan...Hey, I took some comfort in the nice words, Jordan. :) My take on the Charlie Brown comparison was supposed to be a funny but accurate portrayal of writers' querying and rejection circle of frustration. I guess I missed my mark. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-67970419139185501972011-06-27T14:29:40.546-07:002011-06-27T14:29:40.546-07:00Actually, that is an encouraging rejection. They d...Actually, that is an encouraging rejection. They don't bother with that much of a note if they don't see something special in your writing.<br /><br />I agree with Raine. :)Jordan Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437563784716604402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-8495020147805099172011-06-26T07:23:17.005-07:002011-06-26T07:23:17.005-07:00Exactly right, Charles. It's what keeps us cre...Exactly right, Charles. It's what keeps us creating and running forward to kick at the empty air no matter how many times we wind up stretched out on the ground. :)<br /><br />Believe me, Raine, I didn't mean the word pathetic in regard to the agent or her words. Her words inspired me to shoot out another bunch of kicks at the empty air... hence my Charlie Brown reference. It struck me as funny how little it takes to pump me up in this racket. I guess that's the wiggle room. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-37191462928441990102011-06-25T23:25:46.254-07:002011-06-25T23:25:46.254-07:00How pathetic is it to feel encouraged?
There has ...<i>How pathetic is it to feel encouraged?</i><br /><br />There has to be some wiggle room between being an author accustomed to praise and pathetic (I hope!).<br />I don't see that here at all. It sounds like the agent acknowledged it wasn't something her <i>agency</i> would represent, but it was written in a voice she enjoyed reading. I think that IS encouraging.<br /><br />But would agree, yes, we are the Charlie Browns of the universe. And maybe that's not so bad. Charlie Brown is the one readers sympathize with, the one who seems to see things that others don't, the one who always hopes for better things.<br />Congrats on the encouraging words, anyway!rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258822737734173873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-137741984042684122011-06-25T20:09:23.510-07:002011-06-25T20:09:23.510-07:00You're exactly right, man. I think writer'...You're exactly right, man. I think writer's are the Charlie Browns of the world. Many of us at least. Or the "Butters" of the world if you're into Southpark. Maybe that's why we can write, though. we can still feel. We haven't had all hope and joy and pleasure leached out of us yet. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com