Comments - What it takes to write your way to the top - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:11:28Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A227739&xn_auth=noThe operative word is here LU…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-02-21:537324:Comment:2278022010-02-21T16:00:00.961ZB.R.Statehamhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BRStateham
The operative word is here LUCK. Lots of writers work hard at their profession and are never heard or seen in the published ranks. Only those with a certain measure of luck make it. And honestly, I'm not trying to sound pessimistic. That's just reality speaking.
The operative word is here LUCK. Lots of writers work hard at their profession and are never heard or seen in the published ranks. Only those with a certain measure of luck make it. And honestly, I'm not trying to sound pessimistic. That's just reality speaking. Well, you know what they say…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-02-20:537324:Comment:2277612010-02-20T22:07:06.066ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Well, you know what they say about winning the lottery: it won't happen if you don't buy a ticket. (Maybe I should confess that I've never played the lottery).
Well, you know what they say about winning the lottery: it won't happen if you don't buy a ticket. (Maybe I should confess that I've never played the lottery). So true. I love the quote too.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-02-20:537324:Comment:2277472010-02-20T18:40:55.365ZPauline Rowsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PaulineRowson
So true. I love the quote too.
So true. I love the quote too. That's where we agree 100%. T…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-02-20:537324:Comment:2277432010-02-20T18:24:49.666ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
That's where we agree 100%. The top is having people tell you sincerely they loved your work, they can't wait to follow your characters again.<br />
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Becoming a successful fiction writer is like trying to become a successful movie actor. The odds are so long, you have to be crazy to imagine it will happen. That's a quote from one of the top book agents in New York, Donald Maass.
That's where we agree 100%. The top is having people tell you sincerely they loved your work, they can't wait to follow your characters again.<br />
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Becoming a successful fiction writer is like trying to become a successful movie actor. The odds are so long, you have to be crazy to imagine it will happen. That's a quote from one of the top book agents in New York, Donald Maass. Yes, you need that little bit…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-02-20:537324:Comment:2277422010-02-20T18:13:14.147ZPauline Rowsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PaulineRowson
Yes, you need that little bit of luck that sometimes places you in the right place at the right time, but without the hard work you will never get that luck. I also think you need to create your luck by making things happen and not waiting for others to do it for you, and to recognise and seize opportunities, which isn't always easy. Maybe, that's part two of this blog, Jack. That, and the fact of reassessing or defining what <i>is</i> the TOP.
Yes, you need that little bit of luck that sometimes places you in the right place at the right time, but without the hard work you will never get that luck. I also think you need to create your luck by making things happen and not waiting for others to do it for you, and to recognise and seize opportunities, which isn't always easy. Maybe, that's part two of this blog, Jack. That, and the fact of reassessing or defining what <i>is</i> the TOP. Are you sure just hard work a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-02-20:537324:Comment:2277412010-02-20T17:58:21.450ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
Are you sure just hard work and perserverance are going to get us to the TOP? Over forty years of daily writing so far. Maybe we need a little luck, too.
Are you sure just hard work and perserverance are going to get us to the TOP? Over forty years of daily writing so far. Maybe we need a little luck, too.