tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post5348149321012415746..comments2023-10-17T04:36:14.596-07:00Comments on Read is the New Black: IWSG: An Encouraging CommentCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-22111097886763311542016-09-13T14:08:59.558-07:002016-09-13T14:08:59.558-07:00It's a great feeling to know that you really m...It's a great feeling to know that you really made an impression on someone. You're definitely doing something right!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-10606357839157766042016-09-12T12:17:15.662-07:002016-09-12T12:17:15.662-07:00A little bit of encouragement goes a long way. An ...A little bit of encouragement goes a long way. An author friend read my manuscript and said "I wish that I had written this." I think of that as I try to find a publisher.aFieldtriplife.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486598141947935350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-8912924868292689272016-09-11T07:04:57.710-07:002016-09-11T07:04:57.710-07:00I don't like every book I read. I don't &q...I don't like every book I read. I don't "get" why an author would take the plot this way or have the character act that way. Sometimes I put the book down and say, "Not for me." And that's okay. The hardest part is accepting that some people will feel the same way about OUR writing, and that it's still okay. Dianne K. Salernihttp://diannesalerni.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-8699634740423938932016-09-08T15:33:01.233-07:002016-09-08T15:33:01.233-07:00Oh yes, not everyone will get what we write. Aweso...Oh yes, not everyone will get what we write. Awesome a teen reader did for you.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-10347574056674507382016-09-08T07:44:16.543-07:002016-09-08T07:44:16.543-07:00The confidence gained from a single compliment can...The confidence gained from a single compliment can be the ray of light that banishes clouds of insecurity - let it! Nah, we won't ever please everybody. The point is that we don't have to. There will always be something for everyone ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-42298801236984882802016-09-07T19:28:03.169-07:002016-09-07T19:28:03.169-07:00That's so cool. It's great that you heard ...That's so cool. It's great that you heard a positive comment from a teen--your intended audience. Obviously, you're doing something right.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139361928785566916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-72161026165837278072016-09-07T19:20:14.033-07:002016-09-07T19:20:14.033-07:00Oh yes, sometimes I'm certain what someone rea...Oh yes, sometimes I'm certain what someone read is not what I wrote. But we all interpret things through our own experiences, so what says one thing to me will say something completely different to someone else.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-73556394766074062062016-09-07T14:10:51.583-07:002016-09-07T14:10:51.583-07:00What a great comment - sometimes it only takes one...What a great comment - sometimes it only takes one person to say one little thing to brighten up our day. And it just goes to show that your work resonated with your intended audience! I just had my two month review at my new job, and my boss wrote that she was very impressed with my writing ability - it made my day and restored my faith in myself. Best of luck for the future!<br /><br />Rachel x<br />September IWSG co-hostRachel Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848131947437970731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-50313565716998784202016-09-07T13:26:39.880-07:002016-09-07T13:26:39.880-07:00I agree with the others, not everyone will like ev...I agree with the others, not everyone will like everything. Keep working, move on, you'll find your audience. I've received lots of criticism and lots of encouragement. I don't remember them specifically but I know I have writer friends who will be there for me when I need with more of both. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-57039829213326194252016-09-07T10:37:57.465-07:002016-09-07T10:37:57.465-07:00You found your audience in that teen. And there wi...You found your audience in that teen. And there will be more. Lots more. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-35176917058511844142016-09-07T09:51:02.241-07:002016-09-07T09:51:02.241-07:00Not yet, but that doesn't mean it won't ha...Not yet, but that doesn't mean it won't happen. I hope I'm as gracious. :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://emaginette.wordpress.com/2016/09/06/iwsg-28-time-to-write/" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-28396533082951205922016-09-07T08:04:18.217-07:002016-09-07T08:04:18.217-07:00I had a fiancee once who wouldn't read anythin...I had a fiancee once who wouldn't read anything that I wrote. (She hated reading!) She said she automatically knew it was good because I'd written it.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-90655597993586658402016-09-07T07:20:14.804-07:002016-09-07T07:20:14.804-07:00Yeah, you'll never ever appease everyone. But ...Yeah, you'll never ever appease everyone. But just a few can sure make it ring true.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-19242634248262169282016-09-07T03:54:05.295-07:002016-09-07T03:54:05.295-07:00Not everyone has to like. Just the right people, t...Not everyone has to like. Just the right people, the readers we are trying to reach, have to like it.<br />That was nice of that teen to say that.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com