tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post5314390735482654963..comments2022-11-14T04:45:08.684-08:00Comments on Kathryn Jankowski: The Forest for the Treeskathrynjankowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-70236749158272351332010-11-19T10:20:51.804-08:002010-11-19T10:20:51.804-08:00Heidi: Congrats on finishing the second book. I th...Heidi: Congrats on finishing the second book. I think it's a good idea to set it aside–not under the bed–and come back to it after the holidays (or sooner). I have no doubt readers will connect with it, too. ;-)kathrynjankowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-32291099823396231092010-11-19T09:48:57.616-08:002010-11-19T09:48:57.616-08:00Wow. I really do need to get this book!
I just fi...Wow. I really do need to get this book!<br /><br />I just finished my second book, and I'm still not sure what to do with it. I worry mostly that no one will connect with it in the way I have, and so it will languish beneath my bed with the dust bunnies.<br /><br />Good thing I'm too stubborn for that to happen! :)Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-17751702794134115442010-11-18T13:52:24.478-08:002010-11-18T13:52:24.478-08:00Angela: Thanks! Lerner's book struck so many c...Angela: Thanks! Lerner's book struck so many chords with me. I hope you enjoy it.kathrynjankowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-60545826862886296132010-11-18T13:42:17.130-08:002010-11-18T13:42:17.130-08:00I love this post. Writing is such a war--there'...I love this post. Writing is such a war--there's the doubt, the questioning, the worry and the bleak hopelessness, but it's balanced by the certainty that we have something to say, and it must be us who say it. <br /><br />You put it so well. I haven't read this book but I'll look for it. :)<br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-84046181297398915922010-11-17T14:06:05.376-08:002010-11-17T14:06:05.376-08:00Catherine: Ambivalence is certainly part of the wh...Catherine: Ambivalence is certainly part of the whole process, isn't it?kathrynjankowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-24567696677252136312010-11-17T12:11:14.547-08:002010-11-17T12:11:14.547-08:00So true, so true. I don't know where the confi...So true, so true. I don't know where the confidence comes from but even through all the rejections, introverted and shy writers keep sending things out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-82437366492327016642010-11-17T11:04:51.111-08:002010-11-17T11:04:51.111-08:00Stephanie: It's amazing how many published wri...Stephanie: It's amazing how many published writers still say they lack confidence each time they pen something new. Guess it goes with the territory.<br /><br />VR: I think writers who consider themselves introverts (and some can be social gadflies like Lisa Yee) are basically people who are comfortable being alone, whose own thoughts and imagination provide ample stimulation. That may explain why so many find refuge in writing.<br /><br />Funny thing about readers. I was taken to task by one who insisted I explore the "evil sister" plot in Ch. 1 before delving into subplots in Ch 2. Since siblings were never mentioned, I crossed that reader off my list. ;-)kathrynjankowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-19261266271191981862010-11-16T20:31:06.118-08:002010-11-16T20:31:06.118-08:00Each and every one of us, writer or not, has a uni...Each and every one of us, writer or not, has a unique voice and a story to tell. If you aren't a loner, and you share large portions of your life with family and friends, there may not be as strong a need to have your story heard. I suspect this is indeed why so many writers are introverts.<br /><br />My ego's gotten smarter. I now make sure my betas and CPs understand the story I'm trying to tell. If someone tries to turn my tale into a romance or women's fiction or a procedural or LGBT dystopian, I run the other way.VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-5212755775276186742010-11-16T17:52:59.818-08:002010-11-16T17:52:59.818-08:00Definitely have to have ego to write and let your ...Definitely have to have ego to write and let your work be seen, but the matching confidence isn't always there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-78983093324131080472010-11-16T15:18:58.254-08:002010-11-16T15:18:58.254-08:00Wendy: Yes, it is a paradox, isn't it? But we ...Wendy: Yes, it is a paradox, isn't it? But we shoulder on anyway, trusting we'll find our audience.kathrynjankowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-53501878970486979462010-11-16T14:35:35.315-08:002010-11-16T14:35:35.315-08:00It is a bit of a paradox. I tend to be shy and no...It is a bit of a paradox. I tend to be shy and not too bold. But I guess even I have vanity, like we all do to some extent. I think my writing has worth. I just have to accept that others may not feel the same way.Wendy Tyler Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841984342368861282noreply@blogger.com