tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post2535759830368839068..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: Donald Trump: The Writing TeacherLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-70421090416480787672007-03-28T11:08:00.000-04:002007-03-28T11:08:00.000-04:00Fun and inspiring at the same time. Thank you, Lis...Fun and inspiring at the same time. Thank you, Lisa!Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-65395556685231575132007-03-27T11:33:00.000-04:002007-03-27T11:33:00.000-04:00Lisa, this is great! And dead-on; it pertains wel...Lisa, this is great! And dead-on; it pertains well to writing in general--even more so, though, to the concept of writing as a profession. <BR/><BR/>Many people have told me I got as far as I have up to now in large part because I treat my efforts as seriously as any business person.Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-30209121234277605432007-03-27T01:38:00.000-04:002007-03-27T01:38:00.000-04:00I love it! Hilarious! Thank you. The rule I try to...I love it! Hilarious! Thank you. <BR/><BR/>The rule I try to remember is Never Quit. The great writer and writing teacher Free Leebron told me that writing is a game of perseverance and that eventually, if you stick with it long enough and work at it, you'll make it. <BR/><BR/>He also said to write with a "screw you" attitude (actually, he used the f-word) to ward off self-doubt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152680091261268510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-5367683650782443502007-03-26T20:26:00.000-04:002007-03-26T20:26:00.000-04:00Very Amusing! Maybe The Don can start his own writ...Very Amusing! Maybe The Don can start his own writers' group. The attitude I've begun to take in regards to agents and editors is that it's their job to find reasons to say "NO." They're gate keepers. But it's my job to sneak through the back door!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254673139058578558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-45517309306578852392007-03-26T19:05:00.000-04:002007-03-26T19:05:00.000-04:00Serendipty is alive and well on this post! The sub...Serendipty is alive and well on this post! <BR/><BR/>The subject of Donald Trump and success in writing reminded me of Bill Stephens who I featured in <A HREF="http://seizeadaisy.blogspot.com/2007/02/online-debut.html" REL="nofollow">An Online Debut</A>. Here's a writer not about to quit....so perhaps The Donald could revise his <I>The Art of the Deal</I> to include literary art as well. ;o)Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-1138972529549007172007-03-26T18:54:00.000-04:002007-03-26T18:54:00.000-04:00Bill,Thanks for your comment. It is hard to think...Bill,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment. It is hard to think about our work from a business frame of mind. Especially when others tell us how much they do or don't love it.Lisa Marnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235497373498278277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-18143705071346222622007-03-26T18:50:00.000-04:002007-03-26T18:50:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lisa Marnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235497373498278277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-47619080142859826912007-03-26T16:40:00.000-04:002007-03-26T16:40:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-89547684484324300162007-03-26T14:26:00.000-04:002007-03-26T14:26:00.000-04:00"It's not personal it's business." True, it's not ..."It's not personal it's business." <BR/>True, it's not personal and should never be taken that way. But when I hear/read "I like it but don't love it" coming from a agent/editor, something down in the darkest part of me snaps. I finally addressed the issue in my blog "Read It and Weep" www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/billstephens Blog post "I Like It But Don't Love It."<BR/><BR/>Check it out, you might get a chuckle.<BR/><BR/>I hope it's OK to add both "The Writers Group" and "Jungle Red Writers" links to my blog. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com