tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post4010104649992101921..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: ResolveLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-43892230340131788942008-01-07T14:43:00.000-05:002008-01-07T14:43:00.000-05:00As you have turned clean into one of the happiest....As you have turned clean into one of the happiest.<BR/><BR/>Patry, do you remember when you were in my living room for The Liar's Diary party and had just finished reading a section. After several questions, you gestured to me and said something along the lines of, "You could ask Amy, she's written a book too." I was floored. I didn't have a book deal then, it would be months before my manuscript was even submitted, but you believed in me. I tried even harder after that.<BR/><BR/>Here's to clean, Patry.<BR/><BR/>xo,<BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-88679428744687644502008-01-07T10:09:00.000-05:002008-01-07T10:09:00.000-05:00You've turned "try" into the most inspirational an...You've turned "try" into the most inspirational and powerful word there is.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-10125221163597735342008-01-03T07:20:00.000-05:002008-01-03T07:20:00.000-05:00Hank, if I worked in a record store, I'd be able t...Hank, if I worked in a record store, I'd be able to sell only Al Green and Mozart. You've had such a varied life, lots of fodder there.<BR/><BR/>Usman, you're a doctor?! My husband and I were talking last night about my going to medical school. I'd love to be either an ER doctor or an M.E. -- while continuing to write. Lucky man...<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-45543961161021659602008-01-03T01:10:00.000-05:002008-01-03T01:10:00.000-05:00I always look out for your posts. Not only are the...I always look out for your posts. Not only are they from the heart, but they touch mine as well.{and I am sure many others]<BR/>I became a doctor because of my family; I really wanted to do English literature/journalism.<BR/>Now that I have embraced writing, I intend to get published. Your posts and stories have always inspired me to keep trudging along. Thanks.<BR/>btw: I am not one for Resolutions especially on New Year. I believe resolutions are made when we are ready to accept them.<BR/>Usman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-38478201914564590332008-01-02T23:27:00.000-05:002008-01-02T23:27:00.000-05:00Oh, Kira, you are so right. For two summers I work...Oh, Kira, you are so right. For two summers I worked in a record shop (anyone? remember?) and it was terrific. Talking to customers, figuring out what they might like, sharing the music I liked, trying to make people happy.<BR/> It was life-changing and educational. Plus, I sold a lot of Harry Nilsson records. Which he probably never knew. <BR/> I also had a summer gig at the Dairy Queen, but that's another story.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-50695478256284117902008-01-02T14:48:00.000-05:002008-01-02T14:48:00.000-05:00That's the spirit, Kira.Ello, my first manuscript ...That's the spirit, Kira.<BR/><BR/>Ello, my first manuscript received 73 rejections from agents before I put it under the bed. My point isn't that yours will also end up in a dark corner, but that rejection has never been enough to deter a writer. Not by a long shot.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-554911648931695582008-01-02T13:46:00.000-05:002008-01-02T13:46:00.000-05:00Very nice to read this! I'm real similar - I have ...Very nice to read this! I'm real similar - I have the resolve and the determination, but with a string of rejections, I now need to figure out if maybe I need to rethink the book again even as I have already moved on to WIP. My resolution this year is not to let the rejections deter me. Hopefully, I'll keep it!<BR/><BR/>Happy new year!Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-67401568955262002042008-01-02T13:39:00.000-05:002008-01-02T13:39:00.000-05:00You're right, Amy. I have realized my dream becaus...You're right, Amy. I have realized my dream because I AM writing, something I was not doing for a long time. <BR/><BR/>It doesn't matter to me if any of it ever sees the light of day (well...), because I know whether it does or not is outside of my control (and I'm a control freak!). That's up to others. Besides, I can always dream of posthumous fame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-30419913357330024582008-01-02T13:14:00.000-05:002008-01-02T13:14:00.000-05:00Kira, don't your partway toward accomplishing your...Kira, don't your partway toward accomplishing your goal once you've set out to accomplish it? Eileen Cook has a great post on her blog, Just My Type, about a man who never attended a football game though he lived nearby and was obsessed with it. After he died, his wife brought his ashes. He never even tried. You're more than halfway there.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-39089079601770973812008-01-02T09:58:00.000-05:002008-01-02T09:58:00.000-05:00My aptitude test said I should be an insurance und...My aptitude test said I should be an insurance underwriter, whatever the heck that is. <BR/><BR/>My guidance counselor had no advice for me whatsoever except to go to Quinnipiac College, his alma mater. I wanted to be a vet, but was, in fact, not smart enough. Plus, there were no vet schools in New England back then. I really only wanted to do that because my friend did and I had no idea what I wanted to be. <BR/><BR/>I did work in a bookstore for four years and it was the best retail experience, if there is such a thing, you could have.<BR/><BR/>I have yet to achieve my dream, which was only recently formulated. But I'm working on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-91129941176000537902008-01-01T23:34:00.000-05:002008-01-01T23:34:00.000-05:00Hank, I didn't make you happy, your hard work and ...Hank, I didn't make you happy, your hard work and the wonderful independent booksellers who nominated Face Time made you happy. To all of you reading this, buy the Prime Time series. Definitely one of my favorite reads of 2007.<BR/><BR/>Lisa, keep on keeping on, you're getting there. With your head down, your mind focused, and your heart engaged, you'll make it. You absolutely will.<BR/><BR/>Diana, welcome to the Writers' Group. As for how to get started writing, well, read and write with intention, and then write some more. Take classes whenever possible, attend author readings, click on the links to the right, read some more (try Francine Prose's Reading Like a Writer, and write even more. As for getting a job in the industry, apply to agencies and publishing houses. When you make it a goal, you'll make it happen. It's really that simple. Let us know how you make out.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-14909086981575240712008-01-01T22:54:00.000-05:002008-01-01T22:54:00.000-05:00Hi-I found your blog in a google search. I'm a col...Hi-<BR/><BR/>I found your blog in a google search. I'm a college grad currently in the TV industry but my passion is writing. I was wondering if you have any advice on how to get started as a writer. I'm currently working on a novel and plan on sending on short stories and poems to many, many literary magazines. Any suggestions on how to get a job in a publishing house or with a literary agent assistant or anything?<BR/>Happy New Year!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553446998172625739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-6850060484204880562008-01-01T22:50:00.000-05:002008-01-01T22:50:00.000-05:00What an inspirational post! Whenever I doubt, I'll...What an inspirational post! Whenever I doubt, I'll remember you and this post. You are amazing Amy :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-45741526861285336172008-01-01T22:27:00.000-05:002008-01-01T22:27:00.000-05:00Couple of things: I took the same kind of aptitude...Couple of things: I took the same kind of aptitude test in high school. This was, what? 1966 or so? I scored very high in literature and persuasion.<BR/><BR/>So, my astute guidance counselor suggested, I should work in a bookstore, selling books.<BR/><BR/>I can hardly type this now, trying to imagine the oh-so-unworthy possibility that she, somewhere, is reading that Face Time is a notable book for January.<BR/><BR/>And, of course, how did I hear of that? From our Amy, who, somehow, has some magical connection that allows her to make everyone she touches happy.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-53180042751654299492008-01-01T17:59:00.000-05:002008-01-01T17:59:00.000-05:00Moonie, welcome home and happy New Year.Carleen, a...Moonie, welcome home and happy New Year.<BR/><BR/>Carleen, absolutely, try, fail, then try again. You'll certainly have a wonderful 2008 with Orange Mint & Honey out in mere weeks. Such an accomplishment.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-3331986804375573972008-01-01T17:24:00.000-05:002008-01-01T17:24:00.000-05:00Well said! Just about everything I've accomplishe...Well said! Just about everything I've accomplished was something that someone (or several someones) believed I couldn't. Sometimes I was even one of the disbelievers. But your advice is solid: give it a try.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-34771031481303530522008-01-01T16:48:00.000-05:002008-01-01T16:48:00.000-05:00yes, very nice :)yes, very nice :)moonrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294151043419378509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-43275625061263193192008-01-01T15:25:00.000-05:002008-01-01T15:25:00.000-05:00Thanks for saying that, Amy.. kind as always and o...Thanks for saying that, Amy.. kind as always and oddly, you CAN preorder it on Amazon UK (but not here yet?). Weird, huh? Thanks for asking! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05526275635891602588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-1239225375610462702008-01-01T13:42:00.000-05:002008-01-01T13:42:00.000-05:00Gail, not so magical when I'm slugging away I'm af...Gail, not so magical when I'm slugging away I'm afraid. But you know all about that. I wish YOU a happy New Year. Something tells me all of that slugging will become quite magical once Cancer is a Bitch is released in September. Can we preorder yet?<BR/><BR/>Larramie, first thank you for the card; you're so thoughtful. I wish you a very happy New Year in return. Much deserved.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-61149560083882213932008-01-01T13:04:00.000-05:002008-01-01T13:04:00.000-05:00Amy, what you've stated is so true because no one ...Amy, what you've stated is so true because no one knows you better than yourself.<BR/><BR/>Happy New/Debut Year!Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-91752770769209604892008-01-01T12:47:00.000-05:002008-01-01T12:47:00.000-05:00So that's your magic secret.. inspiring as always!...So that's your magic secret.. inspiring as always!! Happy New Year! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05526275635891602588noreply@blogger.com