tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post5047296696443895140..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: James Lee Burke, the Pulitzer, Nietsche and MeMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-12847851445500482282008-11-09T13:37:00.000-06:002008-11-09T13:37:00.000-06:00Your view of rejections is refreshing. I used to p...Your view of rejections is refreshing. I used to put all my rejections in a drawer, thought about papering my office with them so they wouldn't be just a waste of paper. Finally, though, I recycled the paper. <BR/><BR/>http://vivianzabel.blogspot.comVivian Zabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129178812565073972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-80719252182419633102008-11-09T13:16:00.000-06:002008-11-09T13:16:00.000-06:00My friend Jess Lourey (she writes the Murder by th...My friend Jess Lourey (she writes the Murder by the Month series) was rejected...I want to say 125 or 150 times before finally getting a publisher. And while she hasn't won a Pulitzer, she has got five books out there and another in the pipes. <BR/><BR/>I like your way of looking at rejections, Mark.Dana Fredstihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802936840624512415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-55775499271284036282008-11-09T07:50:00.000-06:002008-11-09T07:50:00.000-06:00As I've always said, Mark, rejections are only a t...As I've always said, Mark, rejections are only a test of your resolve to be a writer. You've passed the test and it's only a matter of time till you make the right connection.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-37114148367664694282008-11-08T17:50:00.000-06:002008-11-08T17:50:00.000-06:00I love your attitude Mark. Seriously.Go for that P...I love your attitude Mark. Seriously.<BR/><BR/>Go for that P!Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-68835994546003880112008-11-08T17:29:00.000-06:002008-11-08T17:29:00.000-06:00Let's hope some of your submissions are through e-...Let's hope some of your submissions are through e-mail, with the price of postage these days! Most of us writers need to be persistent, but it does pay off eventually.<BR/><BR/>I've got to get back to submitting my manuscripts again. I've been tied up with promo a bit too long. <BR/><BR/>People keep asking when my next book is coming out and I don't know.<BR/><BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-55295778750098605502008-11-08T16:48:00.000-06:002008-11-08T16:48:00.000-06:00Keep on submitting, Mark. I've heard of writers wh...Keep on submitting, Mark. I've heard of writers who, when they got to the bottom of their list, started submitting again to names at the top, and were accepted. Who know what lurks in the minds of editors and agents. :)Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-37105852194832112232008-11-08T16:39:00.000-06:002008-11-08T16:39:00.000-06:00Well I didn't keep track of all the rejections my ...Well I didn't keep track of all the rejections my first book got (couldn't count that high) but it was a near Pulitzer prize number, I can assure you! lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com