tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post4863486880651901278..comments2024-03-20T02:49:17.606-07:00Comments on Between Fact and Fiction: Three Months Until I'm PublishedNatalie Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-7321073808559619222013-03-07T12:27:26.331-08:002013-03-07T12:27:26.331-08:00Three months are going to pass by in a flash.Three months are going to pass by in a flash.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-7550792875174069542013-03-01T13:52:45.028-08:002013-03-01T13:52:45.028-08:00I love your "zen" and I hope I can attai...I love your "zen" and I hope I can attain it without my usual rampage of drama beforehand. Fingers crossed. :-)Kathryn Purdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18337488365098780737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-40231216297529188012013-02-27T07:10:56.406-08:002013-02-27T07:10:56.406-08:00I'm late to the party, but just wanted to say:...I'm late to the party, but just wanted to say:<br />1. Congratulations! That is SO awesome and it could not have happened to a nicer, more-deserving person. I've followed your blog for a few years now and am honestly SO happy for you!!!<br />2. I really love this post. It's so awesome to read how you've gotten to a more zen mindset. I feel like this journey happens in so many different ways...for me it was yoga, for you, apparently, publishing beating you into submission (lol), whatever it is, it seems we end up in a place of surrender. And in that surrender is a peace. So happy for you on that count too!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315988741446180628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-64406210042417442662013-02-26T05:19:34.129-08:002013-02-26T05:19:34.129-08:00I'm so happy for you, Natalie. Looking forward...I'm so happy for you, Natalie. Looking forward to your debut!LinWashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041832821260168483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-56521188142256367252013-02-25T12:11:21.980-08:002013-02-25T12:11:21.980-08:00Oh, Krista, please don't be discouraged! I'...Oh, Krista, please don't be discouraged! I've made so many mistakes along this road I can't even count them. And I've spent years not even close to the place I am right now mentally. Like, four years battling major anxiety and panic attacks...sadly over publishing. <br /><br />And we have a lot in common! I queried four project before getting an agent! That took two years, and then I spent almost 2 more on submission. It is the most brutal part of this process, and you are completely allowed to feel crummy about it. I sure did. <br />Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-81577775356584522492013-02-25T11:58:52.616-08:002013-02-25T11:58:52.616-08:00Confession: As someone who had to query four proje...Confession: As someone who had to query four projects over four years to find an agent and has now been languishing on submission for longer than I'd care to admit, I find this post more discouraging than anything. It's not that I begrudge you for reaching nirvana (I don't!), but I do feel guilty for not having figured this out, too. All the stress of waiting finally broke me a few weeks ago, but instead of letting that experience mold me into a better person, I feel like all I've let it do is deaden my senses and make me retreat.<br /><br />Unfortunately, knowing what you SHOULD do and actually doing it are two very different things...Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-90201432600290726942013-02-25T03:57:26.896-08:002013-02-25T03:57:26.896-08:00I think I would have cried if I'd been told I ...I think I would have cried if I'd been told I had to wait that long, too. But soon you get to see it all happen! I'm so happy for you.Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-32939608314855099822013-02-22T19:21:49.789-08:002013-02-22T19:21:49.789-08:00WOW; I cannot wait to get these books. It's so...WOW; I cannot wait to get these books. It's so amazing though the process. Oh and I love King's English bookstore :) Jessica Ruudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059010241498328421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-65785710720812187422013-02-22T16:55:19.720-08:002013-02-22T16:55:19.720-08:00Beaten into submission, eh? Yikes. I don't lik...Beaten into submission, eh? Yikes. I don't like the sound of that! And I am NOT going to have another baby to pass the time ;). How about a trip to Hawaii to pass the time?! haha. You are a brave soul! And it will all be worth it! Jessie Humphrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096043821002254348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-91733434909092627762013-02-22T16:14:23.845-08:002013-02-22T16:14:23.845-08:00I certainly sympathize with your frustration and, ...I certainly sympathize with your frustration and, way back then, how you considered giving up. (Although having an agent is hugely encouraging in itself.) Sometimes I think if anyone ever publishes the novel I'm querying/subbing now, it'll be too late since I've lost a lot of the rose-colored-glasses love I had for it.<br />Thanks for the honesty of your post. I hope your books rocks the bestseller list when it comes out! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-45559049806721644912013-02-22T12:57:56.120-08:002013-02-22T12:57:56.120-08:00Funny how time, and lots of it, can give you so mu...Funny how time, and lots of it, can give you so much more perspective. Hope you have a happy, review-free release day full of zen!Maya Prasadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095006683729632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-38838682906466004692013-02-22T12:30:17.886-08:002013-02-22T12:30:17.886-08:00Very lovely post! I'm so excited for you! :DVery lovely post! I'm so excited for you! :DKathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-51021256119509069942013-02-22T12:24:47.782-08:002013-02-22T12:24:47.782-08:00I feel that as I get older, I tend to float with t...I feel that as I get older, I tend to float with the wind a bit more and embrace a Zen attitude. With that said, my birthday is May 21, and there is nothing Zen-like about my desire to read TRANSPARENT after my bday dinner!Oh! Paper Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367845524319839253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-31949518428576884322013-02-22T11:02:42.037-08:002013-02-22T11:02:42.037-08:00So close yet so far! What a wonderful journey you...So close yet so far! What a wonderful journey you're on.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06318743169252060511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-91759825747857287452013-02-22T10:37:53.606-08:002013-02-22T10:37:53.606-08:00Happy three months away! What a wonderful place t...Happy three months away! What a wonderful place to be in your journey :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09001769778532780218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-86551374983390886892013-02-22T09:47:22.327-08:002013-02-22T09:47:22.327-08:00Wow, down to three months now? That’s great. :) I’...Wow, down to three months now? That’s great. :) I’m really looking forward to getting to read <em>Transparent</em>. I’ve yet to decide whether I’m going to buy the UK or US edition: Covers! Dilemmas! Either way, just so you know: I really admire your perseverance, even though you say you were just about ready to give up.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306033411312062146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-23529223115544843312013-02-22T09:24:13.540-08:002013-02-22T09:24:13.540-08:00Ha, I don't know about the "without letti...Ha, I don't know about the "without letting them consume your life" part. I was pretty unhealthily consumed for several years, and I do regret that even though I've moved passed it.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-69231292100581134582013-02-22T09:21:13.133-08:002013-02-22T09:21:13.133-08:00I, for one, am so excited to get my copy. You'...I, for one, am so excited to get my copy. You're a great example of how to pursue dreams without letting them consume your life. What an adorable family you have. Can't wait to read it!!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751406587211790036noreply@blogger.com