tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post2806724589852308096..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Ups and DownsLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-77901565509323507592008-01-04T10:03:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:03:00.000-05:00Mark, if you don't mind, I'll just freeze frame th...Mark, if you don't mind, I'll just freeze frame the image of that kiddo staying up. <BR/><BR/>You hit it when you said, "try living in Rwanda or Iraq..." When you think about it, we're all pretty damn lucky to be able to write what we want whether it gets published or not.<BR/><BR/>Candy, in my case that would be, "Chocolate - STAT!"Felicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-67320193739930215622008-01-03T22:09:00.000-05:002008-01-03T22:09:00.000-05:00In my own creative life, I've found a new apprecia...In my own creative life, I've found a new appreciation for people who actually pay for my services. It's not writing, but it goes a lot further toward keeping a roof over my head.Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-61457765738279320592008-01-03T18:23:00.000-05:002008-01-03T18:23:00.000-05:00Heh, heh. Yes, even the mega coffee stains on my b...Heh, heh. Yes, even the mega coffee stains on my bathrobe seem a comparative blessing, for sure. <BR/><BR/>Refill--STAT! ;-)Candy Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991835886974318472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-37943862278046143362008-01-03T13:47:00.000-05:002008-01-03T13:47:00.000-05:00Candy,Now there's a tag line:Writing Is Just Like ...Candy,<BR/>Now there's a tag line:<BR/><BR/>Writing Is Just Like Nursing... except for the body fluids!Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-3463606579280850522008-01-03T13:31:00.000-05:002008-01-03T13:31:00.000-05:00For me to write, I need to live in an alternate re...For me to write, I need to live in an alternate reality. Insanity is a requirement for success.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-81932548328335039812008-01-03T13:21:00.000-05:002008-01-03T13:21:00.000-05:00Great post, Mark--and, oh boy, can we relate. I ca...Great post, Mark--and, oh boy, can we relate. I can't tell you how many times I've had frenetic, levitating-above-the sheets insomnia from BOTH sheer exhiliration ("the call," first sighting of my novel on a bookshelf, first fan mail, a great review) and the ugly downside (rejections, a zinger last line in a review, seeing that first book go out of print . . .).<BR/><BR/>Frankly, this business is a LOT like my old day job as an ER nurse. Sometimes I'm dodging spit, blood, and curses; rueing the day I ever signed on-- and sometimes my efforts are rewarded by a staggering sense of rightness and connection. You never know which way it will go. Up, down--or fall off the trampoline completely! (I think I treated that kid).<BR/><BR/>But you're right, resilience is the key. And a sense of humor.<BR/>Bounce, fall, laugh like a lunatic. And get back on. :-) <BR/><BR/>Mark C.--I'm still laughing at the "diaper expenses." Dang, you nailed it there, for sure!Candy Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991835886974318472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-90080433889619979522008-01-03T13:06:00.000-05:002008-01-03T13:06:00.000-05:00I look at Jeff Lindsay's career - published as a m...I look at Jeff Lindsay's career - published as a mid-list mystery series writer, then dropped by his publisher - years later he re-invents himself and his writing with "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" - the rest is history.<BR/><BR/>Mark, did you see that Ken Bruen was fired by his agent on 12/31? The only certainty in this biz is uncertainty. <BR/><BR/>Yes, lots of mental illness in writers, and it's a subject I too will be blogging about in the future.Josephine Damianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952030380866201241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-25437394030243287502008-01-03T11:05:00.000-05:002008-01-03T11:05:00.000-05:00Oh, but what a ride!Oh, but what a ride!Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-55430607680240055942008-01-02T21:03:00.000-05:002008-01-02T21:03:00.000-05:00I think the kid on the trampoline just got a three...I think the kid on the trampoline just got a three book deal! But wait 'til his agent tells him the advance won't cover his diaper expenses....<BR/><BR/>As Mark Knopfler sings, <BR/>Sometimes you are the windshield, Sometimes you're the bug<BR/>Sometimes it all comes together baby<BR/>Sometimes you're going lose it allMark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-85369892180516227662008-01-02T20:48:00.000-05:002008-01-02T20:48:00.000-05:00My guess is that they got that baby to bounce on t...My guess is that they got that baby to bounce on the trampoline with a lot of help from PhotoShop.<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about the ups and downs of writing -- I got two rejections and two requests from agents within a week -- but I think a close examination would show that every person in every profession has some manner of these ups and downs.<BR/><BR/>I just keep writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com