tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post7340054220426517133..comments2023-10-05T09:44:58.124+01:00Comments on Get On With It: Twelfth time luckyKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-77545959275499333432009-05-12T17:57:00.000+01:002009-05-12T17:57:00.000+01:00Now that's what you call determination!Now that's what you call determination!Annieyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466245069641820781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-25723333407663761002009-05-12T11:09:00.000+01:002009-05-12T11:09:00.000+01:00Ooh, that gives me hope too! And good on you 'nev...Ooh, that gives me hope too! And good on you 'never' giving up!! xAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919354420843737481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-52990166124495541622009-05-12T10:36:00.000+01:002009-05-12T10:36:00.000+01:00lane - It does indeed - I wonder if she has a jipp...lane - It does indeed - I wonder if she has a jippy elbow?<br /><br />denise - There was a good turnout, and it's a tiny bookshop which helps!<br /><br />wordtryst - I'd definitely have given up after ten ... :o)<br /><br />anna - That's the key I guess, and my arm's hurting from mowing the garden yesterday!<br /><br />helenmh - I can't think why it's not in the medical dictionary!<br /><br />liz - It does seem to be true for most authors - maybe not 11, but more than 1 :o)<br /><br />gonna be a writer - I'm not sure I possess that sort of resilience, but maybe getting close a couple of times keeps you going :o)<br /><br />dumdad - Only two?? You're a mere beginner and should definitely try again :o)<br /><br />suzanne - It definitely knocked my paltry ONE into the shade - felt almost ashamed :o)<br /><br />spiralskies - I love the sound of reclining on a chaise longue - I might have look on ebay!<br /><br />I must admit I wasn't too impressed with that writing book, but then again she's been published MANY times over and I haven't!!<br /><br />queenie - I'm lagging a bit behind on the number of novel, both published and unpublished - defintiely need to get on with it :o)<br /><br />jumbly girl - I have a jippy toe too, but that's another story! Good job we don't need our feet to write with :o)<br /><br />french fancy - (Damn, just writing that makes me hungry!!) You're too kind. I am hoping for that lucky break one day though :o)<br /><br />debs - It would have been mean not to after all those attempts!! I enjoyed The School Run too :o)<br /><br />pat p - Thank-you, that's a really good idea. In fact I'm going to investigate this very day :o)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-57281333598862499302009-05-11T22:40:00.000+01:002009-05-11T22:40:00.000+01:00Have you tried resting porridge elbow on one of th...Have you tried resting porridge elbow on one of those lavender-filled sausage-shaped 'pillows' that you warm in the microwave?<br />Worked wonders when I wrapped one round my porridge neck.Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-62143209970176245672009-05-11T19:16:00.000+01:002009-05-11T19:16:00.000+01:00I'm so pleased she got published in the end. I lo...I'm so pleased she got published in the end. I loved her book The School Run, and look forward to reading this one.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-15594612180833321782009-05-11T18:59:00.000+01:002009-05-11T18:59:00.000+01:00You must never give up, Karen. This blog proves yo...You must never give up, Karen. This blog proves you can write - it's only the lucky break that is missing (only! - jeez, that little impossible word)French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-48610478205703073862009-05-11T10:56:00.000+01:002009-05-11T10:56:00.000+01:00Eek 11! I better get writing quicker.
Hope jippn...Eek 11! I better get writing quicker.<br /><br />Hope jippness of elbow eases. I have a jippy/gyppy toe but fortunately it doesn't affect writing ability (so i have no excuse)Jumbly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07647281809483197663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-56229478753100064762009-05-11T06:58:00.000+01:002009-05-11T06:58:00.000+01:00I've lost count of my unpublished total (mostly no...I've lost count of my unpublished total (mostly not even sent to publishers or agents, although a few have been). Yes, it's keep-going-ness that counts. Glad the elbow's on the mend.Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988379866736219329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-82195455901444811352009-05-11T06:34:00.000+01:002009-05-11T06:34:00.000+01:00Can you not get a transcriber to do your typing fo...Can you not get a transcriber to do your typing for you while you recline in a writerly fashion upon a velvet chaise longue?<br /><br />Keep-going-ness is clearly a trait required in this malarkey. Having read Sophie King's book on being a writer, a tend to think that if she can do it, we all can!!!! (Don't tell her I said so though)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781237143187343971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-21798382973263292732009-05-10T12:11:00.000+01:002009-05-10T12:11:00.000+01:00That's good to know. Makes my, erm...can't bring m...That's good to know. Makes my, erm...can't bring myself to admit the number in public...rejected total seem acceptable.<br /><br />Hope the elbow keeps improving.Suzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-4549941496874433042009-05-10T11:51:00.000+01:002009-05-10T11:51:00.000+01:00Crikey, 11 novels. I've only written two rejected ...Crikey, 11 novels. I've only written two rejected novels so maybe I'd better try again!Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-62732338310597868292009-05-10T09:12:00.000+01:002009-05-10T09:12:00.000+01:00I echo what everyone else has said that there is h...I echo what everyone else has said that there is hope for the rest of us. Glad to hear that the elbow is on the mend.Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-47024999469741554122009-05-10T05:21:00.000+01:002009-05-10T05:21:00.000+01:00it does give you hope and more you talk to publish...it does give you hope and more you talk to published authors her story is told over and over.<br /><br />Pleased the elbow is better.<br />lxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-2032560343984537352009-05-10T00:37:00.000+01:002009-05-10T00:37:00.000+01:00Porridge elbow is a sad affliction and no mistake!...Porridge elbow is a sad affliction and no mistake! But you have the true determination to make it Mrs!HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-40297001306321581002009-05-10T00:11:00.000+01:002009-05-10T00:11:00.000+01:00just gotta keep plugging away... hope that arm is...just gotta keep plugging away... hope that arm is feeling better soon!Anna Scott Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744202738210301084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-9858622381199534922009-05-09T21:04:00.000+01:002009-05-09T21:04:00.000+01:00My goodness, that lady deserves a prize just for e...My goodness, that lady deserves a prize just for endurance! I don't think I could have managed that.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-8255405758395499952009-05-09T19:16:00.000+01:002009-05-09T19:16:00.000+01:0011! I'm not sure I possess such stoicism... Did sh...11! I'm not sure I possess such stoicism... Did she have a good queue of people. Book signings (unless enormously famous) always seem like an opportunity to sit at a desk looking nervous! Felt very sorry for one I saw once. Hope the porridge sets soon!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843258016706999464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-32850778123132045762009-05-09T19:04:00.000+01:002009-05-09T19:04:00.000+01:00That certainly gives hope and proves the need to k...That certainly gives hope and proves the need to keep going - jippy(?) elbows and all:-)Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.com