tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776036.post111595780639109477..comments2023-10-29T01:54:12.624-07:00Comments on Brooke Writes Books... and Other Musings... <p></p>: How many others don’t care…Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11108018042079139817noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776036.post-1116126469520179852005-05-14T20:07:00.000-07:002005-05-14T20:07:00.000-07:00It's unfortunate, but I've come across a few too m...It's unfortunate, but I've come across a few too many people who feel it isn't necessary to have a completed manuscript, even though the contest rules require it. I have seen advice being given out quite regularly which runs along the lines of "don't worry about having it finished - no one ever has a completed one anyhow".<BR/><BR/>As for typos and feedback, it completely floors me when I see people who don't care about the quality of their work, and who figure that the editors won't care either. Throughout my school years, not to mention my years in business, it was constantly drilled into me to be totally anal about errors in writing. Anything I submit, be it for business, fun, or for that matter, even a personal email or letter, is gone over with a fine-tooth comb to check for errors. If I were to enter a contest, or submit a manuscript for publication, I would be more than grateful if someone were to point out any errors that I had missed. I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would feel any differently.<BR/><BR/>It seems to me that people like that are trying to compensate for something and make themselves feel superior...Fullmoondolphinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592529404049226008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776036.post-1116039839461860432005-05-13T20:03:00.000-07:002005-05-13T20:03:00.000-07:00Actually, no...this is a different group. And I h...Actually, no...this is a different group. And I have to say I was more than a bit taken aback by the attitude. <BR/><BR/>LOL! Okay...so you are writing for 4.5 year olds...like that is an age bracket all to itself... Take about a runaround! Too funny!Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11108018042079139817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776036.post-1116038688018710192005-05-13T19:44:00.000-07:002005-05-13T19:44:00.000-07:00Any group I remember? Do the members read your blo...Any group I remember? Do the members read your blogs? Sounds like a very convoluted situation. How do you get yourself out, though? Is the subject romance? Too many questions.<BR/><BR/>I entered one writing contest about fifteen years ago. Children's book. Was told it was too mature for little kids (2-4)and not mature enough for older kids (5-8). So I was hitting the exact space in between, a rather narrow audience, I guess.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489139590094350902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776036.post-1116014414654340252005-05-13T13:00:00.000-07:002005-05-13T13:00:00.000-07:00Yay! Charity! I have no doubt you would be excite...Yay! Charity! I have no doubt you would be excited and eager to have feedback...you are still one of the "good guys"!<BR/><BR/>Ooh, Randy, I know! My other pet peeve! I could expound for many, many minutes (as your ears have already been tortured!) on the appointment subject...but it is so frustrating especially when appointments are pretty hard to come by...<BR/><BR/>Oh well, in both instances, I guess I have to believe that what goes around, comes around. It seems that acting has its superstititions, and so does writing: karma is the key word...Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11108018042079139817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776036.post-1116007365944826252005-05-13T11:02:00.000-07:002005-05-13T11:02:00.000-07:00Add to that, writers who snag coveted appointments...Add to that, writers who snag coveted appointments with editors and/or agents at conferences and then say, "hmmmm...guess I'd better whip out the kind of book Ms. Editor/Ms. Agent is looking for."Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472972660086103611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776036.post-1115992815144158572005-05-13T07:00:00.000-07:002005-05-13T07:00:00.000-07:00Personally iwould be thrilled to even have been co...Personally iwould be thrilled to even have been considered! <BR/><BR/>And if I had finaled I would be sending cards out to the judges that supported me, and took their comments into serious consideration! <BR/><BR/>But I have never finaled in any contests I have submitted to...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com