tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post1971874815164963489..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: The Ugly TruthSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-36841899287919630882015-02-25T16:08:42.344-08:002015-02-25T16:08:42.344-08:00Wouldn't be human if we didn't get jealous...Wouldn't be human if we didn't get jealous at times but I believe writers also encourage and believe in each other.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-57184332959762695152015-02-25T13:59:35.907-08:002015-02-25T13:59:35.907-08:00Anne Marie, yes, that's it exactly. This is a ...Anne Marie, yes, that's it exactly. This is a hard business. A wonderful one, too, but when it's hard, it's very hard.<br /><br />Toni, you've earned your success and I hope you're enjoying it. And you're right: just because you're jealous of someone else's sucess doesn't mean you want it instead of them... you want it as well.<br /><br />Well thanks, Jean, but I'm no braver than anyone else. I've just learned that talking about these things helps me, and helps others, too. Lord, where would we be if we couldn't laugh about our foibles?<br /><br />Rita, I firmly believe that if we keep writing the very best stories we can, eventually more and more readers will find us. I'm with you -- I don't want to have to do all the marketing and publicizing... my blood runs cold at the thought! I'd rather write the next book.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-35491352284946644382015-02-25T11:06:59.139-08:002015-02-25T11:06:59.139-08:00Oh! Me too. It’s more of what Anne says, strugglin...Oh! Me too. It’s more of what Anne says, struggling to be noticed. I also look at what the ‘very successful’ writers I know are required to do. The lazy gene in me takes over and I think I don’t want that. I am always happy for other’s success. Just don’t tell me how horrible your successful life is. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-8438147441684482502015-02-25T09:31:44.784-08:002015-02-25T09:31:44.784-08:00Well, Marcelle, you're a gutsy lady. We ALL f...Well, Marcelle, you're a gutsy lady. We ALL feel jealousy from time to time. I'm envious of Donna Tartt's skill, Mrs. George Clooney's husband (nothing to do with writing there!), and girls who have hair down to their fannies. A paraphrase: To envy is human, to admit it is divine. jean harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925805990806522316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-26555379385008370942015-02-25T08:11:30.300-08:002015-02-25T08:11:30.300-08:00I get jealous too. Stupid little things that kind ...I get jealous too. Stupid little things that kind of make me flinch with hurt. And I know I've had plenty of success this last year, that I am SO grateful for. But there are those years of hard work before, when you wonder what you have to do to make it all work. You're a brave person putting it out there, Marcell. Most people assume that when you say you are jealous you want to take something away from the other person, but generally I think you just want it too. I'd never want to diminish another writer. Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-59917602800257415452015-02-25T07:22:38.490-08:002015-02-25T07:22:38.490-08:00*raises hand* I'll confess, I get jealous, too...*raises hand* I'll confess, I get jealous, too. It's especially hard when I feel like I'm doing everything I possibly can to get noticed, and yet I'm not getting noticed (much). This business can be so hard that way!<br /><br />"Turns out the jealousy monster gets smaller when you shine the light on it."<br /><br />I love that!! So true. I have a couple close writer friends that I feel comfortable chatting with when those feelings rear up.Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.com