tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post6905227534944528978..comments2024-03-22T06:00:11.313-07:00Comments on Pen & Pro$per : The Blessings of DiscouragementJennifer Brown Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-2212040020218309192012-11-02T01:34:06.000-07:002012-11-02T01:34:06.000-07:00(While it still is a little less compared to some ...(While it still is a little less compared to some of my other Blogs, now it also finally started <i>'dripping'</i> some more Commenting on the Writer's Lifestyle Blog.) HP van Duurenhttp://hpshappywriting2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-89452637939169194222012-08-24T07:03:58.581-07:002012-08-24T07:03:58.581-07:00Yes, I do think that discouragement can sometimes ...Yes, I do think that discouragement can sometimes be <br />a blessing because from the <i>- Frustration -</i> <br />can come <i>- Inspiration -</i> For example with my Blog(s) first I was very frustrated about hardly seeing any visitors to any of my Blog(s), because of that I was contantly thinking <br />about way's to change that. <br /><br /><i>'Than I started to actually Imagine <br />how it would be like when there actually <br />would be lot's of visitors to my blog, <br />O.K. than what...?'</i> <br /><br />That got me Inspired to think about: <br />- how you probably actually would want <br />some intersting content to read, <br />- that you might want it easy to read <br />with things like <i>Subheadings, Block Quotes etc. etc.</i> <br />- also making available for you a <i>- Most Popular Posts -</i> List and a list with <i>- Most Recent Comments - etc. etc.</i><br /><br />All to make it easy to read and for you to be able to directly find the most interesting content. Now most recently I also actually included an actual List with <i>Bestselling Book Industry Books</i> for you as a reader <br />of the <i>- Writer's Lifestyle -</i> Blog. And although there is still plenty of <i>'room for improvements'</i>, I did get a pretty amazing increase (more than 400%!) in the number of visitors to that blog. HP van Duurenhttp://hpshappywriting2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-1707146723482800722012-04-27T16:12:40.947-07:002012-04-27T16:12:40.947-07:00Linda,
How true! Thanks so much for chiming in he...Linda,<br /><br />How true! Thanks so much for chiming in here. :-)Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-87527375508907447882012-01-29T07:50:59.166-08:002012-01-29T07:50:59.166-08:00I appreciate hearing from an yet another accomplis...I appreciate hearing from an yet another accomplished author who had to toil for years and fight disappointment discouragement before it all finally started to work out for her. That's really how it is for many writers: 'overnight success' strikes only the few. You can either make it a referendum on your worthiness or pick yourself up, dust yourself off and keep writing.linda a janssenhttp://www.adventuresinexpatland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-66158354318758004892012-01-27T05:28:15.855-08:002012-01-27T05:28:15.855-08:00Sliceoflife,
Welcome! Glad you enjoyed the post. ...Sliceoflife,<br /><br />Welcome! Glad you enjoyed the post. I appreciate the input.Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-76820204450176196152012-01-27T05:17:55.247-08:002012-01-27T05:17:55.247-08:00Very inspiring. Gave me a lot to think about. Than...Very inspiring. Gave me a lot to think about. Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-15108090958005245752012-01-25T07:56:53.666-08:002012-01-25T07:56:53.666-08:00LK,
You bring up some good examples here. Great f...LK,<br /><br />You bring up some good examples here. Great food for thought. Thanks for stopping by.Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-92032584390715758512012-01-25T07:53:11.370-08:002012-01-25T07:53:11.370-08:00Anonymous,
Thanks for sharing this. I appreciate ...Anonymous,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this. I appreciate your time and input.Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-67344956692779142552012-01-25T04:32:21.506-08:002012-01-25T04:32:21.506-08:00J.A. Konrath didn't become successful overnigh...J.A. Konrath didn't become successful overnight, neither did Bob Mayer, Scott Nicholson or Amanda Hocking. These are all examples of writers who didn't give up and now they're successful. Writing, like most things in life, takes time.<br /><br />I just published my first book back in April and didn't know how it would sell. I made it the best possible book I could make it at the time, but how can it be my greatest book when it only marks the start of my writing career? I'm sure I've got plenty more books in me and they will all be great so long as vow to make each one better than the one before.LK Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366991733427612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-1393546426956083392012-01-24T21:39:49.377-08:002012-01-24T21:39:49.377-08:00To write that has not been written before is a met...To write that has not been written before is a metephore, We must stretch the imagination to unlimitless bounds in order to find our own originality and what has not been done or said before. Then, and only then, as a writer or person, can you say you are original.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-85198486173470194372012-01-24T18:51:19.394-08:002012-01-24T18:51:19.394-08:00Hi Rebecca,
Welcome--how wonderful to have you he...Hi Rebecca,<br /><br />Welcome--how wonderful to have you here. I like your point, "try new genres, new themes, new publishers."<br /><br />Persistence pays. :-) Thanks for your comment and the "follow."Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-21354831358677432402012-01-24T13:04:00.781-08:002012-01-24T13:04:00.781-08:00This article is very (almost eerily) timely for me...This article is very (almost eerily) timely for me. I've just revised my novel again. Yes, again. It's very hard to be persistent sometimes when a little voice in your head is telling you that you've just wasted an incredible amount of time on something that is entirely unpublishable.<br /><br />Yes, persistence and practice improve your writing. And, disappointment keeps you humble. Also, it gives you opportunities to do new things. I have two colleagues who would make outstanding novelists, but have never taken the plunge because they are doing so well at what they do. Try new genres, new themes, new publishers. I'm meeting lots of new people doing all of these new things. <br /><br />I'm still feeling frustrated, though.Rebecca Klempnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03025213555090266745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-89286255244940461092012-01-24T05:43:26.563-08:002012-01-24T05:43:26.563-08:00I wrote my first novel three years ago. I am stil...I wrote my first novel three years ago. I am still working at securing a publisher or agent. In the meantime, there was nothing to do but KEEP WRITING. I joined a writers group-the best thing I ever did-and managed to get several short stories published. I wrote another book and am currently working on the sequel to my first novel. I started a blog and LOVE IT! These are all things I would not have tried if I had been successful in getting that book published immediately. Do I ever get discouraged? Yes, once a day, at least. But I know that my books will be published in the traditional old-fashioned way sooner or later. I know that I will not stop until I interest an agent. Keep the faith!Phyllis L Humbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105378189298379668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-91000615508087651752012-01-23T18:25:15.552-08:002012-01-23T18:25:15.552-08:00Welcome, Sherri! Glad you liked the post and took ...Welcome, Sherri! Glad you liked the post and took the time to tell us.Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-64535215462071957072012-01-23T17:57:34.942-08:002012-01-23T17:57:34.942-08:00I write, but mostly blog, but at least I know I`m ...I write, but mostly blog, but at least I know I`m creative non-fiction!! That`s a start, but my discouragement and lessons so far come from the brick walls I hit in what is a not so average, every day life....<br />Love the post..... certainly makes me think, which I know can be the best gift ever!Hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11328083616323051567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-84427566728830695082012-01-23T13:28:48.862-08:002012-01-23T13:28:48.862-08:00Susan,
I admire your persistence. Thanks for addi...Susan,<br /><br />I admire your persistence. Thanks for adding to the mix here. :-)Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-86507223216714282202012-01-23T12:53:10.224-08:002012-01-23T12:53:10.224-08:00I've found that discouragement will often make...I've found that discouragement will often make me bolder as in, "Well, phooey, that didn't work. Now they're really going to see some writing!" Sometimes it even works. =0)Susan Sundwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747706680849311882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-78772787626457559352012-01-23T09:08:04.685-08:002012-01-23T09:08:04.685-08:00Wow. This is really painfully true. I do see tha...Wow. This is really painfully true. I do see that my writing deepens and is enriched by pain.kd sullivanhttp://journeytoepiphany.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-16843350747902990652012-01-23T07:30:48.864-08:002012-01-23T07:30:48.864-08:00Thanks for the kind comments. May you be encourage...Thanks for the kind comments. May you be encouraged and strengthened in your writing journey!C. S. Lakinhttp://www.cslakin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-52810343769041584482012-01-22T04:22:18.757-08:002012-01-22T04:22:18.757-08:00Karen,
Glad you enjoyed it. It is an awesome angl...Karen,<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed it. It is an awesome angle! Thanks for your time and input.Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-73072647617251612712012-01-22T04:20:14.119-08:002012-01-22T04:20:14.119-08:00Linda,
Thanks for your perspective, (and your ins...Linda,<br /><br />Thanks for your perspective, (and your instructor's). :-)<br />I think there's great validity to it, and it seems I've had more than my share of practice. :-) But as they say, <br />"practice makes perfect." Right?Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-90710856622827967002012-01-21T18:13:45.461-08:002012-01-21T18:13:45.461-08:00I love this angle! It's such a great perspecti...I love this angle! It's such a great perspective to maintain to help propel us forward. Thanks, Jennifer, for the intro to C.S., and thanks, C.S. for the encouragement!Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-26814799891366441442012-01-21T14:03:33.466-08:002012-01-21T14:03:33.466-08:00I'd like to start the "boulder rolling&qu...I'd like to start the "boulder rolling" by welcoming C.S., and by stating how inspiring this post was to me personally. I believe that it will be motivating and meaningful to many.Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-6698498210329394442012-01-21T13:58:39.972-08:002012-01-21T13:58:39.972-08:00I had a writing instructor once who said, "Th...I had a writing instructor once who said, "The first ten years are practice for most writers." There is some truth to that. My writing has certainly improved in those ten years. Great post.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.com