tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post402587583095427013..comments2024-03-29T08:10:37.247+00:00Comments on Minxes of Romance: Suzanne's Minxy Guide to dealing with the dreaded RRomy Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14989655739656698541noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-79520830609412903662012-03-01T23:23:39.105+00:002012-03-01T23:23:39.105+00:00Thank you all so much for dropping by and for your...Thank you all so much for dropping by and for your lovely comments.<br /><br />Apologies for the delay in replying - problems posting, again. It's getting a bit tedious. I'm also having problems logging into the google forums, which is why I've been a bit quiet on those, too.<br /><br />But - and most of you will have heard this because I've talked of nothing else - I heard back about the partial. It was good news - a full request. So now I'm busy polishing - having used up a tin of Mr Muscle and I'm now onto the Mr Sheen. Pledge is next. Am very scared about sending it in.<br /><br />XXSuzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-737895857841341702012-02-10T08:49:14.451+00:002012-02-10T08:49:14.451+00:00Fabulous post Suzanne. So positive and reassuring....Fabulous post Suzanne. So positive and reassuring. Stay positive about your partial too - you're a brilliant, successful writer don't forget that:o) xxSue Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289238779017931338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-17107295009188929732012-02-05T14:00:38.944+00:002012-02-05T14:00:38.944+00:00Great advice, Suzanne! You have had lots of succes...Great advice, Suzanne! You have had lots of success too, you should be very proud of yourself. <br />You're right about the choccie, I had two cream eggs yesterday when PF said no to my re-write.<br />Never mind, must write something new!<br />I hope you hear some good news soon about your partial.<br />xxpenandpaintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273388732451042663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-60077570717784957882012-02-04T17:43:12.353+00:002012-02-04T17:43:12.353+00:00Great post, Suzanne. I know of that R letter you h...Great post, Suzanne. I know of that R letter you hastily press with the pad of your index finger. They are not personal as a lot of publishers don't accept what I write also. As you say it's a part of the industry. We all have them.Don't get your hopes up too high on the bigger publisher. I was almost there, right to aquistions, then no no no, too much romance in it. It sucked bigtime. <br />Congratulations on getting to where you are. It's a big step. <br />All the best and I'm starting to hang out as you now, waiting for the news.<br />Good Luck. <br /><br />Suzanne :)Suzanne Brandyn Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969670520269001723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-74049991909837388782012-02-01T09:01:36.210+00:002012-02-01T09:01:36.210+00:00Have decided that this year, I'm going to say ...Have decided that this year, I'm going to say 'self publishing'. So Self publishing! <br />Much better for the mental health - of me anyway!Sally Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-57009654898107231402012-02-01T05:48:24.064+00:002012-02-01T05:48:24.064+00:00Fabulous post, Suzanne. I found myself nodding at...Fabulous post, Suzanne. I found myself nodding at everything you said. Especially the bit about chocolate. If your partial returns, get it out there again, there are other publishers after all. But maybe it won't! <br /><br />Keep thinking positively, the best is yet to come!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977676093756206414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-90185710030543729972012-02-01T03:04:02.150+00:002012-02-01T03:04:02.150+00:00Excellent post and excellent advice THANK YOU! :-)...Excellent post and excellent advice THANK YOU! :-)Diane Fordhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018013338268306704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-84340245325749382372012-01-31T21:07:37.179+00:002012-01-31T21:07:37.179+00:00I found it hard to go past advice point number 1 -...I found it hard to go past advice point number 1 - chocolate fixes 80% of everything. 100% efficacy is only achieved when it's teamed with a decent glass of bubbly stuff.<br /><br />Perhaps your submission was so totally awesome that it's doing the rounds of the office so every employee knows what 'stunning' really looks like? <br /><br />Now I kid you not my captcha is: upers so that's got to be a good omen, doesn't it?Elissa Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415274389691816585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-552156719329750852012-01-31T19:48:41.245+00:002012-01-31T19:48:41.245+00:00Excellent advice, Suzanne. All we can do is write ...Excellent advice, Suzanne. All we can do is write as well as we can, target our markets sensibly and then trust to luck and good timing which do sometimes work in our favour. xxKathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860509258762155057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-44413212261336752222012-01-31T13:06:58.479+00:002012-01-31T13:06:58.479+00:00So very true!
It's why I have to take solace i...So very true!<br />It's why I have to take solace in knitting occasionally. I sometimes briefly go in the huff.<br /><br />Crossing everything you hear soon!<br />Long waits are no fun.<br />JudyJudy Jarviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02130410080180089349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-48995357191073449442012-01-31T12:13:02.436+00:002012-01-31T12:13:02.436+00:00I couldn't possibly have a chocolate cupboard....I couldn't possibly have a chocolate cupboard. The only way I know it's time to stop eating chocolate is when it's all finished, gone. <br /><br />Good luck with the one out on submission.Jenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-5353891472472836792012-01-31T08:33:46.680+00:002012-01-31T08:33:46.680+00:00Great post Suzanne (as always!). Love your PF sto...Great post Suzanne (as always!). Love your PF stories BTW - so keep writing them! 13 months is an *awful* long time to wait though. But you never know....Caroline xCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005714506570642538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-56579739043249435752012-01-30T21:51:48.406+00:002012-01-30T21:51:48.406+00:00You have just named my biggest fear. What happens ...You have just named my biggest fear. What happens if an editor likes your story enough to request a partial or full but then by the time they get to it they have moved on? It seems terribly unfair. Surely they won't do that, will they? <br /><br />Also, I can't imagine a year wait. I'm sure (or maybe I hope) to have the chance to wait, then at least I will have received a request, but a year?! I'll be insane. I can't even wait for microwave popcorn to stop popping before pulling it out!Christy Mitchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178624361740986978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-84627625942541313822012-01-30T21:32:06.565+00:002012-01-30T21:32:06.565+00:00I'm not going to count my rejections as I susp...I'm not going to count my rejections as I suspect I may have received more than you.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-51512146196183105512012-01-30T20:27:41.622+00:002012-01-30T20:27:41.622+00:00Great post! And very true.On all counts. I turned ...Great post! And very true.On all counts. I turned to short story writing when I first realised that I wasn't miraculously going to become a succesful category romance authour overnight or even overyear or at the rate I'm going over decade!! And after a few attempts I realised that I could sometimes write short stories that someone actually liked enough to buy!! Not for every magazine by any means (though I'm working on it!) and not every story but it still gives me a warm fuzzy feeling whenever a story is accepted. <br />Fingers crossed for your partial - surely you have to hear back soon - and may all your baskets bear fruit!<br />Nina xxNinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341985967231209326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-11483133376643683372012-01-30T19:17:49.387+00:002012-01-30T19:17:49.387+00:00Love the advice, Suzanne! My wait is at the four m...Love the advice, Suzanne! My wait is at the four month mark but am not expecting anything for...well...maybe another six? Diversification is the key I reckon. The awesomeness of the Jackie is too great to be limited to one publisher. *laughs hollowly*Jackie Ashendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564893115525415518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-39377171548937834682012-01-30T17:07:35.695+00:002012-01-30T17:07:35.695+00:00Great post, Suz and some terrific advice (and what...Great post, Suz and some terrific advice (and what happens to those subs we never ever hear about - where do they go?)<br />Fingers crossed you get good news after all this time, but good for you having a plan in case it does come back xxTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-4316249619857241402012-01-30T15:15:15.041+00:002012-01-30T15:15:15.041+00:00Excellent advice. Have been thinking about the div...Excellent advice. Have been thinking about the diversification thing for a while.. now more inclined to try it. <br /><br />I am sadly more pessimistic in my 'length of wait' assumption. The longer it goes, the more I assume it *has* been read, but that there's so much to change that it would take a whole week to draft any sort of revision letter. I procrastinate projects that seem massive.<br /><br />My doubt-crows are nasty little %@#$'s :)Amalie Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07346563294446609770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-37960089875170529132012-01-30T14:44:45.509+00:002012-01-30T14:44:45.509+00:00This is a fantastic post and SO true! Great sugges...This is a fantastic post and SO true! Great suggestions and I have used every one of them with tons and tons of rejections and years writing. I kept believing and finally did it and I KNOW you will too - hang in!Jennifer Probsthttp://www.jenniferprobst.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-17683024709783476722012-01-30T13:58:32.280+00:002012-01-30T13:58:32.280+00:00Well you certainly convinced me at point 1. And I...Well you certainly convinced me at point 1. And I agree - chocolate makes everything better - well except the size of my bottom but I cant see it so ignorance is bliss. <br /><br />I hope you get success with your work - stay positive - we spend enough time cursing those Rs as it is.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653762974885767334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-22776902155273188792012-01-30T12:16:15.766+00:002012-01-30T12:16:15.766+00:00I have a shelf in my pantry that always has a 3 po...I have a shelf in my pantry that always has a 3 pound bag of Ghirardelli chocolate chips. I take a handful every day.<br /><br />A most excellent post, and very very wise advice!! Sending you my best wishes for a positive outcome, Suzanne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-34556085666121187092012-01-30T11:51:40.063+00:002012-01-30T11:51:40.063+00:00Hugs on the 13 month wait, Suz. You're soundin...Hugs on the 13 month wait, Suz. You're sounding incredibly healthy in spite of it, but here's another box of virtual chocolates anyway. (They're soft centres, but don't worry - I've alread removed all the ones with liqueur inside).Romy Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989655739656698541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-11955442448608655472012-01-30T11:49:39.249+00:002012-01-30T11:49:39.249+00:00A chocolate cupboard...*sigh* I'd invest in on...A chocolate cupboard...*sigh* I'd invest in one in a heartbeat if I didn't fear my every-spreading backside would expand to the size of a small country! <br /><br />Hugs on the ridiculous wait, hon!Maya Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678010385699279149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-4695503509438533702012-01-30T11:28:45.133+00:002012-01-30T11:28:45.133+00:00I feel your pain *munches chocolate*. Although, it...I feel your pain *munches chocolate*. Although, it has to be said, you have a quite wonderful success rate and should be immensely proud of yourself you fab Minx xxxCatherine Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833065247432576080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-89374289181067675842012-01-30T11:26:14.104+00:002012-01-30T11:26:14.104+00:00Very best of luck with the outcome of your partial...Very best of luck with the outcome of your partial and thank you for this excellent advice on rejections.<br />I think it's important to remember that everyone gets them, none of is immune, but we all have to get over it quickly, pick ourselves up and carry on.<br />I usually allow myself a maximum five-minute sulk first.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.com