tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post274853661153101328..comments2024-03-01T00:28:27.209-05:00Comments on Hello Ello: What's the Best Writerly Advice You'd Give Your Younger Self - S.J. KincaidEllo - Ellen Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-60939839874011136322014-01-12T00:04:01.778-05:002014-01-12T00:04:01.778-05:00I like listening to different authors experiences,...I like listening to different authors experiences, thank you for sharing. A great read.Basalt Skieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266276361986201247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-11852901493430789302011-08-11T15:34:28.640-04:002011-08-11T15:34:28.640-04:00Thanks, Jodi!
Sorry you didn't sell it, Elyss...Thanks, Jodi!<br /><br />Sorry you didn't sell it, Elyssa, but it sounds like you'll have something even better to debut with in the future! I'm so grateful my earlier books weren't published first, and your perseverence is really the most powerful tool you have. Good luck!<br /><br />Thanks, Pippa! I'm glad it was helpful for you!<br /><br />Thanks, Krista! YA is such a great community, and I've learned so much from the honesty of other people who have discussed the writing process, so I was glad to pay it forward.<br /><br />KLM- LOL! I'd make a lousy politician, I suspect, but thanks for the offer to write me in! Thanks for the congrats.<br /><br />Linda- Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.<br /><br />Christina- Thank you! <br /><br />Kristin- And thank you, too!<br /><br />Ello- Thanks again for letting me participate! It's been fantastic, and I wanted to tell that story somewhere. Looking forward to The Dragon King chronicles!S.J.Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159000802250378161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-35876414134697142562011-08-09T22:00:39.378-04:002011-08-09T22:00:39.378-04:00Just WOW. Thank you for sharing. I'm so glad y...Just WOW. Thank you for sharing. I'm so glad you pressed on!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095264668972996587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-77121626486609225772011-08-09T00:32:50.465-04:002011-08-09T00:32:50.465-04:00I love this post so much also! Which is why I save...I love this post so much also! Which is why I saved it for the very last of my series. Thanks to everyone who have been reading the series and thanks to Shelley for her inspiring story!Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-17140767817988134822011-08-08T17:20:02.552-04:002011-08-08T17:20:02.552-04:00Wow. So so facinating and I loved hearing about th...Wow. So so facinating and I loved hearing about the journey. I'm so amazed and inspired at your determinationChristina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-61318701659626734542011-08-06T17:23:51.261-04:002011-08-06T17:23:51.261-04:00Oh my goodness, I LOVE this post. Definitely my fa...Oh my goodness, I LOVE this post. Definitely my favorite out of the series, too. Thank you so much for sharing your journey! I admire your perseverance and hard work a lot. :)lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524291742541007382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-25665545118609006312011-08-06T10:52:39.572-04:002011-08-06T10:52:39.572-04:00Shelley, I'm voting for you for President in 2...Shelley, I'm voting for you for President in 2012. Yep, writing your in on the ballot. You got guts a-plenty.<br /><br />What a great, great story and congratulations on getting that happy ending you deserve.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704845146768729518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-73171796722002058982011-08-05T20:26:35.391-04:002011-08-05T20:26:35.391-04:00I really, really love this post! Thanks for sharin...I really, really love this post! Thanks for sharing and being so honest about your journey!<br /><br />I look forward to reading Insignia!!!Katie Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542035499311859866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-45247541498423500082011-08-05T14:44:55.467-04:002011-08-05T14:44:55.467-04:00THANK YOU, thank you! We all need to hear about jo...THANK YOU, thank you! We all need to hear about journeys like this. The strength and courage of wonderful writers like you, Shelley, who keep going and growing.Pippahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980981759062009668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-10124917976119839082011-08-05T12:05:47.073-04:002011-08-05T12:05:47.073-04:00I loved this post, too.
And I found it somehow f...I loved this post, too. <br /><br />And I found it somehow fitting for what I'm going through right now. I didn't sell my book...again (fourth book I've written; the second with my former agent).<br /><br />I've come close but haven't reached that final point yet. But, like you, S.J., I'm taking the critiques I have received in editor rejections and throughout this whole process to make my next book better. And I wouldn't change a thing about my journey (even though it's so not fun NOT selling) because I know deep down that all of this is making me a better writer and giving me some lessons I needed to learn. <br /><br />On a side note, I'm totally excited for INSIGNIA. I love the premise, and I cannot wait to read it.Elyssa Papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01114769833125426437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-62796233069239998252011-08-05T10:59:54.973-04:002011-08-05T10:59:54.973-04:00Love this post!!!Love this post!!!Jodi Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592336757637067720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-80939144512202273372011-08-05T03:37:25.761-04:002011-08-05T03:37:25.761-04:00Thanks Anne!
And thanks, Stina! Ah, the Forever T...Thanks Anne!<br /><br />And thanks, Stina! Ah, the Forever Tye-Dyed Blue days...S.J.Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159000802250378161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-42412218860387529452011-08-04T19:28:32.599-04:002011-08-04T19:28:32.599-04:00Wow, that was quite the journey. Can wait to read ...Wow, that was quite the journey. Can wait to read the book, S!Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-84992878708639771042011-08-04T04:03:13.008-04:002011-08-04T04:03:13.008-04:00What a great post! Really what I needed to hear to...What a great post! Really what I needed to hear today. Thank you!Anne M Leonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04547591113801578453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-86453118319090726952011-08-03T19:08:05.970-04:002011-08-03T19:08:05.970-04:00Thanks, Erin! It's so true. Having the lows re...Thanks, Erin! It's so true. Having the lows really makes the highs seem that much more satisfying.<br /><br />I'm glad you found it inspiring Yahong! Thank -you-<br /><br />Thanks, Charles! Well, a lot of young writers hit it out of the park their first try... I just wasn't one of them. ;-)<br /><br />Thank you, Dawn!S.J.Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159000802250378161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-41626103777237129342011-08-03T12:50:14.972-04:002011-08-03T12:50:14.972-04:00Wow - so much to learn from this. Thanks for shari...Wow - so much to learn from this. Thanks for sharing!D.E. Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256696009575732721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-34549133661028122322011-08-03T12:16:42.248-04:002011-08-03T12:16:42.248-04:00That's when you know you've grown. Great s...That's when you know you've grown. Great story. Definitely one that new writers should pay attention to.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-16798594300329359532011-08-03T09:33:02.680-04:002011-08-03T09:33:02.680-04:00Oh my goodness. That's... just an awe-inspirin...Oh my goodness. That's... just an awe-inspiring story. Thank you so much, Shelley.Yahong Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416313685829001737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-48091430320477729842011-08-03T09:02:15.747-04:002011-08-03T09:02:15.747-04:00I ADORE this post. Lows leads to highs. We fail so...I ADORE this post. Lows leads to highs. We fail so that we can succeed. Everything we do we learn from, and no act of writing is ever a waste. Shelley, thank you so much for sharing your story. And Ellen, this was such a great series. Thanks for hosting!Erin Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415377887347978552noreply@blogger.com