tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post7924359971190832534..comments2023-05-05T11:15:58.903+01:00Comments on Emma Pass • My Blog: Keep WritingEmma Passhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-37940720369721755812012-04-14T15:49:47.602+01:002012-04-14T15:49:47.602+01:00Thank you, Jane! See you there. :)Thank you, Jane! See you there. :)Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-35089023132955351112012-04-14T10:54:15.769+01:002012-04-14T10:54:15.769+01:00Good post Emma and I love your positive attitude! ...Good post Emma and I love your positive attitude! Your first book may not have sold but it is about soldiering on; that is what makes one successful :-) Good luck with Acid, which will sell, and see you at the Book Festival.Jane Southorn-Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931240893759401929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-63619683790609798642012-04-08T13:21:36.492+01:002012-04-08T13:21:36.492+01:00Thank you, Talli! :)Thank you, Talli! :)Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-89875344193713616672012-04-08T13:13:04.815+01:002012-04-08T13:13:04.815+01:00YES! What a great post, Emma. Through all the stre...YES! What a great post, Emma. Through all the stresses and strains, only one thing can keep us going: writing!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-76837442445666931922012-04-05T20:07:09.482+01:002012-04-05T20:07:09.482+01:00You're welcome, Kate. Good luck with everythin...You're welcome, Kate. Good luck with everything!Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-41114796991289152792012-04-05T20:05:56.334+01:002012-04-05T20:05:56.334+01:00Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-63852664050102704282012-04-05T19:03:26.234+01:002012-04-05T19:03:26.234+01:00Thanks for this post Emma, you've no idea how ...Thanks for this post Emma, you've no idea how timely it is ;-)K M Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801740095715755112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-38725756835624488562012-04-05T13:24:17.553+01:002012-04-05T13:24:17.553+01:00Congratulations on your book deal, Emma. Your post...Congratulations on your book deal, Emma. Your post is an inspiration.CMSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623922567796370246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-56297277478869671062012-04-04T18:23:27.039+01:002012-04-04T18:23:27.039+01:00Thank you, Claire! I think so too. And as for the ...Thank you, Claire! I think so too. And as for the contemporary… well, never say never! :DEmma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-77431503455155452482012-04-04T18:21:32.023+01:002012-04-04T18:21:32.023+01:00Thank you! That's what I try to do too. It def...Thank you! That's what I try to do too. It definitely helps to have something new to take your mind off things!Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-22157726610947458042012-04-04T18:19:13.133+01:002012-04-04T18:19:13.133+01:00Thank you, Abi! It really is.Thank you, Abi! It really is.Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-89092841563217971592012-04-04T18:18:45.576+01:002012-04-04T18:18:45.576+01:00Exactly, Elsie! I'm neurotic enough as it is w...Exactly, Elsie! I'm neurotic enough as it is without worrying about THAT all the time as well. :oPEmma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-39654127035540378392012-04-04T18:18:04.944+01:002012-04-04T18:18:04.944+01:00Absolutely, Christine. What a great way of putting...Absolutely, Christine. What a great way of putting it! Thank you.Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-81669986579137881592012-04-04T18:17:35.780+01:002012-04-04T18:17:35.780+01:00A revision request is what happened with my agent ...A revision request is what happened with my agent before she took me on. Are you going to go for it? Only you know what's right for you and your book, though, so good luck with it, whatever you decide!Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-52589236215067621982012-04-04T17:58:42.524+01:002012-04-04T17:58:42.524+01:00Lovely post, Emma. I think persistence is probably...Lovely post, Emma. I think persistence is probably one of THE defining qualities of a writer. Glad we'll get to read ACID, but now I was to read the contemporary YA too!!Claire Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07566685720094646776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-83901333101017316882012-04-04T17:12:45.006+01:002012-04-04T17:12:45.006+01:00This is good advice. I'm working on a new book...This is good advice. I'm working on a new book in between revisions with my agent and it's really helping give me a sense of perspective and a bit of distance from the ms we'll go out with. <br /><br />When I get rejections, or if it doesn't sell, I might even have a new completed ms to focus on : )Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046492434737362097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-47135307615591274602012-04-04T16:46:04.666+01:002012-04-04T16:46:04.666+01:00You are so right Emma, we are always worrying abou...You are so right Emma, we are always worrying about the next book, and the one after that. I don't think that ever really goes away. And these dips, rejections, delays, are meant to be because we do become better writers through going through this process. Yes, the only way to deal with all of this is to keep writing, and keep getting better at it.Abi Burlinghamhttp://www.abiburlingham.talktalk.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-85764639183175239572012-04-04T16:34:21.929+01:002012-04-04T16:34:21.929+01:00So true, Emma--thanks for the post. The fear of ne...So true, Emma--thanks for the post. The fear of never selling a book (or another one) will always be the one constant, so you can't focus on it. You'll drive yourself nuts!Elsie Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256871951982313181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-36972770539821866732012-04-04T15:51:24.629+01:002012-04-04T15:51:24.629+01:00Very true, rejection is something every writer has...Very true, rejection is something every writer has to deal with. It can really sap your confidence. You just have to try to 'fail better'.Christine Murrayhttp://www.christine-murray.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-25662531046166967652012-04-04T14:57:32.893+01:002012-04-04T14:57:32.893+01:00Thank you for this honest post, Emma. I was in que...Thank you for this honest post, Emma. I was in query trenches (well, I'm on a break) and even though 30 queries is not a lot, the 29 rejections were. And technically the 30th is kind of a rejection too...just one with a revision request. I constantly remind myself that I am writing because I enjoy it and that even if I don't get an agent/book deal I can self-publish it and hand it out to my family and friends, who have been supporting me since I was little. (LOL At 8 years old, I'd walk around family parties and tell people I was going to grow up to be JK Rowling. Still no theme park...sigh)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076907708483883575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-20807223704855173422012-04-04T14:39:01.878+01:002012-04-04T14:39:01.878+01:00Thank you, Akoss! :)Thank you, Akoss! :)Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-90479077466297288182012-04-04T14:38:37.869+01:002012-04-04T14:38:37.869+01:00Thank you, Amy! I think it's impossible not to...Thank you, Amy! I think it's impossible not to get those two goals confused sometimes - after all, this is something we want SO badly - but ultimately, the writing has to come first.Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-37946182553800797742012-04-04T14:24:13.066+01:002012-04-04T14:24:13.066+01:00I hope never to forget why I started writing in th...I hope never to forget why I started writing in the first place. Would I stop writing if I never land an agent within my self imposed timetable? No. I hope not.<br />Thanks Emma. I'm on my way to check out the links you shared.Akosshttp://akossket.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-73535364077468430542012-04-04T13:45:08.793+01:002012-04-04T13:45:08.793+01:00"Easy for you to say, you might think. Your b..."Easy for you to say, you might think. Your book sold. But it could so easily not have. And if I’d kept get published as my overriding ambition, instead of becoming a better writer, I’m not sure where I’d be right now. Not in a very happy place, that’s for sure."<br /><br />THIS. For the win. So very many aspiring writers get those two goals confused - I know I did for a time - but it's getting back to the original aim of writing the best book you possibly can that's the most difficult, but ultimately most rewarding, ambition.Amy McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235460210367824007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-61485895961135480472012-04-04T13:35:18.156+01:002012-04-04T13:35:18.156+01:00Thank you, Carolyn. I'm glad to hear it! :)Thank you, Carolyn. I'm glad to hear it! :)Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.com