tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176180375855419631.post8853695993153441462..comments2024-03-01T16:39:23.360-08:00Comments on Banana Peelin': Ups and Downs of Becoming a Children's Writer: FEAR OF THE BANANA PEEL V. TWAINElizabeth Stevens Omlorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11938121002800729273noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176180375855419631.post-16789013628382673212011-12-29T06:46:19.593-08:002011-12-29T06:46:19.593-08:00I'm right there with you, girl. As author of ...I'm right there with you, girl. As author of Jelly Bean's Christmas, I didn't make the finalists OR even get an honorable mention! Lol! Hang in there. Today is a new day! ;). I'm breaking Jelly Bean out of rhyme and going to expand it to a more fleshed out pb manuscript. That makes the contest a winner in my mind.Marcie Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176180375855419631.post-23422696859261086842011-12-29T00:35:49.820-08:002011-12-29T00:35:49.820-08:00I was curious of the title of this post, and smile...I was curious of the title of this post, and smiled to myself when I read it and the comments that followed. You are not alone Elizabeth, tomorrow is another day and I hope these comments motivate you into a committed 2012, along with the rest of us.patientdreamerhttp://thepatientdreamer.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176180375855419631.post-6805680010430718962011-12-28T23:04:10.545-08:002011-12-28T23:04:10.545-08:00Be ENCOURAGED! And, think of it this way, you got ...Be ENCOURAGED! And, think of it this way, you got your first rejection... Congratulations! A celebration is in order! Someone bring this girl some champagne!<br />I know this doesn't help (hell, it downright annoyed ME when I was told this at the beginning)but, it really IS going to become a part of your routine: Open mailbox, receive rejection letter, throw a temper tantrum, give up on life, swear you'll never write again... Submit somewhere else, repeat.<br />Be proud of yourself. 2,000 losses equal a whole bunch of lessons learned... And one day, a published piece to be exuberant over.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663343706378271998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176180375855419631.post-1499216263355935532011-12-28T21:23:46.099-08:002011-12-28T21:23:46.099-08:00We all wear the badge of rejection. It just adds t...We all wear the badge of rejection. It just adds to our determination. You have a wonderful sense of humor going for you and I can see that translated into your writing. Love the banana peel anology. Yep -- that's what it feels like. Glad you joined us, because it is important to have the support of other writers -- and the children's writers are the best! We're there to support.Patricia T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10673204828383998897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176180375855419631.post-46606611859413003192011-12-28T16:30:24.864-08:002011-12-28T16:30:24.864-08:00Ahhh, Elizabeth, you can look at this adventure on...Ahhh, Elizabeth, you can look at this adventure one of two ways. While it is quite natural to be disappointed if your piece wasn't selected this time, but that doesn't mean you should put down your pen and call it quits. THAT would be the easy way out and one way to look at things. OR...you can look at it as your entry isn't ready YET and look at it with new eyes or even ask others for their input on how to maybe improve it. But however you look at it, never forget that it took great personal bravery for even entering and for that I salute you!Think Positive, Be Positivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176180375855419631.post-44210081713003170732011-12-28T15:11:57.757-08:002011-12-28T15:11:57.757-08:00Writing is very much a banana peel existence -- an...Writing is very much a banana peel existence -- and I, too, dreamed of winning my first contest and being hailed as the next great writer out there. Well, that may not have happened, but I'm still the greatest ME out there, in fact I'm the only one (as are you) -- each of us is the only one who can write the story we have to tell, and can say it the way we are meant to say it. But that takes work, and writing, writing, and more writing, and learning from others, and writing some more, and yes, slipping on more than a few banana peels. Some day, however, after all that writing and editing and learning and slipping and <i>getting back up</i> you and I will actually get to taste the banana. And won't that be something to celebrate?elizabethannehttp://www.elizabethannewrites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176180375855419631.post-67601888727870227142011-12-28T12:55:38.550-08:002011-12-28T12:55:38.550-08:00Good for you for entering the contest! It takes a...Good for you for entering the contest! It takes a lot of rejections before finding the right desk for your work to cross. I am still looking too!AEA Elementary Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994539881840687155noreply@blogger.com