tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post3207666344403619478..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: The Audacity of AuthorsKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-36590202260181208902015-05-16T16:04:09.845-04:002015-05-16T16:04:09.845-04:00Going public with your creativity is like appearin...Going public with your creativity is like appearing on the beach in a bikini, isn't it? All the beauty and all the flaws are out there. We can slink around or walk around with confidence.Joyce Ann Brownhttp://www.joyceannbrown.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-68578426894088231602015-05-16T11:31:58.707-04:002015-05-16T11:31:58.707-04:00Another thing about carrying yourself with confide...Another thing about carrying yourself with confidence: Don't get caught up in the reviews of your work. <br /><br />Accept both good and bad reviews with grace. Don't buy into the hype from a good review, don't let a negative one bring you down, and for the love of all that's holy, never ever EVER get into an argument with someone over a negative review. Be a duck, and let all of that just run off your back like water.<br /><br />This can be difficult in the chaotic, "punch you in the face in real time" world of Twitter and Facebook and other social media platform, but being able to do so is -- in my mind, at least -- a critical component of any writer's toolbox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-58651601147822915902015-05-15T11:01:34.121-04:002015-05-15T11:01:34.121-04:00I had to learn to be bold about my writing. I'...I had to learn to be bold about my writing. I've also discovered I can keep me ego in check by being grateful for my accomplishments and by being grateful to my readership. Great blog topic, Sunny.Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-85911198846398422462015-05-14T00:14:15.269-04:002015-05-14T00:14:15.269-04:00This is a great blog, Sunny, and one I'll hold...<br />This is a great blog, Sunny, and one I'll hold onto. Audacity is a necessity, I feel, but there's a way to temper that with a bit of humility, as Jewel says, and by keeping the ego in check when it could work against us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981043016427528990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-24069883858017121922015-05-14T00:02:04.551-04:002015-05-14T00:02:04.551-04:00Hi Sunny,
Great post! thanks!
sandy gardner
sgardn...Hi Sunny,<br />Great post! thanks!<br />sandy gardner<br />sgardner2@hvc.rr.comsandy gardnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-75708309186197957412015-05-13T22:07:50.781-04:002015-05-13T22:07:50.781-04:00Charles Gramlich, how do we get you out of this fu...Charles Gramlich, how do we get you out of this funk???Sunny Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693884364418711551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-35736801833661344852015-05-13T16:05:47.288-04:002015-05-13T16:05:47.288-04:00Interesting post. There is definitely a differenc...Interesting post. There is definitely a difference between audacity and egotism. Yes authors should be audacious but I still believe in humility. I believe we should be humble in spite of our achievements no matter how great or how small.Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-38726900261608283902015-05-13T14:43:09.352-04:002015-05-13T14:43:09.352-04:00Whatever it is, I used to have a lot more of it th...Whatever it is, I used to have a lot more of it than I have now. Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-87443597019663273362015-05-13T14:28:49.569-04:002015-05-13T14:28:49.569-04:00I also like the word 'audacity'. Egotism c...I also like the word 'audacity'. Egotism can be a real turn off for most people, whereas simple pride and belief in one's work is admirable. We have to be audacious to even think of putting our thoughts/words/imaginings out there and have people pay for them.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-80289238678178590372015-05-13T13:23:35.632-04:002015-05-13T13:23:35.632-04:00I haven't liked the word "humble" si...I haven't liked the word "humble" since Uriah Heep, but I do like the word "modest." I think you have to have an ego in order to write, but you don't have to brag about what yore doing. Just sit down and write. And if we all waited until so-and-so died, well, that would be the end of all art. Good post.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-61287660607346684342015-05-13T13:20:20.620-04:002015-05-13T13:20:20.620-04:00Sunny, this is your best post ever. Brilliant.Sunny, this is your best post ever. Brilliant.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-9005465169916310852015-05-13T13:02:49.701-04:002015-05-13T13:02:49.701-04:00I know that Sunny. The issue was something prevela...I know that Sunny. The issue was something prevelant down here where we live in rural central Fla. Where Gemini takes place half the time and most of my friends and people poolside who've told me they can't wait to buy the book, fall into this category, obesity, so for me it was a marketing strategy, that would have destroyed sales and dissolved friendships and acquaintances. I realized it could be offensive to some when I was reading galleys. I was able to view the ms as a reader as well as the writer. I could get the same point across without referring to weight issues. It want essential to the plot or characterizations. Ronnie Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309877737679445065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-5117808540833892442015-05-13T12:52:50.414-04:002015-05-13T12:52:50.414-04:00Well, Ronnie, I thought I would wait until all my ...Well, Ronnie, I thought I would wait until all my relatives died so I could write what I wanted. My sister was a nun, for God's sake! But hey, you just have to be brave and put it on the line. Getting everyone's approval is wasted effort.Sunny Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693884364418711551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-79655527939433159242015-05-13T12:40:40.696-04:002015-05-13T12:40:40.696-04:00Excellent post and so true. I was more daring in e...Excellent post and so true. I was more daring in earlier stages of the work, then closer to publication I pulled back a teenie. My protagonist's beliefs are my own and in my first time out as an author, after discussing a particular issue with my husband, I agreed that I didn't want to offend anyone. Ronnie Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309877737679445065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-74857941520994779422015-05-13T05:12:55.824-04:002015-05-13T05:12:55.824-04:00This was a different post and very interesting. I ...This was a different post and very interesting. I enjoyed the snippets about other authors I've read such as Erica Jong and James Joyce and you really hit-the-nail-on-the-head with some of your remarks about their work. I usually don't look at other authors pushing their work as anything more than their belief and pride in what they write.authorlindathornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605805996356003012noreply@blogger.com