tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post5713111196903701225..comments2024-02-28T12:45:42.761-05:00Comments on Hoosier Ink: So you want to be a writer? Then you better get a thick hide. The ACFW INDIANA Chapter Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07282742986179364847noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-86787263572099878772013-07-17T10:50:13.870-04:002013-07-17T10:50:13.870-04:00Write one, Mary!! Can't wait to see your part ...Write one, Mary!! Can't wait to see your part of the pie!Karla Akinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989639592455525499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-44260314233335137572013-07-17T10:49:51.499-04:002013-07-17T10:49:51.499-04:00Cheryl, everyone in our critique group (aside from...Cheryl, everyone in our critique group (aside from me because I'm still learning) are awesome at finding things I need to fix! That's why I said it that way. I want keen eyes on my work and you all have them! Aloha, beautiful lady!Karla Akinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989639592455525499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-59628835354950340372013-06-05T10:53:53.642-04:002013-06-05T10:53:53.642-04:00Great post, Karla. Congratulations on moving forwa...Great post, Karla. Congratulations on moving forward with your writing career. I very much agree that the persistent get a piece of the publishing pie and I'm about ready.Mary Marie Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140800346217363866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-65702819485294940292013-06-04T16:57:32.668-04:002013-06-04T16:57:32.668-04:00Great post, Karla! Love the "filet" comm...Great post, Karla! Love the "filet" comment--Were we really that hard?? Keep up the amazing work! Aloha! --CherylCheryl Linn Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304465472148231422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-10490462431983705642013-06-04T11:25:56.441-04:002013-06-04T11:25:56.441-04:00I'll get on my soapbox with my pet peeve. I...I'll get on my soapbox with my pet peeve. I've seen books that have negative reviews because they're written from a Christian world-view. My favorite example is one book by Randy Singer, and the four one and two star reviews (a pair of each) all cited his Christian (and pro-life) views as being why it should get low ratings.<br /><br />JeffJeffrey C. Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260244563274650475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-87729535965542273832013-06-04T11:23:06.683-04:002013-06-04T11:23:06.683-04:00Karla,
I do remember wooly mammoths more than woo...Karla,<br /><br />I do remember wooly mammoths more than wooly rhinos. HOWEVER, the closest thing is the hairy and small Sumartan rhino, and they have them at the Cincinnati zoo. (They also have Indian and black rhinos there.)Jeffrey C. Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260244563274650475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-90728697640392582082013-06-03T19:39:41.343-04:002013-06-03T19:39:41.343-04:00Rick, that's such a great idea. Everyone has a...Rick, that's such a great idea. Everyone has an opinion about writing. I was reading a best-selling romance author the other day (not inspirational) to see what her "method" was (as she has been a best seller for decades) and the first chapter was nothing but descriptive back story. That sort of writing wouldn't see the light of day today, but because she has a lucrative following she's still published. The trick to accepting criticism is to decide whether it's valid or not. Sometimes I have to really dig deep when it's a subjective criticism to see if I agree or not. But more times than not, my crit partners are right on. Thanks for reading and your input!Karla Akinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989639592455525499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-56003464760291880612013-06-03T19:37:21.250-04:002013-06-03T19:37:21.250-04:00That's an excellent description of a good crit...That's an excellent description of a good critique partner, Sharon -- "fileting while wearing velvet gloves." I love that. I will remember it when offering my critiques! I wouldn't be published were it not for my critique partners. It is hard in the beginning but once you get the hang of it you are so grateful for the input, right? Or should I say, write? :-) Karla Akinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989639592455525499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-33382365773338154952013-06-03T19:35:52.284-04:002013-06-03T19:35:52.284-04:00Jeff, I had no idea you were such a zoologist! Rhi...Jeff, I had no idea you were such a zoologist! Rhino armor is pretty fascinating. One of the living dinosaurs. What I wish I could have seen were the wooly rhinos that wandered the ice age. To see them in cave drawings is fascinating isn't it? (France.) And I think I agree that we should graze and browse other writers -- good and bad -- in order to learn. Thanks for reading and posting and for the great zoological lesson1Karla Akinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989639592455525499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-54172796987996656802013-06-03T10:56:03.853-04:002013-06-03T10:56:03.853-04:00Another strategy for easing the pain of criticism:...Another strategy for easing the pain of criticism: I sometimes read reviews of books by multi-published authors. Some reviews glow with praise. Others bite to the bone. Criticism simply goes with the territory, and if it happens to authors with many books to their credit, then it will happen to anyone. No book pleases every type of reader.Rick Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795635112065282277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-42722029092824636082013-06-03T07:41:40.125-04:002013-06-03T07:41:40.125-04:00Excellent article, Karla, and right on the mark. F...Excellent article, Karla, and right on the mark. For too long, I let rejection letters rein in my submitting, if not my writing. I'm thankful to the Lord for leading me to ACFW and some excellent critique partners who know how to filet a piece while wearing velvet gloves. As you wrote, iron indeed sharpens iron. Thanks!<br /><br />Write on!<br />Because of Christ<br /><br />(BTW, I like the rhino photo, too.)Sharon Kirk Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218763567211993842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-66167307013925329622013-06-03T07:23:02.346-04:002013-06-03T07:23:02.346-04:00And by the way, my suspicion is that the rhino pic...And by the way, my suspicion is that the rhino pictured is the Indian variety. Those rhinos (and the smaller, rarer Javan) look like they have armor plating as this one does. (You learn something every day, right?)Jeffrey C. Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260244563274650475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-5792429466041369052013-06-03T07:19:02.829-04:002013-06-03T07:19:02.829-04:00Thanks, Karla, for this encouraging and motivation...Thanks, Karla, for this encouraging and motivational item. Last but not least, thank you for making this zoo-oholic's day with the rhino picture. Of course, the ultimate questions: Should writers be browsers like black rhinos? Grazers like white rhinos? Or some of both like the Indian, Javan, and Sumartan subspecies?Jeffrey C. Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260244563274650475noreply@blogger.com