tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845972274166862082.post4827272660035086361..comments2024-03-27T08:43:28.674+00:00Comments on CarolOates: Why I’m stepping back from Publishing for nowCarolOateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10589011233661606242noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845972274166862082.post-2425719686131991002015-03-21T13:14:39.825+00:002015-03-21T13:14:39.825+00:00Aww, I don't mind the feels. :) I think there ...Aww, I don't mind the feels. :) I think there are a lot of writers feeling undervalued, and afraid to admit and risk appearing either ungrateful or entitled when that's not the case. <br />It's a tough business and it's easy to get lost in it. <br />For me, this is something I've been thinking of and talking about privately, but I got to the point I needed to put it out there in public or it would have continued to eat away at me. I feel better for it. CarolOateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589011233661606242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845972274166862082.post-37305586125566071542015-03-21T13:06:55.889+00:002015-03-21T13:06:55.889+00:00Thank you. I'm so glad so many people get it.:...Thank you. I'm so glad so many people get it.:) CarolOateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589011233661606242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845972274166862082.post-17955671551971795272015-03-20T22:22:04.668+00:002015-03-20T22:22:04.668+00:00Sorry - there were a lot of "feels" ther...Sorry - there were a lot of "feels" there. Probably should have edited it before posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845972274166862082.post-2107129147343814682015-03-20T22:18:57.101+00:002015-03-20T22:18:57.101+00:00I needed to read that today. Thank you so much for...I needed to read that today. Thank you so much for putting exactly what I am feeling out there. I'm thoroughly disheartened at the moment, but feel better that I'm not the only one! I can't help feeling that there has to be a better way so that writers, the ones at the heart of it all, don't feel so devalued. You are an incredibly talented writer, so hopefully this is not the end. Lucy xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845972274166862082.post-54708619165339603432015-03-20T18:35:50.231+00:002015-03-20T18:35:50.231+00:00I'm so glad you were able to give yourself per...I'm so glad you were able to give yourself permission to do this. I understand how you feel. I fight a constant battle to not let the publishing biz kill my joy in writing. I go in phases. I don't think it's quitting at all for you to have made this decision---you're simply taking back your passion on YOUR terms. Nicki Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412032684225126973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845972274166862082.post-38480027331956689722015-03-19T15:49:08.081+00:002015-03-19T15:49:08.081+00:00Thanks, Jennifer. It's the right decision for ...Thanks, Jennifer. It's the right decision for me at the moment. I've been writing this post for several weeks and the moment I posted it, I felt a weight was lifted, as if I've given myself permission to just write and enjoy writing instead of always pushing toward the next contract. <br />I almost immediately started writing again after a significant dry spell. Who knows, it could be better writing in the end and maybe it's just not my time yet.<br />I've enjoyed being on social media too for the first time in months. Instead of seeing it as a marketing tool I have to log hours to, it's social again, so that's another upside. :) <br />I'm lucky to have great, loyal readers and they deserve my best. If I had pressed on at the moment, it wouldn't have been my best. <br />CarolOateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589011233661606242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845972274166862082.post-65946090652300842842015-03-19T14:41:20.014+00:002015-03-19T14:41:20.014+00:00Hey Carol, I wish you happiness in your writing. I...Hey Carol, I wish you happiness in your writing. I think you write beautifully but I know how frustrating it is not to connect with the mass market reader. Hugs.Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com