tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post2544737252893340106..comments2024-02-12T16:32:03.714-08:00Comments on Book of Kells: What Makes a Successful Writer?Kelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-84631103268679336842007-09-11T19:59:00.000-07:002007-09-11T19:59:00.000-07:00I think persistence and preserverance go hand and ...I think persistence and preserverance go hand and hand. You need to have both qualities to be a good writer, and an even thicker skin to get rejected and submit over and over.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-68250034948787802162007-09-03T13:24:00.000-07:002007-09-03T13:24:00.000-07:00I might add: a tolerance for back and neck pain. ...I might add: a tolerance for back and neck pain. Small doses of insanity. Recipes for endurance. Cures for disappointment, jealousy and despair. Long walks. Dogs. Good friends. Inexplicable bursts of bliss.Nin Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643167108589844026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-10356852471990696312007-09-03T11:37:00.000-07:002007-09-03T11:37:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-15215115771469547362007-09-03T10:53:00.000-07:002007-09-03T10:53:00.000-07:00I think perseverance and persistance are important...I think perseverance and persistance are important in the writing too.<BR/><BR/>Ass, meet chair. Pen, meet paper. Tick tick tock.<BR/><BR/>But I have Capricorn rising and Saturn in the 3rd house hahaha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-63204044599058389112007-09-03T08:32:00.000-07:002007-09-03T08:32:00.000-07:00I guess it depends on how one is defining successf...I guess it depends on how one is defining successful. Some when asked that question will focus on the success of the poems, writing good poems, others will focus on publishing. The top two answers you posted here seem very much related to the success of writing poems. Persistence and perseverance are definitely the top two for publishing. How best not to give up when faced with rejection? Learn as quickly as possible to separate the writing from the publishing.C. Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270640200393742125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-45374545778328904372007-09-03T07:43:00.000-07:002007-09-03T07:43:00.000-07:00I totally agree and I'm happy to see that I qualif...I totally agree and I'm happy to see that I qualify for both points. I just finished writing about this subject on my blog. Perseverance is most important because you'll never get anywhere if you quit.<BR/><BR/>www.amyslykhuis.sampasite.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com