Comments on: Weekly Wrap: Joy and Pain. http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/ where writers come to play Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:59:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Susan Henderson http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16688 Susan Henderson Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:39:49 +0000 http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16688 Robin - Ha! Yes, you go write that one. And I am really looking forward to seeing who buys YOUR book because it's going to make somebody rich! Nathalie - Those are some beautiful photos over on your blog. I even stole one. billie - I'm so glad you're here! Paula - A best friend who can do 5 or 6 hours at Strand Books is my kind of friend. And Paula, don't you know the trick to conferences is being a volunteer?! You have to volunteer to register guests or set up tables or pass out brochures or set up tables, and soon, you're standing in the doorway listening to Seamus Heaney read about potatoes like you paid $400 for it. New Yorker Festival, here you come! Betsy - Yep, every experience that doesn't kill you helps you build more character. But enough character already! Amy - Thank you, Amy! Julie - I'm sorry about the rejections. I know that feeling of holding the thin envelopes and just knowing... Maybe the next envelope will hold great news. Lauren - Thanks, Lauren. And thanks again for your big hand in my book deal! xo! Nicole - Well, if you need to borrow the album, now it looks like you can ask both me and Kirk. Carolyn - That's a great question! Would make a great PhD dissertation. Jody - Ha! Yes! I never looked at it that way, but seeing the rollercoaster as a plus puts a nice spin on things! Kirk - And about that SFarber Posted March 30, 2007 at 1:42 pm | Permalink (Edit) It’s true what you said about the joy and the pain. I got a “nice” rejection from SQ, a quote from Rob Base: Bring all the suckers 'cause all them I'll stomp. Gail - Not just any cat. <I>Neil Gaiman's</I> cat. That's different. Sarah -Now I'm trying to imagine Sarah with big hair and her bangs in a <i>claw.</i> Tom - Tom Jackson! That was an awesome football-geek present you gave me. Thank you. And you know you'll be in the acknowledgements section when my novel comes out! Elizabeth - Here's to my luck spreading to you! Noria - Thanks, Noria. And I hope everyone gets a chance to read your piece over at The Nervous Breakdown. There are a whole bunch of good stories there right now. http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/ n.l. - Karen said it. Karen - We both have much to celebrate. We'll have a toast at the Backspace conference! Anneliese - <i>Does a depressed person have more of a need to creatively articulate the human experience, or does a creative person become afflicted by depression while struggling to express themselves through the art?</i> There's that PhD topic again. Robin - Ha! Yes, you go write that one. And I am really looking forward to seeing who buys YOUR book because it’s going to make somebody rich!

Nathalie - Those are some beautiful photos over on your blog. I even stole one.

billie - I’m so glad you’re here!

Paula - A best friend who can do 5 or 6 hours at Strand Books is my kind of friend. And Paula, don’t you know the trick to conferences is being a volunteer?! You have to volunteer to register guests or set up tables or pass out brochures or set up tables, and soon, you’re standing in the doorway listening to Seamus Heaney read about potatoes like you paid $400 for it. New Yorker Festival, here you come!

Betsy - Yep, every experience that doesn’t kill you helps you build more character. But enough character already!

Amy - Thank you, Amy!

Julie - I’m sorry about the rejections. I know that feeling of holding the thin envelopes and just knowing… Maybe the next envelope will hold great news.

Lauren - Thanks, Lauren. And thanks again for your big hand in my book deal! xo!

Nicole - Well, if you need to borrow the album, now it looks like you can ask both me and Kirk.

Carolyn - That’s a great question! Would make a great PhD dissertation.

Jody - Ha! Yes! I never looked at it that way, but seeing the rollercoaster as a plus puts a nice spin on things!

Kirk - And about that SFarber
Posted March 30, 2007 at 1:42 pm | Permalink (Edit)
It’s true what you said about the joy and the pain.

I got a “nice” rejection from SQ, a quote from Rob Base: Bring all the suckers ’cause all them I’ll stomp.

Gail - Not just any cat. Neil Gaiman’s cat. That’s different.

Sarah -Now I’m trying to imagine Sarah with big hair and her bangs in a claw.

Tom - Tom Jackson! That was an awesome football-geek present you gave me. Thank you. And you know you’ll be in the acknowledgements section when my novel comes out!

Elizabeth - Here’s to my luck spreading to you!

Noria - Thanks, Noria. And I hope everyone gets a chance to read your piece over at The Nervous Breakdown. There are a whole bunch of good stories there right now. http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/

n.l. - Karen said it.

Karen - We both have much to celebrate. We’ll have a toast at the Backspace conference!

Anneliese - Does a depressed person have more of a need to creatively articulate the human experience, or does a creative person become afflicted by depression while struggling to express themselves through the art?

There’s that PhD topic again.

]]> By: Anneliese http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16562 Anneliese Sun, 01 Apr 2007 15:25:57 +0000 http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16562 Chicken & Egg Question: What comes first the depression or the creative soul? Does a depressed person have more of a need to creatively articulate the human experience, or does a creative person become afflicted by depression while struggling to express themselves through the art? Now, another part of this to consider, is that the non-creative types, those corporate raiders, those administrative assistants and Directors of, they are just as similarly afflicted, but the business world and office environment allows for a different form of expression. Just watch a couple episodes of "The Office" for good examples of crazy behavior, or, be a fly on the wall at my office job. :) Bottom Line: We are all "normal" in some way, shape, and form. Yes? Chicken & Egg Question: What comes first the depression or the creative soul?

Does a depressed person have more of a need to creatively articulate the human experience, or does a creative person become afflicted by depression while struggling to express themselves through the art?

Now, another part of this to consider, is that the non-creative types, those corporate raiders, those administrative assistants and Directors of, they are just as similarly afflicted, but the business world and office environment allows for a different form of expression. Just watch a couple episodes of “The Office” for good examples of crazy behavior, or, be a fly on the wall at my office job. :)

Bottom Line: We are all “normal” in some way, shape, and form. Yes?

]]> By: Karen Dionne http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16114 Karen Dionne Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:44:41 +0000 http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16114 "I still don’t get the Gaiman fascination. I mean, I haven’t read anything by him yet. Maybe when I do I’ll suddenly think he’s the next Johnny Depp too. oo la!" Gaiman's cute, all right, but it's his writing that makes him a god. He's a genius - everything he writes is golden - fantasy, film, comic books - check out his website and then sit thyself down and read American Gods. I guarantee you'll fall equally in love. Congrats again, Sue! Still floating up there by the ceiling? (It's been two months since my first novel sold, and I still haven't come down!) :) “I still don’t get the Gaiman fascination. I mean, I haven’t read anything by him yet. Maybe when I do I’ll suddenly think he’s the next Johnny Depp too. oo la!”

Gaiman’s cute, all right, but it’s his writing that makes him a god. He’s a genius - everything he writes is golden - fantasy, film, comic books - check out his website and then sit thyself down and read American Gods. I guarantee you’ll fall equally in love.

Congrats again, Sue! Still floating up there by the ceiling? (It’s been two months since my first novel sold, and I still haven’t come down!) :)

]]> By: n.l. belardes http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16053 n.l. belardes Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:36:23 +0000 http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16053 I still don't get the Gaiman fascination. I mean, I haven't read anything by him yet. Maybe when I do I'll suddenly think he's the next Johnny Depp too. oo la! I still don’t get the Gaiman fascination. I mean, I haven’t read anything by him yet. Maybe when I do I’ll suddenly think he’s the next Johnny Depp too. oo la!

]]> By: Noria http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16037 Noria Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:34:37 +0000 http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16037 I've been amazed by the posts here these past couple weeks--in my experience it's rare that people can feel safe enough and welcome enough to be so open. Thank you, Sue, for creating this place where we can come as we are, up or down, dark or light. I’ve been amazed by the posts here these past couple weeks–in my experience it’s rare that people can feel safe enough and welcome enough to be so open. Thank you, Sue, for creating this place where we can come as we are, up or down, dark or light.

]]> By: Elizabeth Alan http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16036 Elizabeth Alan Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:30:51 +0000 http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16036 Many congratulations on the book deal Sue. We're patiently waiting and hoping that one day that feeling will be ours to know as well. Elizabeth Alan Many congratulations on the book deal Sue. We’re patiently waiting and hoping that one day that feeling will be ours to know as well.

Elizabeth Alan

]]> By: Tom Jackson http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16027 Tom Jackson Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:48:19 +0000 http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16027 Sorry I'm late to the party on this, Sue -- hectic week, as you know -- but again, congratulations on the book deal. Just as I always told you: It was gonna happen. I'm absolutely delighted, my dear! Sorry I’m late to the party on this, Sue — hectic week, as you know — but again, congratulations on the book deal. Just as I always told you: It was gonna happen. I’m absolutely delighted, my dear!

]]> By: Sarah Roundell http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16017 Sarah Roundell Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:04:56 +0000 http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16017 Wow that song takes me back to school dances and big hair! I'm positive it will be in my head for the rest of the weekend. This really was another awesome week here in the park with so many people rising to the challenge of saying something nice about those we share this space with and such a raw and honest interview with Daryl. Nothing beats a day in the park and thank you again to Susan and Daryl and everyone who stopped by this week. Wow that song takes me back to school dances and big hair! I’m positive it will be in my head for the rest of the weekend.
This really was another awesome week here in the park with so many people rising to the challenge of saying something nice about those we share this space with and such a raw and honest interview with Daryl.
Nothing beats a day in the park and thank you again to Susan and Daryl and everyone who stopped by this week.

]]> By: Gail Siegel http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16016 Gail Siegel Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:00:51 +0000 http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-16016 Robin wants to be a cat? Now, that's depressing. And I do love cats. I missed most of the chatter here this week, but I'll be back again soon. Keep on writing... Robin wants to be a cat? Now, that’s depressing. And I do love cats.

I missed most of the chatter here this week, but I’ll be back again soon.

Keep on writing…

]]> By: Kirk Farber http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-15998 Kirk Farber Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:42:05 +0000 http://litpark.com/2007/03/30/weekly-wrap-our-joy-and-pain/#comment-15998 It's true what you said about the joy and the pain. I got a "nice" rejection from Storyquarterly this week. They passed, but said lots of nice things about my writing. So it's disappointing, but it's all good. To quote Rob Base: I'm not internationally known, but I am known to rock the microphone. It’s true what you said about the joy and the pain.

I got a “nice” rejection from Storyquarterly this week. They passed, but said lots of nice things about my writing. So it’s disappointing, but it’s all good.

To quote Rob Base: I’m not internationally known, but I am known to rock the microphone.

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