tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post5172153942060045166..comments2023-10-25T06:34:59.182-04:00Comments on Angels and Demons and Portals. Oh My!: To take advice or not to take advice. That is the question.J.A. Soudershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17460557430817566294noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-86082214547919912582010-06-23T17:13:02.372-04:002010-06-23T17:13:02.372-04:00Hey Jess,
Great info. I go by threes as well. If ...Hey Jess, <br />Great info. I go by threes as well. If three different people have a problem with the same aspect of something I wrote, I know I need to change it.RaShelle Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582252557500502186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-21889021092359449692010-06-22T22:17:37.820-04:002010-06-22T22:17:37.820-04:00This is such a great advice!
I haven't found ...This is such a great advice!<br /><br />I haven't found my voice yet, so I'm still trying things out. But sleeping on it is a great way to not reject an advice prematurely. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-19714493035072928882010-06-21T17:55:06.320-04:002010-06-21T17:55:06.320-04:00Great advice. Sometimes it takes me a couple of d...Great advice. Sometimes it takes me a couple of days before I realize the advice was just right.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-55826719032718602282010-06-19T21:11:47.610-04:002010-06-19T21:11:47.610-04:00how true - I've heard people say that only abo...how true - I've heard people say that only about 5% of the feedback you get will actually be useful. that may be low, but the find the more confidence I get in my own writing, the less bad I feel about brushing off advice. it simply isn't all going to work.<br />great post!Jessie Harrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-2765570884116830122010-06-19T16:03:31.372-04:002010-06-19T16:03:31.372-04:00Hi, I'm a new follower. I came here via Advent...Hi, I'm a new follower. I came here via Adventures in Children's Publishing. <br />Great post. Sometimes it is really confusing which advice to listen too. I try to sleep on all my feedback before I start changing stuff. :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-77576259692085677242010-06-17T14:48:25.880-04:002010-06-17T14:48:25.880-04:00Great Advice on getting advice! I try to go with t...Great Advice on getting advice! I try to go with the advice I know will help prgress the story rather than the advice that gets me stuck.Ezmireldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217164955411191307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-76865375005194341582010-06-17T14:09:24.735-04:002010-06-17T14:09:24.735-04:00When I'm not sure about advice I've been g...When I'm not sure about advice I've been given, I usually wait to see if someone else says the same thing. If they do, then I know I need to listen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-62933202295163922252010-06-17T13:53:23.623-04:002010-06-17T13:53:23.623-04:00Great post! I totally agree.Great post! I totally agree.Dorothy Dreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359417869474783409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-24154287165507271432010-06-17T13:02:34.081-04:002010-06-17T13:02:34.081-04:00Marissa, I've done that SO often. I'll ge...Marissa, I've done that SO often. I'll get downright pissy with some of the advice, but then after I hash it over with my husband or in my own head, I think, "Well, duh, that IS good advice." I also have a habit of taking a lot of advice I shouldn't and screwing up the pacing of my story. It's a no win situation. LOL.<br /><br />Maggie: AGREED!! I read slush for a different publisher and let me tell you, some of the things people submit are like, WTH? Did ANYONE beside you read this before you sent it. This is a GREAT premise, but I can't read it for all the mistakes.J.A. Soudershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460557430817566294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-76968820570297987282010-06-17T12:56:11.797-04:002010-06-17T12:56:11.797-04:00I wholeheartedly agree, Jess. There are often tim...I wholeheartedly agree, Jess. There are often times I wish people would have had beta readers and listened to advice before they sent a submission to me. <br /><br />Trust your instincts on the advice, but please, please at least take it all under advisement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-46765091919822638832010-06-17T12:53:50.793-04:002010-06-17T12:53:50.793-04:00I love your advice to sleep on it. I have been giv...I love your advice to sleep on it. I have been given advice that didn't click right away, but finally made sense somewhere down the road. At times, the advice was justified differently and just hearing it in a new way, or from someone else made more sense.<br /><br />Thanks for your post!<br />MarissaMartina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.com