tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post2404758438590064689..comments2023-08-15T10:45:19.156+01:00Comments on Bucolic Frolics: Reflections on RejectionsChristina Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-39849027625558366922008-11-10T23:46:00.000+00:002008-11-10T23:46:00.000+00:00karen - think you should try any of the women's ma...karen - think you should try any of the women's mags - especialy with the Wheels on the Bus which made me cry with laughter...<BR/><BR/>The Write Woman - thanks so much for understanding - and you're right of course, it's much better to get them all over in one go - still, I just have a feeling that NO-ONE is going to beat 11 rejects in one hit though... Sigh...Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-2795562620740862232008-11-09T16:43:00.000+00:002008-11-09T16:43:00.000+00:00Huge commiserations on the eleven rejects! I supp...Huge commiserations on the eleven rejects! I suppose the only way to look on the bright side is, it could have been one every day for eleven days ... how miserable that would have been!<BR/>Will let you know if I beat that record ... quite likely ...!<BR/>The Write WomanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-48512925469133496862008-11-06T19:45:00.000+00:002008-11-06T19:45:00.000+00:00Christina that's a lovely thing to say (although t...Christina that's a lovely thing to say (although today I've written about snot which isn't so good) but I wouldn't have a clue where to sub it! Writing magazine maybe? Hmmm, food for thought :o)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-62745902039334222332008-11-06T09:25:00.000+00:002008-11-06T09:25:00.000+00:00womag - I'm so glad I posted about the TaB rejctio...womag - I'm so glad I posted about the TaB rejctions now - knowing we're not alone has brought us all closer together!Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-39775918450178667452008-11-05T21:05:00.000+00:002008-11-05T21:05:00.000+00:00Eleven, you poor thing. I had 3 on Saturday- defin...Eleven, you poor thing. I had 3 on Saturday- definitely a TAB clearout week. God I hate it when they do that.<BR/><BR/>Toblerone is definitely the answer, as is reading and re-reading your great novel reviews.Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-15318389120959818332008-11-05T19:24:00.000+00:002008-11-05T19:24:00.000+00:00debs - oooh thank you. The three "no thanks" must ...debs - oooh thank you. The three "no thanks" must have been really nasty for you and I'm so sorry, but it's so nice to know I'm not alone in multiple rejections...Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-14757432230389547782008-11-05T17:04:00.000+00:002008-11-05T17:04:00.000+00:00ELEVEN! How horrible, poor you. My record is thr...ELEVEN! How horrible, poor you. <BR/><BR/>My record is three, but then I only had three out there at the time :)Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-37098831512291494332008-11-05T15:40:00.000+00:002008-11-05T15:40:00.000+00:00karen - sympathies on your TaB rejection too. Mayb...karen - sympathies on your TaB rejection too. Maybe it's just an early spring clean??? And no, now you come to mention it, they don't look - um - particularly sullied by editorial hands - but maybe that's just because they aren't as messy as me. I really hope you'll enjoy Happy Birthday - oh, and thanks so much for writing your blog, it's the funniest thing I've ever read. Have you tried subbing it as a feature series???Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-21027101034946431002008-11-05T13:30:00.000+00:002008-11-05T13:30:00.000+00:00Blimey - I had one from them this week and that wa...Blimey - I had one from them this week and that was bad enough! Sometimes I think they just have mass clearout - did it look like they'd been read?? Actually probably best not to think about it any more!<BR/><BR/>Nice to have some lovely reviews for Happy Birthday though - I'm looking forward to reading it :o)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-86551415238622175312008-11-05T12:56:00.000+00:002008-11-05T12:56:00.000+00:00mummy - yes, exactly! ELEVEN points in a standard ...mummy - yes, exactly! ELEVEN points in a standard Toblerone. And I'm only on 18 for a whole day!!! Sooo seven left - oooh, let's see what I can do with seven points... Cheese perhaps - or maybe a very small Toblerone???Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-61515985124395134082008-11-05T12:36:00.000+00:002008-11-05T12:36:00.000+00:00Having consulted my online thingy mabob that would...Having consulted my online thingy mabob that would be 6 points in a slim one and, oh no, ELEVEN in a standard bar. That number is not leaving you alone today is it?<BR/><BR/>No, the blog is still not up. I've no idea when it will appear. Seems all the online content is done via the US team so I'll just have to keep waiting. I'll be submitting week 7's blog this Friday!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754036163763172951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-29522992743037499652008-11-05T12:10:00.000+00:002008-11-05T12:10:00.000+00:00PS - brand-ie - sorry, also meant to say HAPPY BIR...PS - brand-ie - sorry, also meant to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-11674771608675730582008-11-05T11:35:00.000+00:002008-11-05T11:35:00.000+00:00jan - thank you - and hugs back and all sympathy. ...jan - thank you - and hugs back and all sympathy. TaB must have been having a Jones cull day! And yep, a rejection shared is a rejection halved - so thanks a million for sharing. Their loss all round! Trouble is, TaB stories are difficult to place anywhere else now that Chat and That's Life have stopped taking fiction - ah for the heady days of Loving (that's not a 60s song title by the way!)... <BR/><BR/>pat - bless you - and I'm so pleased you hearted HB! Hugs for the 4 from PF... If I was a Proper Writer I'd probably only ever post about my successes, but as that would defeat the object of trying to be honest about being a writer and also turn me into Someone I'd Like To Spit On, I'll carry on being truthful.<BR/><BR/>mummy - have just tracked the Toblerone - eeek! Do you know how many points there are in just ONE??? Do hope you'll enjoy Happy Birthday - sweaty mitts and all. Is your WW blog up yet???<BR/><BR/>brand-ie - oooh, yes. A short story anthology. Great idea - thanks - might call it "Grim Rejctions"... Also hope you'll like Happy Birthday too - and thanks a million for ordering it! You're a star.Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-46527020452105245302008-11-05T11:11:00.000+00:002008-11-05T11:11:00.000+00:00I feel that TAB's loss will be our gain and look f...I feel that TAB's loss will be our gain and look forward to when you publish your short story book. <BR/><BR/>I am hoping to buy Happy birthday tomorrow as it will be mine in a couple of days.Brand-iehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739797733915780356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-62487511778658783892008-11-05T10:31:00.000+00:002008-11-05T10:31:00.000+00:00Eleven??!! Oh Chris, that must have been awful! ...Eleven??!! Oh Chris, that must have been awful! You deserve a toblerone after that...but only ONE, hear me?! And track it!<BR/><BR/>Delighted the reviews for Happy Birthday are good! Can't wait to get my sweaty little mits on it! :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754036163763172951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-82269987501590292782008-11-05T10:26:00.000+00:002008-11-05T10:26:00.000+00:00OMG! ELEVEN! I felt bad enough when I got four at ...OMG! ELEVEN! I felt bad enough when I got four at once from PF.<BR/><BR/>It's a helluva downer reading how someone so brilliantly multi-published with short stories as well as all the yummy books gets the 'no'. I mean, what chance have newbie wannabe short story writers got? <BR/><BR/>It's great to hear about the Happy Birthday reviews though - and they are much deserved, I heart HB.<BR/>xxPatPat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-19109997305050728332008-11-05T07:22:00.000+00:002008-11-05T07:22:00.000+00:00Oh, Chris!(((((((((((hugs)))))))))))Makes my 2 rej...Oh, Chris!<BR/><BR/>(((((((((((hugs)))))))))))<BR/><BR/>Makes my 2 rejections from TaB this week (yes, in separate envelopes, on the same day, in all their rejected glory) a little easier to not-deal with knowing that I'm not alone. The bummer is that they were both Christmas stories, so I won't have anything in any of the Xmas specials this year. Sob.<BR/><BR/>PS - that's 11 hugs up there.Jan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471022034388834235noreply@blogger.com