tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post1296184220370853171..comments2024-03-12T21:24:23.240-04:00Comments on Emily Bryan Romance: Frustrated at a higher level . . .EmilyBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-22379081948729631422008-08-24T09:47:00.000-04:002008-08-24T09:47:00.000-04:00Sorry, Barb. I didn't mean to shatter any illusion...Sorry, Barb. I didn't mean to shatter any illusions. <BR/><BR/>I've been surprised by many things since my debut novel. The most amazing one is my own reaction to being published. I really expected the validation of seeing my name on the cover to cure my basic insecurity. <BR/><BR/>No such luck. But the fact that we writers obsess so over our work is good in a way. It means we'll never take our readers for granted. We'll never offer less than our best, even if we fret that our best still isn't good enough.<BR/><BR/>So we'll continue to toss our hearts out there. And hope someone picks them up.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-12692059943058644102008-08-23T22:28:00.000-04:002008-08-23T22:28:00.000-04:00How surprising to know that well-published, well-r...How surprising to know that well-published, well-reviewed, excellent writers still worry about the next book (AND the current one).<BR/><BR/>Many of us hopeful authors belived that once the first book is on shelves, our names in beautiful, bold print there on the cover, that our writing days are "made."<BR/><BR/>Then we hear that someone as good as Elizabeth Boyle and Emily Bryan still worry about getting the next story together--and having it accepted--Wow! What a revelation.Barb Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08996074777659677868noreply@blogger.com