tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245792371782799764.post7567916756154699934..comments2023-06-17T03:32:50.195-06:00Comments on Sci-Fi Worlds: In the Ether: A Passive Aggressive Writing Tale by Jennifer SteenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12554740620548880646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245792371782799764.post-40914400092800202132011-10-18T21:17:29.242-06:002011-10-18T21:17:29.242-06:00Yeah, I guess my main thing is that we have to try...Yeah, I guess my main thing is that we have to try to evaluate ourselves realistically. I mean getting published by one of the big boys is like winning the Olympics or playing Professional football or something. Only one in a hundred or less actually get there. It's actually silly for someone whose never practiced to assume that they are going to get there in one shot. That's why I'm Jenny Steenhttp://www.jensteen.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245792371782799764.post-88481824158080275052011-10-18T21:00:31.809-06:002011-10-18T21:00:31.809-06:00It's a long and winding road. Sometimes I feel...It's a long and winding road. Sometimes I feel schizophrenic as a writer, on one hand, full of confidence in myself as a writer, but at the same time with low expectations.<br /><br />You hit the nail on the head.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12554740620548880646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245792371782799764.post-75012842799080294362011-10-18T14:42:03.334-06:002011-10-18T14:42:03.334-06:00I was a little like you in the beginning. I submit...I was a little like you in the beginning. I submitted the first story I ever got the slightes praise on to The New Yorker. I of course was rejected. I deleted and trashed that story. I overreacted back then. :)pictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13343162458042512364noreply@blogger.com