Comments on: Thick skin and writing, clich̩, but true http://shortstory.us.com/2009/05/thick-skin-and-writing-cliche-but-true/ Free Online Magazine - Poetry, Micro Fiction, Flash Fiction and Short Stories Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:32:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Roberta SchulbergGoro http://shortstory.us.com/2009/05/thick-skin-and-writing-cliche-but-true/comment-page-1/#comment-24776 Roberta SchulbergGoro Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:02:31 +0000 http://shortstory.us.com/?p=371#comment-24776 Casey - I agree with your comment regarding the requirement of a protective integument. But also remember, in a small world, readers require similar protection from writers when, within a story, changing name alone does not disguise the reference or the intention. Casey РI agree with your comment regarding the requirement of a protective integument. But also remember, in a small world, readers require similar protection from writers when, within a story, changing name alone does not disguise the reference or the intention.

]]> By: Adelaide http://shortstory.us.com/2009/05/thick-skin-and-writing-cliche-but-true/comment-page-1/#comment-21221 Adelaide Fri, 29 May 2009 13:35:42 +0000 http://shortstory.us.com/?p=371#comment-21221 Hi Casey, Honest critiques kindly given. That should be the motto of all writing groups and editors who write comments on the rejections. I once sent a prose poem to an editor ( it was my first try at this genre) and the form reject came back with the handwritten note: "You call this a prose poem?" The sarcasm hurt more than the form rejection. How much nicer it would have been had the editor written something about "this does not read like a prose poem or does not meet our specifications." Adelaide Hi Casey,

Honest critiques kindly given.

That should be the motto of all writing groups and editors who write comments on the rejections. I once sent a prose poem to an editor ( it was my first try at this genre) and the form reject came back with the handwritten note: “You call this a prose poem?” The sarcasm hurt more than the form rejection. How much nicer it would have been had the editor written something about “this does not read like a prose poem or does not meet our specifications.”
Adelaide

]]> By: Grace Rudolph http://shortstory.us.com/2009/05/thick-skin-and-writing-cliche-but-true/comment-page-1/#comment-20409 Grace Rudolph Mon, 11 May 2009 12:03:35 +0000 http://shortstory.us.com/?p=371#comment-20409 Terrific advice. I didn't realize it was you until I got to the end. Unfortunately I shot myself in the foot when I first began writing. Over the years I've developed elephant skin! Grace Terrific advice. I didn’t realize it was you until I got to the end. Unfortunately I shot myself in the foot when I first began writing. Over the years I’ve developed elephant skin!
Grace

]]> By: Bob Burnett http://shortstory.us.com/2009/05/thick-skin-and-writing-cliche-but-true/comment-page-1/#comment-20400 Bob Burnett Mon, 11 May 2009 09:59:50 +0000 http://shortstory.us.com/?p=371#comment-20400 Thanks for the smile. Bob Thanks for the smile.
Bob

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