tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post464294385087352678..comments2023-11-17T03:52:12.782-05:00Comments on murmurs: Jennifer Zobair's Most Embarrassing Moment in PublishingSarah Hinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-41560464583255156392019-08-28T05:49:58.135-04:002019-08-28T05:49:58.135-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.做愛https://www.blogger.com/profile/16345375798510259354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-87398465785065022882013-06-28T17:31:41.129-04:002013-06-28T17:31:41.129-04:00Thank you so much to everyone who participated, an...Thank you so much to everyone who participated, and especially those who shared an embarrassing moment. I feel a little better!<br /><br />And thanks to you, Sarah, for hosting and for writing something so beautiful about me that I teared up. Everything you said is quite mutual, in spades.<br /><br />Congrats to Travis! Hope you enjoy the book!<br /><br />Aniket, we will deal with you separately!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-90307981326943666712013-06-27T23:18:01.629-04:002013-06-27T23:18:01.629-04:00Thanks to everyone who came by and commented!
My ...Thanks to everyone who came by and commented!<br /><br />My son did the honors, and the lucky winner was Travis. <br /><br />Congrats! I hope you enjoy the prizes, Travis. And I hope everyone here has a chance to read PAINTED HANDS soon. Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-74187271303950786732013-06-27T15:25:40.595-04:002013-06-27T15:25:40.595-04:00I just read the reviews and can't wait to read...I just read the reviews and can't wait to read Painted Hands.<br /><br />My most embarrassing moment happened years ago and still makes me cringe. I worked up the nerve to submit my first piece for publication, to a newspaper. It was a humor column about dating (and not a very good one). They published it as a letter to the editor.<br /><br />Thanks for doing the great giveaway!<br /><br />DebDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14831958648236444729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-76175871940178211742013-06-25T10:11:05.246-04:002013-06-25T10:11:05.246-04:00My embarrassing moment: sending short story B to a...My embarrassing moment: sending short story B to a lit journal when my cover letter introduced short story B. The editor was very understanding, but I still cringe when I think back on it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01944367977722480516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-987602601650957912013-06-24T16:08:43.090-04:002013-06-24T16:08:43.090-04:00I can't wait until i get finished with a few t...I can't wait until i get finished with a few things and start Painted Hands. I've heard so much praise from so many of my respected writing friends.<br /><br />I am in the midst o f My most embarrassing writing moment The print version of my second book, first novel has been in limbo for over a month now. The original date of May 15th was pushed back by my publisher to June 1 but sadly the book is stuck in some kind of Publisher printer distributor Bermuda Triangle now and I find it embarrassing I can;t tell anyone when for certain it will be available. Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-1086915636426748132013-06-21T11:26:20.689-04:002013-06-21T11:26:20.689-04:00Yeah, maybe they need a "are you sure" b...Yeah, maybe they need a "are you sure" button for replies. Wow. Glad it didn't go south from there.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-69623318299530650902013-06-21T10:18:33.793-04:002013-06-21T10:18:33.793-04:00Thanks to everyone who's stopped by so far! I ...Thanks to everyone who's stopped by so far! I appreciate it. <br /><br /><br />Aniket: your complete and utter capitulation. THAT's what we were talking about. To wit:<br /><br /><i>Fine! FINE! I admit she has something in her. </i> <br /><br />I'm having that printed on a T-shirt and sent to you, Magneto. <br /><br />(Jennifer's comments are always awesome. Your comments are always awesome. I am a stone on the wave of your shared awesomeness. Plus? You make me laugh.)<br /><br /><br />Mark: darn. Now I totally want you to win the gift card. <br />Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-9538459936645720312013-06-21T07:11:06.253-04:002013-06-21T07:11:06.253-04:00OK that was a pretty embarrassing moment on the tr...OK that was a pretty embarrassing moment on the trail to publication. Grace and equanimity seems to have abounded in the situation though.<br /><br />Mine wasn't embarrassing as much as curious. I had sent out a package of Poetry and one short to a fairly popular literary journal that has since gone defunct. I sent the cover letter written in my own style and in return got the first of a few rejections that were personally written by the editor.<br /><br />He said "Loved your cover letter the entire office was laughing hard over it but really we don't think your submissions will work for us at this time."<br /><br />It was an out of the box cover letter that used the word shit a lot; as in I threw this shit against the wall and it stuck, when<br />I walked up to it it didn't smell like some of the other shit I have written.."<br /><br />I did not know it at the time but it turned out that the editor was a friend of a friend so it got back to me that they really did like the cover letter...so I queried them why the hell didn't they just print that shit I wrote in my cover letter? They sent me a form rejection to my query. Ah yes the journey...<br /><br />Nothing personal Sarah & Jennifer but no need to put my name in the hat. I have been trying to find time to finish reading Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe for over a year now, I don't submit shit to anyone anymore so no query letters to write and well, $25 buck on a gift card would be cool but school is almost done and I'd spend it on the little shits I tutor in English every week.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-34356929379837439092013-06-20T23:31:30.848-04:002013-06-20T23:31:30.848-04:00Aniket here.
Dear(est) Sarah,
"all I knew w...Aniket here.<br /><br />Dear(est) Sarah,<br /><br />"all I knew was that she routinely left the most perceptive comments I'd ever received"<br /><br />Aherm. Aherm. She's just the first one to jump on your posts and say something like - <br /><br />"Oh Sarah, your words flow like the river that carries waves upon waves strong enough to break stones, yet provide true peace and calmness to anyone who happen to dip their feet in it".<br /><br />I think she already has a list of these comments that she just copies and pastes. With you being you, who likes to break her own records of excellence, her comments give false appearances of intelligence.<br /><br />Speaking of Intelligence.<br /><br />"I was deeply impressed by her passion, fight and obvious intelligence." <- There should be an "absent" in there somewhere.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Fine! FINE! I admit she has something in her. <br /><br />I admit I get a little jealous each time a person who visits my house spots her book and says, "Ooh! That's a lovely cover. What book is that?" <br /><br />I admit with all the public display of affection in the acknowledgement section, she's gained higher influence over you. Now, I'll have to gather some evidence of my own to make it a fair battle when the inevitable showdown happens. <br /><br />We're going to be like the X-Men. She'll be the bald Professor Xavier and I'm gonna be the badass Magneto. All the other mutants (writers) will eventually have to pick sides. Which side will Heena pick? That is the real question here.<br /><br />Anyway, what were we talking about?Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-15095980058605467772013-06-20T19:58:13.267-04:002013-06-20T19:58:13.267-04:00I'm so afraid of doing that I edit my emails a...I'm so afraid of doing that I edit my emails and the addresses a billion times! Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-47284968797682046742013-06-20T17:24:53.842-04:002013-06-20T17:24:53.842-04:00One of my most embarrassing moments: I was pregnan...One of my most embarrassing moments: I was pregnant with my first daughter, and attended a friend's party...when she was smoking inside, I asked her to smoke outside - I thought it was another friend's house, and it was hers. I felt so rude and embarrassed!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132579416408344287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-32928735599165301712013-06-20T16:59:02.703-04:002013-06-20T16:59:02.703-04:00"I’d sent my despairing, feeling-sorry-for-my..."I’d sent my despairing, feeling-sorry-for-myself email right back to the rejecting agent." <br /><br />EEK! We've all done something similar to this. At least I have and I'm getting that feeling in my stomach just reading/thinking about it!<br /><br />And what lovely words by Sarah, as always.<br /><br />Paulstrugglingwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895062852286494753noreply@blogger.com