tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post6761219974076968585..comments2024-01-08T17:41:57.541-07:00Comments on Yat-Yee Chong: 30 years for a manuscript to get publishedYat-Yeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-86130413822647778002010-03-01T05:27:10.354-07:002010-03-01T05:27:10.354-07:00Yat-yee, enjoyed reading your posts. It's inte...Yat-yee, enjoyed reading your posts. It's interesting to me that you've come from music to writing. I'm an Australian children's author and I've come from art to writing. I can empathise with your committment to the craft and your story - any your perseverance, too. Best wishes.Sheryl Gwytherhttp://sherylgwyther.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-50086014096559162922010-02-28T14:39:43.875-07:002010-02-28T14:39:43.875-07:00Wow, 30 years! A year feels like forever to me, I...Wow, 30 years! A year feels like forever to me, I can't imagine waiting 30, but it is inspiring.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-55326738871346870032010-02-27T07:42:58.633-07:002010-02-27T07:42:58.633-07:00I started my second novel almost eight years ago, ...I started my second novel almost eight years ago, and it has taken me this long just to figure out how to write it. But I am on the right track, and also on the homestretch.<br /><br />Great post!Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-59217638018406418422010-02-26T16:11:51.282-07:002010-02-26T16:11:51.282-07:00Wow, yeah, 30 years! My first novel, which I still...Wow, yeah, 30 years! My first novel, which I still haven't given up on has been in the works for about 13 1/2 years now. So...maybe it'll get to 30 years eventually! It's certainly not going anywhere now. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-78996539165679761152010-02-26T15:57:13.168-07:002010-02-26T15:57:13.168-07:00This is so encouraging! After a few rejections fro...This is so encouraging! After a few rejections from agents, I tend to chuck a manuscript and start something new. As Shelley said, there's more than one way to get published. Hang in there.MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-70220912284647743762010-02-26T15:08:10.376-07:002010-02-26T15:08:10.376-07:00I'm so glad the story has inspired you. I'...I'm so glad the story has inspired you. I'm going to have the number 30 in my mind when I contemplate quitting on something.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-76297066070820439222010-02-26T13:21:24.056-07:002010-02-26T13:21:24.056-07:00I love this post! So true! It would be nice if the...I love this post! So true! It would be nice if the path to publication were straightforward and only required one formula. You write. You revise. You send it out. You get published. But it's not and it's different for everybody. I don't know if I would have the courage and the persistence to work on something for 30 years, but it's clear that this man truly loved what he had to say and wanted to make sure he said it as best he could. Great story, thank you for sharing!Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-39804526592409800582010-02-26T10:52:14.646-07:002010-02-26T10:52:14.646-07:00Wow! 30 years... that is something! Love stories...Wow! 30 years... that is something! Love stories like this.Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-67416062679422847372010-02-26T10:19:47.361-07:002010-02-26T10:19:47.361-07:00I love hearing stories of perseverance that pay of...I love hearing stories of perseverance that pay off. Very inspiring, thanks!Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-90764928712907747022010-02-26T07:35:20.699-07:002010-02-26T07:35:20.699-07:00Kudos to you. I have a problem with patience and c...Kudos to you. I have a problem with patience and could never work 7 years on one project. I may go back to my first project and make it better later in my life, but right now I just have to many ideas that I need to get out of me. :)kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-78099226169204054662010-02-25T21:07:08.915-07:002010-02-25T21:07:08.915-07:00Hmmm. The birth and raising of a book? All the sta...Hmmm. The birth and raising of a book? All the stages of growth? :DTricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-76079120708029080262010-02-25T20:27:19.851-07:002010-02-25T20:27:19.851-07:00Interesting...I'm taking a similar stance as y...Interesting...I'm taking a similar stance as you are, working one manuscript as I learn and hone my craft. My initial notes are from 1992, though I didn't really begin serious work on it until 2006. Perhaps some day I'll say it took twenty years to write my book too. HA!Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-87392878506113948442010-02-25T15:52:42.464-07:002010-02-25T15:52:42.464-07:00I love this post!!
See, world, there is no ONE wa...I love this post!!<br /><br />See, world, there is no ONE way for the publishing process to work. <br /><br />There are many paths to the same destination.<br /><br />Shelleystoryqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-37209016424983523992010-02-25T14:38:56.662-07:002010-02-25T14:38:56.662-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Daniel Dragomirescuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890240631124286684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-15283189594066022762010-02-25T14:10:15.109-07:002010-02-25T14:10:15.109-07:00Wow ... that's a long time. That's a defin...Wow ... that's a long time. That's a definitely lesson in persistence and patience!Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-64560403470380161782010-02-25T12:03:22.704-07:002010-02-25T12:03:22.704-07:00That's a nice bit of inspiration. Although I&#...That's a nice bit of inspiration. Although I've been writing for more than 30 years I've not spent it all working on one thing.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-31876427030185786832010-02-25T11:14:21.180-07:002010-02-25T11:14:21.180-07:00I can't yet say that I've worked thirty ye...I can't yet say that I've worked thirty years yet on anything (that would cut deeply into my babyhood, when the most I worked on was gumming books), but I've put away a novel for about ten years - mainly because it was an attempt to fictionalize a piece of history that is horrible and painful -- and relatively recent (90's). Disputed historical fiction is rarely that close to the present day, I've noticed, and being personally involved makes it harder to write coherently.<br /><br />...but, I'll keep trying.<br />At year thirty, I'll quit.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com