tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post5145656824958193054..comments2024-01-28T05:49:46.861-05:00Comments on Janet Sumner Johnson: What I'm Glad I Didn't KnowJanet Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-58746343376170907762011-05-22T23:32:14.576-04:002011-05-22T23:32:14.576-04:00LOL!!! if your mother doesn't like your book.....LOL!!! if your mother doesn't like your book... *snort* Good one.<br /><br />I don't know. I guess I"m glad I didn't know it would take so long because I might not've attempted it. Or that it would be so isolating. But now I love it. <br /><br />Good stuff~LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-79907930594419597692011-05-22T23:18:01.632-04:002011-05-22T23:18:01.632-04:00Nice list! The ones about your mother and your sib...Nice list! The ones about your mother and your siblings cracked me up.<br /><br />I'm glad I didn't know how long it would take. In fact, I'm still glad I don't know. An optimist, I always think, This is my year! :)Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-41461156035742871462011-05-22T11:11:11.023-04:002011-05-22T11:11:11.023-04:00That there aren't lit groupies :(That there aren't lit groupies :(Chris Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638226375639228988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-45997645815722085662011-05-22T06:04:10.070-04:002011-05-22T06:04:10.070-04:00I'm glad that I didn't know no matter how ...I'm glad that I didn't know no matter how much better I get, I can still improve so much. Now it's just a challenge, but then it would have seemed so daunting.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681732058311386672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-17566038276257082602011-05-20T22:40:38.302-04:002011-05-20T22:40:38.302-04:00Really good list! totally agree with it. I had no ...Really good list! totally agree with it. I had no idea about so many parts of this journey :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-10973858084433439352011-05-20T14:00:09.041-04:002011-05-20T14:00:09.041-04:00This list is SO perfect and smack on for all of us...This list is SO perfect and smack on for all of us. I agree with each and every single one of us (found the first book a few days ago and it was terrible). I'm also glad I didn't know how difficult writing is. And hurray for rewriting that first chapter a million times. Glad I'm not the only one.Saumyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517289532769906489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-27044631286384678952011-05-20T13:50:02.101-04:002011-05-20T13:50:02.101-04:00Great list, Janet! :) I especially laughed at the ...Great list, Janet! :) I especially laughed at the line about your siblings. <br /><br />At the start of my writing journey I was one of those clueless ones who posts on the boards: "Must you finish your fiction novel before you begin submitting to editors?" *blush blush blush*<br /><br />AmyA.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-55436882681307455382011-05-20T13:45:40.785-04:002011-05-20T13:45:40.785-04:00I'm glad I didn't know how hard some of my...I'm glad I didn't know how hard some of my supporters would take it when I decided my first novel was a learning experience that wouldn't get published.R. Garrett Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500463578282777835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-50513441321721296872011-05-20T11:53:37.381-04:002011-05-20T11:53:37.381-04:00You can feature me in your books all you want. But...You can feature me in your books all you want. But if you get my motives all wrong, I'm gonna let you know.MikeShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01873919941047794748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-15181086073616823882011-05-20T10:19:52.848-04:002011-05-20T10:19:52.848-04:00I'm glad I didn't know that I'd have t...I'm glad I didn't know that I'd have to ask other people to read my stuff, because I HATE asking favors, even if I'm willing to return them.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399082789777816445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-42192060392215904362011-05-20T09:39:04.084-04:002011-05-20T09:39:04.084-04:00This is great. I'm glad I didn't know how ...This is great. I'm glad I didn't know how many years it would take me to get published. I remember wanting to be published before I turned 25. I guess I thought after 25, I would be old. Lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512158365021041194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-4471183867861351902011-05-20T09:37:16.714-04:002011-05-20T09:37:16.714-04:00Amen!Amen!Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-84185847448599036272011-05-20T09:03:51.429-04:002011-05-20T09:03:51.429-04:00I have to chime in about the writing coup! What I...I have to chime in about the writing coup! What I'm glad I didn't know is that balance would never again be a facet of my life.storyqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-55965166687128418602011-05-20T09:01:03.880-04:002011-05-20T09:01:03.880-04:00I love that last one! My sister has pieces she vow...I love that last one! My sister has pieces she vows cannot be published until people die. :) I'd been warned about many these BEFORE I started writing. I'm glad I was also told about the rewards, and I try to keep the mantra that even if it is never published, write it anyway. Just write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-81509537450320916642011-05-20T08:30:46.470-04:002011-05-20T08:30:46.470-04:00I'd agree with you that I'm glad I didn...I'd agree with you that I'm glad I didn't know how hard writing could be. But that we stick with it, no matter what, is evidence of our passion for the whole process. Rejections and rewrites and revisions all :)<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-60453913749303805352011-05-20T08:00:40.201-04:002011-05-20T08:00:40.201-04:00Perfect list, Janet!
That writing the first line ...Perfect list, Janet!<br /><br />That writing the first line will make you suicidal.<br /><br />That you can spend two hours getting a paragraph right, only to delete it the next day. <br /><br />You're right about not knowing how hard it is when we first start writing. But I'm glad I haven't given up. That I'm challenged myself to do better. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com