tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298921340054881100.post8050240766833527883..comments2023-07-28T17:19:47.723+08:00Comments on <br>Here, Tishie Tishie: So You Want to Be a WriterTishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443119535011851603noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298921340054881100.post-64312796183002676752012-11-20T09:39:28.536+08:002012-11-20T09:39:28.536+08:00When I was young and told that I was talented, I r...When I was young and told that I was talented, I resented it whenever an editor would touch my work. (Ah, to be young and stupid.) When I started working, I began to treat my work as <i>work</i>, and not a work of art. So I didn't take it personally when my stuff got edited.Tishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443119535011851603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298921340054881100.post-46472138667477813032012-11-20T09:36:40.368+08:002012-11-20T09:36:40.368+08:00Nope, you didn't lose it.:)Nope, you didn't lose it.:)Tishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443119535011851603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298921340054881100.post-3051161114321659542012-11-20T09:36:19.738+08:002012-11-20T09:36:19.738+08:00I emailed those who posted their addresses.:)I emailed those who posted their addresses.:)Tishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443119535011851603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298921340054881100.post-33593041254088071182012-11-19T21:50:18.284+08:002012-11-19T21:50:18.284+08:00Hi Tisha. I immensely enjoyed reading your post. H...Hi Tisha. I immensely enjoyed reading your post. Hope you consider me as one of your contributors. exceldyquiangco@gmail.com. Thanks!Excel Dyquiangcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838290259314274590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298921340054881100.post-39543807168682056582012-11-19T20:29:13.932+08:002012-11-19T20:29:13.932+08:00I just commented a long one and I lost it.
This p...I just commented a long one and I lost it.<br /><br />This post is so helpful. I have to admit that my grammar is not that good. But I want to write. Can you please give me a chance? I am living in the UK and I reckon you might have something for someone like me. <br /><br />merlinda.little(at)gmail(dot)com<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298921340054881100.post-50152548769173344262012-11-19T20:25:07.057+08:002012-11-19T20:25:07.057+08:00Oh no! An opportunity! Im guilty of being not good...Oh no! An opportunity! Im guilty of being not good with grammar. But I want to write! I have so many stories in me. Can you give me a try please. I promise to be very very particular on the points that you raised. I am here in the UK and you might want views from Mums abroad.<br /><br />merlinda.little(at)gmail(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298921340054881100.post-50142712210041809002012-11-18T18:48:01.905+08:002012-11-18T18:48:01.905+08:00Every single word you wrote is true. I write and e...Every single word you wrote is true. I write and edit for a living, and yes, there are lots of things I still need to learn. There are days when every single rule about grammar seems to have leaked out of my brain. And then there are times when you seem to be on a blitz and you want to fist-bump with yourself and declare yourself a genius...And then the editor sends it back with a ton of strikethroughs. <br /><br />I once interviewed this Palanca awardee and she told me one advice that I still remember up to now: "No writer is that brilliant enough to not need an editor." <br /><br />I tell that to myself everyday. :) mayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559058304577782375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298921340054881100.post-6984685341599988812012-11-17T02:44:51.300+08:002012-11-17T02:44:51.300+08:00Will email you soon.:)Will email you soon.:)Tishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443119535011851603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298921340054881100.post-88632764751258201572012-11-17T02:44:34.856+08:002012-11-17T02:44:34.856+08:00We're all still learning. Or at least we shoul...We're all still learning. Or at least we should be!Tishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443119535011851603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298921340054881100.post-39671747652537656452012-11-16T10:38:52.050+08:002012-11-16T10:38:52.050+08:00This post... is something that every writer wants ...This post... is something that every writer wants and deserves to read... Thank you. <br /><br />I'm in. :)<br /><br />chamcuartero(at)live(dot)comkittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479619542860626691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298921340054881100.post-10260275911926795522012-11-16T08:51:46.012+08:002012-11-16T08:51:46.012+08:00Well-written post, Tish! I especially love these p...Well-written post, Tish! I especially love these parts:<br /><br />"Editors talk to each other. When looking for new contribs, I ask others for recommendations, and what they thought of certain contribs. You don't want to be branded as a flaker, or someone who submits shoddy work, or someone who's hit and miss. That's how you lose jobs."<br /><br />"That being said, I think it's difficult to find writers nowadays who have that awesome combination of talent and a good work ethic. I know a few, but they're the ones who get a truckload of other writing jobs (precisely because of skill + work ethic), so they don't always have time to accept every assignment."<br /><br />I hate it when people think that writing is so easy. I have had my work published, but honestly, I still don't consider myself a real writer in that I know I have a lot more to learn (maybe even simple grammar rules that I may forget at times!) and hone in terms of style.Katrina Villarealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588383071942966056noreply@blogger.com