tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post7803128540186600679..comments2024-03-12T05:11:42.096-07:00Comments on Write of Passage: Standing Naked: My Book is Available!Linda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-3131754529727861022012-02-10T07:56:49.519-08:002012-02-10T07:56:49.519-08:00Congratulations Karlene. I can't wait to get m...Congratulations Karlene. I can't wait to get my copy! I want to take this quote and post it in my office...<br /><br />“I am not my work. I put my life into it. I did my best. I think it’s good. But not everyone will like everything. I know I have much learning to do—of course I will continue to get better. But today, I know that I am worth more than judgment on my novel, by someone who may have not done what I have done. I am proud to finish this book and say, I am an author.” <br /><br />Well said! Here's wishing you many sales!Tina Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892617933410379929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-9792493315999254622012-02-10T07:28:01.322-08:002012-02-10T07:28:01.322-08:00Congratulations Karlene! We've been waiting fo...Congratulations Karlene! We've been waiting for this day for so long. It will be totally surreal to be in Hawaii this summer with our books in hand, knowing that's where our journey's began. I'm so excited for you!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-2836059079494814422012-02-10T06:51:05.256-08:002012-02-10T06:51:05.256-08:00Thank you Kristie! I know it's easier to say.....Thank you Kristie! I know it's easier to say... but a must do. We must all remember this! Thank you so much for your comment and support!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-15979541357098522542012-02-10T06:49:54.364-08:002012-02-10T06:49:54.364-08:00Thank you Linda, I appreciate that so much. I'...Thank you Linda, I appreciate that so much. I'm not reading reviews... but with Twitter, Facebook, and email... it's amazing how people can find you. lol. Thank you for all your time, energy and support!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-19056128904388242422012-02-10T06:48:03.330-08:002012-02-10T06:48:03.330-08:00Crystal, you are so right. They don't know. Th...Crystal, you are so right. They don't know. Thank you so much for the comment and support.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-77639071419380646862012-02-10T06:12:27.143-08:002012-02-10T06:12:27.143-08:00Woohoo! Congrats, Karlene! Celebrate the awesome a...Woohoo! Congrats, Karlene! Celebrate the awesome and forget the haters. Not everyone is going to love our books. Even what we think of as the best of all time get bad reviews. It's just part of the profession. No, it doesn't define you as a person. You have achieved an incredible goal! Enjoy the ride!Kristie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649966564896771373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-62767258682078238552012-02-10T06:05:40.485-08:002012-02-10T06:05:40.485-08:00Wise words of advice, Karlene. Lots of highly succ...Wise words of advice, Karlene. Lots of highly successful actors and authors claim they never read reviews for this very reason. They're onto something. Based on the snippets of author interviews I've read/seen on this issue, NO ONE gets by without bad reviews from (often) anonymous people. Best for us all to be ready for that, whether that means armadillo skin or not reading the reviews. You did it. Your book is complete and out there, and it's good. You got some great reviews besides mine, too!Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001433214194860481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-53810305272452998212012-02-10T00:31:38.638-08:002012-02-10T00:31:38.638-08:00Congrats! I don't think people outside the &qu...Congrats! I don't think people outside the "writing world" realize the amount of time, energy and heart that goes into writing a book. Be proud of what you have done. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335427276116292574noreply@blogger.com