Comments for Katie Bartlett, Author http://katiebartlett.com Lady Jane Grey - A Journal Of Writing Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:02:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Books to Break the February Funk by kevinwindorf http://katiebartlett.com/2012/02/02/books-to-break-the-february-funk/#comment-543 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:02:28 +0000 http://katiebartlett.com/?p=615#comment-543 Although I’m not familiar with the authors or their works, what strikes me is how strong, distinctive and inviting 8 of those 10 titles are. Yet another lesson.

]]> Comment on The Rejections Continue… by Kevin http://katiebartlett.com/2012/01/29/the-rejections-continue/#comment-537 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:39:13 +0000 http://katiebartlett.com/?p=587#comment-537 The most difficult lesson from a rejection letter is not found in the notion that some other person isn’t persuaded by a project but in the notion that someone has suggested a change that may not be right or true to what you’ve written.
You cannot, and should not, adapt or surrender to every piece of feedback.
If a writer agrees that a project was not as strong as it should have been, then it should not have been sent in the first place.
Still, the strong writer finds fortification in any response from someone who’s taken the time to engage with your plot and characters.
It’s encouraging every time your receive a response that’s not a form letter.
Keep writing. Keep sending.

]]> Comment on The Metropolitan Museum of Art – The Master’s Highlights by Kevin http://katiebartlett.com/2012/01/27/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-the-masters-highlights/#comment-535 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:27:07 +0000 http://katiebartlett.com/?p=558#comment-535 Brilliant! That’s inspired work as a Mom and a writer. Great job. Can’t wait to get to the Met to play and learn. Thanks for sharing this publication-worthy project.

]]> Comment on Rejection is Not Always Not So Sweet by Andrea Buck http://katiebartlett.com/2012/01/10/rejection-is-not-always-not-so-sweet/#comment-533 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:29:56 +0000 http://katiebartlett.com/?p=501#comment-533 I love your story. We live in a post sesame street/twitter/game world where people get bored if it takes too long to set the stage. Pace and tonal quality perfect.

]]> Comment on Rejection is Not Always Not So Sweet by Pat Weissner http://katiebartlett.com/2012/01/10/rejection-is-not-always-not-so-sweet/#comment-516 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:57:18 +0000 http://katiebartlett.com/?p=501#comment-516 I found the agent’s comments interesting, and perhaps something to consider. I just heard Michele Burke (Knopf) speak about world building, and she said the first few pages are critical in setting the scene. The author of a novel that is set in another world or time need to create a setting that is “invitingly different but comfortably familiar.” Sorry Birthrite was passed up. I still think it is an incredible story and those who pass on it will someday regret it.

]]> Comment on Read, Read, Read by Sherry http://katiebartlett.com/2011/10/30/read-read-read/#comment-387 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:55:08 +0000 http://katiebartlett.com/?p=434#comment-387 Love reading your lists. I’m surprised at how similar our responses are to the books. The only two I haven’t read are Moon over Manifest and Where the Mountain meets the Moon. Definitely on my to-do list.

If you still haven’t received the third Uglies book by our next meeting, let me know and I’ll bring you mine.

]]> Comment on Acapella Anyone? by Katie B http://katiebartlett.com/2011/07/17/acapella-anyone/#comment-378 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:02:12 +0000 http://katiebartlett.com/?p=412#comment-378 Julia –

Unfortunately, due to schedule and attendance issues, the group is on haitus right now! I’ll let the group’s leader know you are interested and if she restarts auditions, she can contact you. So sorry! good luck finding a group!

Katie

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