tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492807304940108695.post6546924862810227960..comments2023-05-03T12:02:30.067-04:00Comments on Judith Mercado: Nerve WrackingJudith Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492807304940108695.post-88793031411862711312011-12-04T20:39:55.521-05:002011-12-04T20:39:55.521-05:00Hilary, breathe and relax, that's good advice....Hilary, breathe and relax, that's good advice.<br /><br />Judy, yes, I cover the same range of possible reactions. I know whatever comes will be helpful.<br /><br />Cuban, an artist is an artist, with the same vulnerabilities, whether the medium is physical movement or the written word. Each artistic expression is an extension of one's intimate self. <br /><br />Elizabeth, I'm focusing now on all the projects that did not get done while I was working on the novel. If I run out of projects, I have a short story I've been thinking I want to write.<br /><br />All of you, thank you for your encouragement.Judith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492807304940108695.post-87118145007406127002011-12-04T16:21:13.671-05:002011-12-04T16:21:13.671-05:00Yep, with every book. There is sort of an after-th...Yep, with every book. There is sort of an after-the-fact letdown. I usually remedy it by immediately starting my next book -- and then take a break, once my mind has focused forward, not backward.<br /><br />Wishing you a blessed Advent season!Elizabeth Mahlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334700057953625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492807304940108695.post-82894308989378648072011-12-04T15:39:15.879-05:002011-12-04T15:39:15.879-05:00I can sympathise with you and try to understand ho...I can sympathise with you and try to understand how you feel, but I've never been in that situation, from a writer's point of view. But as an artist (and a writer is an artist, in my opinion) I have been overwhelmed by a similar sentiment. What was I thinking? Can I get away with it? What if they don't like the way I perform, or dance, or recite my or other people' s poems?<br /><br />Here's wishing loads of luck.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492807304940108695.post-77964894740531632822011-12-04T03:45:22.361-05:002011-12-04T03:45:22.361-05:00Yes. Always. Every time I send out a short story o...Yes. Always. Every time I send out a short story or a full length one to me first draft readers, I get the jitters. And, in the end, I find that teh comments are usualy not as good as I hope (this is a Booker prize winner!) but not as bad as I expected (burn it! it's awful!) Usually the comments are somewhere in-between and help make the end text a richer story! <br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Judy-Croome/e/B00512MXM0/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1" rel="nofollow">Judy, South Africa</a>Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492807304940108695.post-42552858179765918222011-12-04T03:22:21.349-05:002011-12-04T03:22:21.349-05:00Hi Judy - yes you can .. all process is a learning...Hi Judy - yes you can .. all process is a learning one - you'll be fine ... breathe and relax! Accept - but enjoy - congratulations on finishing and getting your manuscript out to be read .. good luck and all will be well - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com