Comments on: Enemies of The Art Part 9–Not Failing Enough https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/03/enemies-of-the-art-part-9-not-failing-enough/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Sat, 07 May 2016 17:21:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: Featured Blog Posts ~ 3/9/13 – Joan Hall, Writer https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/03/enemies-of-the-art-part-9-not-failing-enough/#comment-29704 Sat, 07 May 2016 17:21:58 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=10201#comment-29704 […] Lamb – Not Failing Enough. It’s okay to fail and that failing is good for […]

]]> By: cometotimmy https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/03/enemies-of-the-art-part-9-not-failing-enough/#comment-29703 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:42:53 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=10201#comment-29703 Failure. Yep. That’s me. Total, consistent, failure. Failed today and shall rise bright and chirpy tomorrow, and fail anew. Someday. Someday.

]]> By: Justin Sargeant https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/03/enemies-of-the-art-part-9-not-failing-enough/#comment-29702 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:25:41 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=10201#comment-29702 This really reminds me to take a step back and relax. I get in a such a rush to get enough followers so I can start really promoting my book, so I can distribute it as an ebook . . .yadda yadda yadda. But this was a nice splash of water in face to wake me up and help me cool down at the same time. Thank you!

]]> By: Tannis Laidlaw https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/03/enemies-of-the-art-part-9-not-failing-enough/#comment-29701 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:53:38 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=10201#comment-29701 The Wright brothers? Good bikes, yes. The beginning of the aircraft industry, yes. The first powered flight? Definitely no. Check out the newspaper reports a couple of years before 1903 describing Gustave Whitehead’s flights (plural)…
It’s all about re-writing history when you are the winner – and the Wright brothers were businessmen and succeeded while Whitehead wasn’t and didn’t.
What has this to do with welcoming the odd failure once in a while and learning from it? Dunno…there has to be a lesson there somewhere.

]]> By: maggiros https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/03/enemies-of-the-art-part-9-not-failing-enough/#comment-29700 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:55:27 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=10201#comment-29700 All excellent points! And believe me, I’ve had more than my share of rejection slips, until the day I got offers from two (small, independent, but legit) publishers in the same week! Sales still aren’t that great, but it’s early days in the cosmic scheme of things. I talk to a lot of people on Facebook every day, in a variety of forums. My blog is even getting more activity, and I’ve started getting Amazon reviews from total strangers! Not exactly Publisher’s Weekly, but all in good time. 🙂

]]> By: joannabransonauthor https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/03/enemies-of-the-art-part-9-not-failing-enough/#comment-29699 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:49:11 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=10201#comment-29699 Thank you, Kristin! I feel like I am failing PLENTY! But I was failing to recognize it as a good thing and the discouragement was creeping in. I love the phrase you used, “their positive relationship with failure” and am claiming it as my own mantra! Yep, I have a positive relationship with failure. Otherwise, how can I possibly learn the lessons inherent in it?

]]> By: pamela https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/03/enemies-of-the-art-part-9-not-failing-enough/#comment-29698 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:50:09 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=10201#comment-29698 In reply to Pat Mizell.

I still can think of a lot of things even smaller traditional houses can do that I can’t. Like getting my books into the bookstore chains (not just the local few I can drive to and possibly beg to carry a few books) Not that I don’t agree that self-publishing works well FOR SOME PEOPLE…but for people, like me, who prefer to spend their time writing than mired in frantic marketing for a book that will never sell the thousands of copies required to be a success?
I, personally, will have to continue trying…and failing…and trying again until my work is the quality necessary to make it in traditional publication.

]]> By: Daniel Escurel Occeno https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/03/enemies-of-the-art-part-9-not-failing-enough/#comment-29697 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:41:05 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=10201#comment-29697 In reply to Pat Mizell.

Do both; send your best stuff to your favorite publishing house and the works rejected, self-publish it.

]]> By: Pat Mizell https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/03/enemies-of-the-art-part-9-not-failing-enough/#comment-29696 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:54:10 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=10201#comment-29696 In reply to Joan.

I can’t either Joan; I’ve been beating myself up about this but can’t find a damn thing anybody other than the huge boys will do that I can’t do myself. And I’m lazy.

]]> By: Joan https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/03/enemies-of-the-art-part-9-not-failing-enough/#comment-29695 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:39:26 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=10201#comment-29695 Kristen – thank you for the reminder that it’s okay to fail. I’ve been debating between traditional and self publishing. In today’s world, I see no reason not to self publish!

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