tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post2744636017935036655..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: The 12 Step PlanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-50470709905547127502010-02-26T15:01:46.292-05:002010-02-26T15:01:46.292-05:00I would agree with everything in your well-thought...I would agree with everything in your well-thought-out 12 steps, Russel, except no. 12, Get Yourself An Agent. Whenever I hear someone say this, it always sounds about as challenging as going to the kitchen and getting a beer out of the refrigerator.<br /><br />I know that you know the score with agents, but you surely also know that "getting an agent" is not something that a writer simply decides to do and then simply does it. Especially a "good" agent. Of course, you said they're "hard to court", but that doesn't begin to describe the bomb-proof wall that stands between agents and those who are trying to get an agent.<br /><br />The odds against anyone breaching that wall are very, very long indeed and are not even hinted at in the facile phrase, "Get yourself an agent".Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-85114599972679339022010-02-26T14:30:45.476-05:002010-02-26T14:30:45.476-05:00The only one I have some issues with is Number 9: ...The only one I have some issues with is Number 9: "Be True to yourself." I sometimes wonder what I'm supposed to be writing. I'm experimenting this year by drafting short stories and submitting them to various place all with different genres and styles. I'm looking forward to the light bulb moment...Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-48224022726173524022010-02-26T09:36:56.035-05:002010-02-26T09:36:56.035-05:00Not only great and practical advice, but an A3 ref...Not only great and practical advice, but an A3 reference! Sweet. I'm hooking up EXILE ON COLDHARBOUR LANE when I get home. Thanks for the tickle.<br /><br />If I might be so bold as to add an extra item, though i can't really call it a 13th step, as it doesn't fall at the end chronologically: no whining. Writing can be a pain, it can be emotionally trying, it can be disappointing. Deal with it. You don't like any of the above, quit. Try golf or sewing or exercise. But don't whine. No one wants to hear it. No one.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com