Comments on: The Perils of Success for Writers http://booklifenow.com/2009/11/the-perils-of-success-for-writers/ Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st-Century Writer Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:51:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: S. Boyd Taylor http://booklifenow.com/2009/11/the-perils-of-success-for-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-158 S. Boyd Taylor Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:04:10 +0000 http://booklifenow.goblindegook.net/?p=137#comment-158 Been thinking about this a lot recently for some reason, even though I have no success to worry about yet. I don't want to be that coked-up rockstar, and I don't want to buy those shoes. Ahh yes, there are always plenty of things to worry about :) Been thinking about this a lot recently for some reason, even though I have no success to worry about yet. I don’t want to be that coked-up rockstar, and I don’t want to buy those shoes.

Ahh yes, there are always plenty of things to worry about :)

]]> By: Margaret Killjoy http://booklifenow.com/2009/11/the-perils-of-success-for-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Margaret Killjoy Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:51:13 +0000 http://booklifenow.goblindegook.net/?p=137#comment-156 Publishing brought me minor amounts of scene fame in a scene that eschews fame. It's actually just uncomfortable to meet people who know who you are and what it is you do when you have no idea who they are. That, and friends treating you slightly differently: snarky jokes about being famous can really get under your skin. Publishing brought me minor amounts of scene fame in a scene that eschews fame. It’s actually just uncomfortable to meet people who know who you are and what it is you do when you have no idea who they are. That, and friends treating you slightly differently: snarky jokes about being famous can really get under your skin.

]]> By: Pip http://booklifenow.com/2009/11/the-perils-of-success-for-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Pip Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:36:09 +0000 http://booklifenow.goblindegook.net/?p=137#comment-155 I wasn't prepared for the resentment of others, or the unspoken feeling that now you are published you have nothing to worry or complain about. Reaching the goal of being published brings a whole new set of emotional problems as you so rightly point out. My partner and my home have suddenly shot way up to the top of my list of priorities because without that steady same reality and refuge I can see how easy it would be to become lost, and yes, miserable from the extra demands and the stresses. I'm not insensible to my good fortune, but really, the challenge simply changes shape - it does not go away I wasn’t prepared for the resentment of others, or the unspoken feeling that now you are published you have nothing to worry or complain about. Reaching the goal of being published brings a whole new set of emotional problems as you so rightly point out. My partner and my home have suddenly shot way up to the top of my list of priorities because without that steady same reality and refuge I can see how easy it would be to become lost, and yes, miserable from the extra demands and the stresses. I’m not insensible to my good fortune, but really, the challenge simply changes shape – it does not go away

]]> By: Kristan http://booklifenow.com/2009/11/the-perils-of-success-for-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Kristan Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:40:04 +0000 http://booklifenow.goblindegook.net/?p=137#comment-154 LOL wasn't expecting you to be the jerk with the shoes. I'm sure I'll run into some snag I wasn't expecting, if/when I find that success, but is it weird to say I look forward to it anyway? (It's just another challenge, right?) LOL wasn’t expecting you to be the jerk with the shoes.

I’m sure I’ll run into some snag I wasn’t expecting, if/when I find that success, but is it weird to say I look forward to it anyway? (It’s just another challenge, right?)

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