William Axtell's Blog - Posts Tagged "paralympics"
Blog Week 9
Urgh, this blog is so boring!!! How on Earth am I going to keep anybody interested if I keep posting long-drawn-out platitudinous drivel! Right, that's it, this is going to be a lot better from now on - promise!
First, The News! The good news is that I have finally heard back from the first agent :) ! The bad news is that it was a no :( !
That's triggers a thought in me. It is one of the best and worst things about agents is how polite they are when saying no! They alomst always try and let you down gently, don't tell you that you are rubbish and wish you luck with another agent publisher. This is truly lovelly but at the same time you can't let out any frustration! I mean, when one has just had one's tenth refusal, one wants to scream and shout and call them meaningless buzz-words like "Conservative-taste", "Commercial" or "Lacking Vision", whatever they really means beyond thinking that the tale of Bingle-botts the happy pig who lives on the moon and explores deep emotional problems through the power of cake is unlikely to be a page-turner! But when they are polite, one can't, because it stops an instinctive response and makes me for one feel that to mouth off, no matter how FRUSTRATED one feels, would basically be extremely immature.
Ah well, got to keep ploughing on! At least I get to write again now, after the Olympics. It was wierd, it was like they mattered so much to me that no other thought could intrude. Couple this with the fact that every hour of the day seemed to be crammed with scintilating sport and writing simply ceased to happen. But what a triumph those Games were! It was an absolute honour and a treat to host such a magical contest, the pinacle of sporting competition and probably the only event which brings the whole world together in peace. Thank you IOC for giving us the games and thank you world for sending you finest men and women to compete. May the Paralympics provide much more exciting and inspiring sporting action in the weeks ahead!
First, The News! The good news is that I have finally heard back from the first agent :) ! The bad news is that it was a no :( !
That's triggers a thought in me. It is one of the best and worst things about agents is how polite they are when saying no! They alomst always try and let you down gently, don't tell you that you are rubbish and wish you luck with another agent publisher. This is truly lovelly but at the same time you can't let out any frustration! I mean, when one has just had one's tenth refusal, one wants to scream and shout and call them meaningless buzz-words like "Conservative-taste", "Commercial" or "Lacking Vision", whatever they really means beyond thinking that the tale of Bingle-botts the happy pig who lives on the moon and explores deep emotional problems through the power of cake is unlikely to be a page-turner! But when they are polite, one can't, because it stops an instinctive response and makes me for one feel that to mouth off, no matter how FRUSTRATED one feels, would basically be extremely immature.
Ah well, got to keep ploughing on! At least I get to write again now, after the Olympics. It was wierd, it was like they mattered so much to me that no other thought could intrude. Couple this with the fact that every hour of the day seemed to be crammed with scintilating sport and writing simply ceased to happen. But what a triumph those Games were! It was an absolute honour and a treat to host such a magical contest, the pinacle of sporting competition and probably the only event which brings the whole world together in peace. Thank you IOC for giving us the games and thank you world for sending you finest men and women to compete. May the Paralympics provide much more exciting and inspiring sporting action in the weeks ahead!
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