Comments on: Interview: Learned Resilience Unbound – Meet Children’s Author Kathi Baron!

By: Sadako

Sadako — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:04:56 +0000

Great interview. I love children’s books and this sounds like a wonderful one.

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:29:48 +0000

I agree with you, Scotti…loss and grief is a normal, necessary part of being alive. Thanks for taking the time to respond…

By: Scotti Cohn

Scotti Cohn — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:52:46 +0000

A bit of emotional support from somebody — be it family member or friend — is so important! It’s easy to say that we shouldn’t take rejection of our work personally, but darn it, it *feels* personal — at least initially. I think we should be allowed to feel hurt and to grieve just a tiny bit when we receive a rejection. Being allowed to do so might just keep us from dwelling on each rejection to the point where we become unwilling to write or submit our work.

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:29:37 +0000

Thanks for responding, Greg…Storing up writing, positive thoughts, or nuts for the winter is always a good idea, right?

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:28:36 +0000

Thanks, Heather…Yeah, that rule could really help. I notice I have an internal timer, too, that goes off (after how many minutes or hours, I don’t know) – It rings and I hear, “that’s enough, now.”

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:27:20 +0000

So true, Kathi…And thanks so much again for sharing these thoughts and feelings with us here.

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:24:16 +0000

Thanks, Carmela – I agree with what you’re saying about family and understanding, supportive friends. They are in it, too -
Carol

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:23:00 +0000

Thanks for your feedback, June – and for more kudos for Kathi!

By: Greg Pincus

Greg Pincus — Fri, 28 May 2010 06:19:02 +0000

I strongly agree with the “just get something on paper” when you have pockets of time. It might not be you at your creative best, but it keeps you in practice, so to speak, for those days that go better. And sometimes, you have one of those days without even realizing it.

Thanks to both of you for sharing this interview….

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:29:01 +0000

Great interview, Carol and Kathi! I love that 24-hour rule…it’s good to have a hard and fast limit like that.