tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post8604020637848461677..comments2023-12-25T02:37:35.430-06:00Comments on TL Conway writes here: My first bitter taste of rejectionTL Conwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08831728300345220814noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-61717672489195525622023-12-25T02:37:35.430-06:002023-12-25T02:37:35.430-06:00Greaat postGreaat postSarinhttps://cheekynerdette.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-45224218068379607592011-07-14T22:14:27.661-05:002011-07-14T22:14:27.661-05:00Hektor is right. You are not your credentials. In ...Hektor is right. You are not your credentials. In a year or so they'll be begging you to teach this class!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12314617048592538691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-6391277060719741302011-07-14T21:29:13.901-05:002011-07-14T21:29:13.901-05:00aww dude. That sucks. I would've totally taken...aww dude. That sucks. I would've totally taken that class from you cuz it would've been awesome. We'll have to settle to be NaNo buddies in november (less than 4 months!!)Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-68989057585113608942011-07-14T21:06:37.344-05:002011-07-14T21:06:37.344-05:00Self medicate away. Rejections are difficult to d...Self medicate away. Rejections are difficult to deal with, especially ones credential driven. But you'll come back better than ever!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-89211931375731215552011-07-14T19:38:58.894-05:002011-07-14T19:38:58.894-05:00:-( Sorry about that...but I have no doubt that th...:-( Sorry about that...but I have no doubt that these types of things are in your future. Just keep building!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477548540626948283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-82282569520858664032011-07-14T19:27:20.431-05:002011-07-14T19:27:20.431-05:00Yeah, teaching is very credential driven... even w...Yeah, teaching is very credential driven... even when the credentials don't much relate to good teaching... we lose a lot of good teachers because of this.Hektor Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908146663251226473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-61111099700418226842011-07-14T19:23:57.117-05:002011-07-14T19:23:57.117-05:00Thank you for reminding me to keep the perspective...Thank you for reminding me to keep the perspective, Hektor. My credentials do not define who I am as a person, but they sure do help land good teaching gigs. :)TL Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831728300345220814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-22338358936030851372011-07-14T19:11:24.150-05:002011-07-14T19:11:24.150-05:00Sorry to hear that!
"it was the person propo...Sorry to hear that!<br /><br />"it was the person proposing the class."<br /><br />Your credentials/credits aren't your person. Don't confuse them. :) <br /><br />Margo makes a lot of good points.<br /><br />You'll bounce back. Quickly.Hektor Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908146663251226473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-67414626288130590772011-07-14T17:04:58.252-05:002011-07-14T17:04:58.252-05:00Thanks, Margo. I'm working my way around to ma...Thanks, Margo. I'm working my way around to making it constructive criticism. Too bad the reviewer didn't know Nathan's "sandwich" approach. :)TL Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831728300345220814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-79662970744099838282011-07-14T16:46:22.717-05:002011-07-14T16:46:22.717-05:00Don't stress it, sweetie. There are a lot of ...Don't stress it, sweetie. There are a lot of people who don't recognize the value of others' ideas unless they have publication credits. Then the problem is they only have magazine credits, not novel-length. Then, if they do, the problem is that it's the wrong genre. Then it's that the book wasn't a bestseller.<br /><br />Focus on the fact that your ideas were good, and they had to admit that.Margo Lerwillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773653995392669855noreply@blogger.com