tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post6915622064161892748..comments2024-03-24T10:54:20.657-06:00Comments on Jennifer Ruth Jackson, Poet: Oh Those Long, Curving RoadsJennifer Ruth Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-15001308511289849502011-02-11T14:16:28.774-06:002011-02-11T14:16:28.774-06:00You got me Michael, I'm a huge gamer! I play ...You got me Michael, I'm a huge gamer! I play many different kinds but can't stand MMORPG for some reason.<br /><br />What does your family feel about your writing? Do you have a Facebook page? Used right, Facebook can connect you with an entire community of writers.<br /><br />Oh, and now you have at least one person who cares about your writing, me.Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-31947633213979967322011-02-11T11:51:42.450-06:002011-02-11T11:51:42.450-06:00hehe my avatar is totally sudowoodo. You know Pok...hehe my avatar is totally sudowoodo. You know Pokemon! I tell everyone I know that I'm a writer and I write science-fiction. And no, I don't have a group of supportive people around when I write. It's hard for me to make friends as I'm kind of an introvert and almost 40. I don't belong to a church (atheist), and the friends that I do have seem to despise reading. They just do Facebook, online games, cook, or throw parties all the time. No one reads at the parties either. They just talk about who's dating who etc.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-52403816430379639902011-02-10T14:27:06.015-06:002011-02-10T14:27:06.015-06:00Thank you, Alyson! It is always exciting for me w...Thank you, Alyson! It is always exciting for me when it happens. I have over forty poems out for consideration and am preparing a short story to be out by the end of the month. <br /><br />It is easy to let your work out for consideration dwindle, especially when you receive rejections back-to-back. I'm guilty of letting my submissions lag when I get downhearted.Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-28425582747803120082011-02-10T10:46:35.532-06:002011-02-10T10:46:35.532-06:00I have a pretty thick skin when it comes to writin...I have a pretty thick skin when it comes to writing, though I haven't quite gotten to the serious submission stage for anything I've written (hopefully I will someday though.)<br /><br />Congrats on getting your poem published! Very exciting.Alyson Burdettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916059117572619004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-21985157354884705772011-02-10T00:04:48.384-06:002011-02-10T00:04:48.384-06:00Do you have a group of people around you supportiv...Do you have a group of people around you supportive of your writing? What do you write? Positive people are a huge boon when you're a writer, even if they don't write themselves.<br /><br />Thank you for the vote of confidence. I'm still unsure how talented I am but it did wonderful things for me when I started telling people I was a writer and stopped hiding it under the bed like dirty laundry. Do you tell people you're a writer?<br /><br />By the by, your avatar looks like a sudowoodo, if you should happen to know what that is.Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-80575619191657833362011-02-09T15:49:52.551-06:002011-02-09T15:49:52.551-06:00Ive had nothing but bad luck in getting published....Ive had nothing but bad luck in getting published. You have a soulmate. Keep your chin up and good things will happen. You are talented, wonderful, and deserve some recognition. :)Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.com