Comments on: Gag that Green-eyed Monster!

By: Sam Tonge

Sam Tonge — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:01:29 +0000

Aw thanks Linn – and back atcha. It is solitary and I really don’t know how I would manage without my online friends/colleagues! And like you say, their success gives us the belief that we, too, perhaps, one day, will also achieve great things…
Thanks for popping by! x

By: Linn B Halton

Linn B Halton — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 10:32:14 +0000

Great post, Sam, and from the heart. Writing is such a solitary pursuit and it’s only through the connections we have with other authors and readers/reviewers that it makes our working existence meaningful. Any individual’s success in our industry means it keeps hope alive for us all ha! ha! Keep climbing those charts, lovely! x

By: Sam Tonge

Sam Tonge — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:30:29 +0000

In reply to Sue Blackburn. Yes, the writing community is so unbelievably generous. Thanks Sue xx

By: Sue Blackburn

Sue Blackburn — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:52:48 +0000

Brilliant post Sam and as always you put everything in great perspective.

I guess it’s a case of being the best we can be isn’t it – which is of course how the Olympians think.

And writer friends are the first to boost you up when you are down – and that’s got to be worth everything anyway 🙂 xx

By: Sam Tonge

Sam Tonge — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:43:20 +0000

In reply to Rae.

Aw thanks Rae, you too.
It’s hard these days – we all seem pitted against each other from the off, with GCSE results being seen as so important etc etc… sometimes life can seem like one big competition. That’s why the Olympians’ attitude really inspired me – and hopefully will have inspired a lot of young people too. Thanks for popping by 🙂 x

By: Rae

Rae — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:38:14 +0000

So well put, Sam. I became quite upset when some commentators began questioning whether it was right to continue funding elite sport, the argument being that the money would be better spent at grass roots level. I’m as far away from a natural athlete as it’s possible to be, but I felt the dedication, hours of practice, sheer bloody-mindedness of the Olympians, even when they knew they didn’t have a hope of winning a medal, was an inspiration for everyone. Aspiring authors included! I agree I sometimes wish I could write as well as other authors, but I never begrudge another writer their success – it’s too tough an industry for that. Your suggestion of setting our own personal bests sounds a far more positive solution. Wishing you a bunch of golds! : )

By: Sam Tonge

Sam Tonge — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 06:46:30 +0000

In reply to Susan Buchanan. Aw, thanks lovely lady :)

By: Sam Tonge

Sam Tonge — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 06:46:14 +0000

In reply to Bernadette Maycock. Yes, I think we all have dark moments. That's what unites writers, I suppose, we have all had to show determination and pull ourselves through the tough times, so perhaps that explains why the majority of authors are really supportive of each other!

By: Susan Buchanan

Susan Buchanan — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:52:52 +0000

Great post, m’dear and puts things in perspective. Yes, measure yourself against, well, yourself! Look forward to reading the new novel, Sooz

By: Bernadette Maycock

Bernadette Maycock — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:56:51 +0000

Great, great post, and all so true, thinking about how others are doing can surely only take you away from what you’re doing yourself! That being said, when I was receiving rejections for It Started With A Snub and simultaneously reviewing books for my blog, I’d go to check who the publishers were and yes, sometimes I’d shed a tear (damn you hormones!!!). The other thing is one thing I always think is that nobody, nobody got a deal by just being who they are as some people like to rant, even someone who is famous had to sit down and face the blood sweat and tears that go with writing and edits, so it does really make better sense that people just support each other!:)