tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post7431358749158524146..comments2024-03-28T06:28:49.282+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: People are watching. Look busy. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-60848583527374446672016-01-10T19:55:04.450+00:002016-01-10T19:55:04.450+00:00Thank you, Clare. Sounds like you have the balance...Thank you, Clare. Sounds like you have the balance right.Michelle Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620246793467493696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-3159776035408596112016-01-10T15:39:07.261+00:002016-01-10T15:39:07.261+00:00Lovely to have you back, Michelle. I never get tha...Lovely to have you back, Michelle. I never get that -I wonder whether I have very different facebook friends (and I don't use twitter yet), but it's not because I have loads of confidence in my own writing. And I have relatively few books out. But I have suffered from pretending that being on line is actually working, whereas I suspect at least 90% of it isn't -for me, at least. I've had an almost total break from facebook for the last three weeks and it feels great. <br /><br />I like your suggestions about writing some things ahead of time -novel to me as I'm rarely that organised but I think I'll try it for around World Book Day and two weeks' later when my next book is out. Big congratulations on Odd Socks. All the best, Clare xJuliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-82649002056293647142016-01-08T10:34:35.237+00:002016-01-08T10:34:35.237+00:00Chortling. That's a whole other bugbear of min...Chortling. That's a whole other bugbear of mine, too. Crikey, we have ISSUES. 😂Michelle Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620246793467493696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-91603099291038044902016-01-07T22:50:12.836+00:002016-01-07T22:50:12.836+00:00Lovely to have you back here, Michelle. I don'...Lovely to have you back here, Michelle. I don't so much suffer from the CCCs but instead get REALLY cross when I come across over-publicised books published by well-known publishers that I think are utter garbage (rather than simply not to my taste). Then I snarl, then sulk and then imagine scenarios where the author has sold his/her soul to the Networking Devil or Social Media Ogre. However I'm fine if the book is excellent because then I tell myself it's my fault for not writing it... OK, maybe I do suffer from CCCs!!Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-70230740999307427532016-01-06T09:23:10.253+00:002016-01-06T09:23:10.253+00:00Ah, Billy, you're welcome. The internet is a d...Ah, Billy, you're welcome. The internet is a daft place. Take it all with a barrel full of salt, the real world is the place that matters. Michelle Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620246793467493696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-33029881650761065232016-01-05T18:28:36.731+00:002016-01-05T18:28:36.731+00:00Just about summed up my life. Thank you for sharin...Just about summed up my life. Thank you for sharing. Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005480353888094164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-42884320741291494722016-01-05T15:21:15.153+00:002016-01-05T15:21:15.153+00:00Thanks, Malachy, it's really good to be back i...Thanks, Malachy, it's really good to be back in the Den. No idea what to post about next time, I'll have to set the old cogs whirring... Hope all's well with you and yours.Michelle Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620246793467493696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-15151370731492073902016-01-05T13:38:13.699+00:002016-01-05T13:38:13.699+00:00Great to have you back, Michelle. On the money (an...Great to have you back, Michelle. On the money (and funny with it), as ever. malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-36901200423029820172016-01-05T12:49:51.752+00:002016-01-05T12:49:51.752+00:00That's good to hear, thanks, Helen. Very best ...That's good to hear, thanks, Helen. Very best of luck with your writing.Michelle Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620246793467493696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-2835150914576652672016-01-05T12:34:49.106+00:002016-01-05T12:34:49.106+00:00Thank you! I'm not published but thought I ou...Thank you! I'm not published but thought I ought to start a Twitter account, adn so often feel all of these things! A good read, thanks. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772278989111723188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-45755253741923259302016-01-05T09:47:38.670+00:002016-01-05T09:47:38.670+00:00It's funny, isn't it? Children's publi...It's funny, isn't it? Children's publishing is essentially made up of very, very nice people (and the huge amount of support for this post on Twitter yesterday confirmed that), and yet an element of the Green Eyed Monster can sneak in from time to time. I remember feeling pretty envious before I managed to get published. I suppose a degree of that is natural. The mute button Facebook is a godsend. I mostly use it on non-literary folk who share dreadful pictures and inspirational quotes, though! I quite fancy doing a Donaldson sometimes. Michelle Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620246793467493696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-77658822528925432752016-01-05T09:34:38.510+00:002016-01-05T09:34:38.510+00:00Oh yes! All those 'look at me' posts. I...Oh yes! All those 'look at me' posts. I'm not on Twitter except to promote this blog and other blogs I find interesting, and I've been clearing out Facebook 'downer' people recently because it's no fun for me to read their stuff and so easy to get sucked into the comparison game and lose confidence in every aspect of life. The only answer is to secretly block their news! Re: writing groups - I've heard of a few people having bad experiences in local groups and having to leave because they got published. Would be a very good post to do! The dark undercurrent of writing - toxic envy! Having said that, I find children's book authors the nicest of all authors in the main. Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-34450758738275425812016-01-04T17:58:40.881+00:002016-01-04T17:58:40.881+00:00Ooh, but definitely worth sharing over a drink som...Ooh, but definitely worth sharing over a drink some time! ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02695569701079012050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-25449081038768313452016-01-04T17:15:25.629+00:002016-01-04T17:15:25.629+00:00Chortle. Nice stab at anonymity there, Charlotte! ...Chortle. Nice stab at anonymity there, Charlotte! Yes, I think by and large we're a very supportive lot - although I've had a couple of unpleasant experiences at writing groups in the past that have put me off for life. Maybe that's a post for another day... or perhaps not.Michelle Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620246793467493696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-12462485881734868992016-01-04T16:42:16.307+00:002016-01-04T16:42:16.307+00:00Whoops, didn't mean to publish that previous p...Whoops, didn't mean to publish that previous post as unknown... I can now reveal my identity!Charlotte Guillainhttp://www.tinnedspaghetti.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-12622191111185320242016-01-04T16:41:01.409+00:002016-01-04T16:41:01.409+00:00I love this post, it really struck a chord with me...I love this post, it really struck a chord with me too! In fact, I have had a bit of a Twitter holiday over Christmas and it has definitely made me feel less inadequate. But I really like your top tips for keeping toes in the online water without dissolving in despair. I think we are really lucky that pretty much all the children's writers I know are hugely supportive of each other and that really helps with the low times. Can't wait to get my hands on Odd Socks - sounds inspired!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02695569701079012050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-60362098634202653322016-01-04T15:14:55.943+00:002016-01-04T15:14:55.943+00:00Ha! That's brilliant, Pippa. Happy to have sti...Ha! That's brilliant, Pippa. Happy to have stirred a memory, that's a cracker.Michelle Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620246793467493696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-1360239676156676812016-01-04T14:08:26.838+00:002016-01-04T14:08:26.838+00:00Yes, welcome back! As with any social gathering, ...Yes, welcome back! As with any social gathering, you have to choose your own route through it all, I think. <br />Mention of 'CCC' brought a sudden childhood memory back. We used to rush to grab any 'CCC' fork set on our village school lunch tables. They were thought to be superior to non-marked forks. 'CCC' stood for Cambridgeshire County Council. A bit like all those Twitter and Facebook issues, that childhood 'CCC' issue felt important at time, but, from a distance, is clearly a fuss about nothing! Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-5193152459716477242016-01-04T10:50:12.692+00:002016-01-04T10:50:12.692+00:00Thanks, Jonathan. It's great to be back among ...Thanks, Jonathan. It's great to be back among such supportive and inspiring company. Michelle Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620246793467493696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-15941293572399754912016-01-04T09:49:09.662+00:002016-01-04T09:49:09.662+00:00Great post, Michelle. It certainly struck a chord ...Great post, Michelle. It certainly struck a chord with me – and I'm sure it will with many other readers. And some great tips and tricks at the end too.<br /><br />Following on from your final tip - CONGRATULATIONS on the publication on "Odd Socks"!<br /><br />Good to have you back in the den. :)Jonathan Emmetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413964991466780348noreply@blogger.com