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WRITING - Another Author Illness - Blind Publisher Syndrome
You know the drill.
You've completed your masterpiece and convinced yourself that it's the next best seller. Yet those blinkered literary agents and publishers cannot see your brilliance. They are too narrow-minded, too scared to take a leap of faith and far too worried about their bottom line to invest in your future classic. Blind Publisher Syndrome lurks its evil head again.
You have put months of effort into your work - years maybe. Your very soul is in this killer read. It means everything to you. Why can't they see that?
DAMN THEM ALL TO HELL!
But wait! Ask yourself the following:
• When you go to the dentist, and you are told you need a tooth extracted, do you believe him?
• When your car is playing up and the mechanic informs you that you need a new 'oogleflugle' (well, that's what I hear), do you tell him he is incorrect?
• When you visit the doctor for a routine check-up and she informs you that your blood pressure is a little high, do you let her know that her opinion is a 'crock of...' whatever?
Not too often, I bet.
Maybe, you are unsure and wait a while until your tooth really starts hurting, maybe you ask another mechanic to look at your car, or maybe you get a second opinion from another doctor - after all, it is your health we're talking about here! But ultimately, you tend to accept the advice of the professional.
So tell me something. Why, when you've sent your valuable MSS to a dozen literary agents or publishers, do you scream about their tunnel vision, their myopic views and their inability to 'get it'? You've had a second opinion - hell, you've had eleven of them!
These people know their job. If they didn't they'd be out of work. They know the commercial value of your work and, most importantly, they are tough enough and detached enough to be able to inform you (politely, of course) that your life's work is, at best, not right for them and, at worst, way past Yawnsville and on the main highway to the beautiful coastal town of Suckington-by-the-Sea.
Blind Publisher Syndrome is, in the vast majority of cases, a writer's condition and not one that afflicts agents and publishing houses. However, there is a cure. It's not a simple one, but it works. It's called 'honesty'. It is the hardest, but in some ways the most important skill you need as a writer: Honesty about your own finished product, your own ability, your own myopic view about the 120,000 word pile of landfill on the table in front of you.
It's a hard ability to learn, but one that’s very important for your literary career because, if you cannot learn this skill, you're doomed to hawking your crisp, double spaced, 80gsm toilet paper around for another few years.
You've completed your masterpiece and convinced yourself that it's the next best seller. Yet those blinkered literary agents and publishers cannot see your brilliance. They are too narrow-minded, too scared to take a leap of faith and far too worried about their bottom line to invest in your future classic. Blind Publisher Syndrome lurks its evil head again.
You have put months of effort into your work - years maybe. Your very soul is in this killer read. It means everything to you. Why can't they see that?
DAMN THEM ALL TO HELL!
But wait! Ask yourself the following:
• When you go to the dentist, and you are told you need a tooth extracted, do you believe him?
• When your car is playing up and the mechanic informs you that you need a new 'oogleflugle' (well, that's what I hear), do you tell him he is incorrect?
• When you visit the doctor for a routine check-up and she informs you that your blood pressure is a little high, do you let her know that her opinion is a 'crock of...' whatever?
Not too often, I bet.
Maybe, you are unsure and wait a while until your tooth really starts hurting, maybe you ask another mechanic to look at your car, or maybe you get a second opinion from another doctor - after all, it is your health we're talking about here! But ultimately, you tend to accept the advice of the professional.
So tell me something. Why, when you've sent your valuable MSS to a dozen literary agents or publishers, do you scream about their tunnel vision, their myopic views and their inability to 'get it'? You've had a second opinion - hell, you've had eleven of them!
These people know their job. If they didn't they'd be out of work. They know the commercial value of your work and, most importantly, they are tough enough and detached enough to be able to inform you (politely, of course) that your life's work is, at best, not right for them and, at worst, way past Yawnsville and on the main highway to the beautiful coastal town of Suckington-by-the-Sea.
Blind Publisher Syndrome is, in the vast majority of cases, a writer's condition and not one that afflicts agents and publishing houses. However, there is a cure. It's not a simple one, but it works. It's called 'honesty'. It is the hardest, but in some ways the most important skill you need as a writer: Honesty about your own finished product, your own ability, your own myopic view about the 120,000 word pile of landfill on the table in front of you.
It's a hard ability to learn, but one that’s very important for your literary career because, if you cannot learn this skill, you're doomed to hawking your crisp, double spaced, 80gsm toilet paper around for another few years.
Never ever Give Up!
Endless sea and huge mountains covered hard snow....
- An upliftingly beautiful short video - about the heroic struggle of a little bearcub for the survival...
- An upliftingly beautiful short video - about the heroic struggle of a little bearcub for the survival...
How to make hundreds of thousands of dollars easy
Go to the nearest fruit stand and buy a bunch of bananas.
Then go to a hardware store and buy a roll of duct tape.
Then go to your nearest snooty art gallery and
tape a banana to the wall with the duct tape.
Apparently, you just created art.
very expensive art.
Several of them sold in Miami for over $120,000 each.
Seriously. I'm not kidding. The world has gone bananas.
And to think, you've been working your whole life.
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Then go to a hardware store and buy a roll of duct tape.
Then go to your nearest snooty art gallery and
tape a banana to the wall with the duct tape.
Apparently, you just created art.
very expensive art.Several of them sold in Miami for over $120,000 each.
Seriously. I'm not kidding. The world has gone bananas.
In response to:
Duct-taped banana sold for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami
CBS News•December 6, 2019
Natacha Larnaud
A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 at Miami's Art Basel this week — it may be the most talked-about artwork at this year's event. Two of the three editions have been sold, according to Perrotin, the contemporary art gallery behind the work. The last one is expected to go for $150,000.
The controversial piece, called "The Comedian," was created by Maurizio Cattelan, an Italian artist who had also entertained art lovers from around the globe in 2017 with his "America" 18-carat-gold toilet. However, the $6-million throne was stolen from England's Blenheim Palace over the summer.
Emmanuel Perrotin, the gallery founder, told CBS News that Maurizio's work is not just about objects, but about how objects move through the world.
"Whether affixed to the wall of an art fair booth or displayed on the cover of the New York Post, his work forces us to question how value is placed on material goods," he said.
He added that "the spectacle is as much a part of the work as the banana."
Some critics argue this piece is a perfect representation of what the art world has become with its gaping wealth inequalities. Others, however, chose not to go as deep and appreciate the simplicity of the art piece.
The artist first came up with the idea a year ago. He "was thinking of a sculpture that was shaped like a banana," according to a press statement from Perrotin.
"Every time he traveled, he brought a banana with him and hung it in his hotel room to find inspiration. He made several models: first in resin, then in bronze and in painted bronze (before) finally coming back to the initial idea of a real banana."
The artist reported no clear instructions for buyers on whether the bananas start to decompose. The Miami Herald reported that owners can replace the banana, as needed.
Duct-taped banana sold for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami
CBS News•December 6, 2019
Natacha Larnaud
A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 at Miami's Art Basel this week — it may be the most talked-about artwork at this year's event. Two of the three editions have been sold, according to Perrotin, the contemporary art gallery behind the work. The last one is expected to go for $150,000.
The controversial piece, called "The Comedian," was created by Maurizio Cattelan, an Italian artist who had also entertained art lovers from around the globe in 2017 with his "America" 18-carat-gold toilet. However, the $6-million throne was stolen from England's Blenheim Palace over the summer.
Emmanuel Perrotin, the gallery founder, told CBS News that Maurizio's work is not just about objects, but about how objects move through the world.
"Whether affixed to the wall of an art fair booth or displayed on the cover of the New York Post, his work forces us to question how value is placed on material goods," he said.
He added that "the spectacle is as much a part of the work as the banana."
Some critics argue this piece is a perfect representation of what the art world has become with its gaping wealth inequalities. Others, however, chose not to go as deep and appreciate the simplicity of the art piece.
The artist first came up with the idea a year ago. He "was thinking of a sculpture that was shaped like a banana," according to a press statement from Perrotin.
"Every time he traveled, he brought a banana with him and hung it in his hotel room to find inspiration. He made several models: first in resin, then in bronze and in painted bronze (before) finally coming back to the initial idea of a real banana."
The artist reported no clear instructions for buyers on whether the bananas start to decompose. The Miami Herald reported that owners can replace the banana, as needed.
And to think, you've been working your whole life.
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it's an omen the page's scroll the troll's
Now many people come and go and they leave life's show here's a story a second shot at life in all it's glory........
Trust Nobody the world's a dirty hand waiting to slap you when you least aspect it and don't forget it.
Trust Nobody the world's a dirty hand waiting to slap you when you least aspect it and don't forget it.
The Language of the Eyes
No or little direct eye contact is a classic sign of deception.
A person who is lying to you will do everything to avoid
making eye contact. Unconsciously he feels you will be able
to see through him—via his eyes. And feeling guilty, he
doesn't want to face you. Instead he will glance down or his
eyes may dart from side to side. Conversely, when we tell
the truth or we're offended by a false accusation, we tend
to give our full focus and have fixed concentration. We lock
eyes with our accuser as if to say "You're not getting away
until we get to the bottom of this."
A person who is lying to you will do everything to avoid
making eye contact. Unconsciously he feels you will be able
to see through him—via his eyes. And feeling guilty, he
doesn't want to face you. Instead he will glance down or his
eyes may dart from side to side. Conversely, when we tell
the truth or we're offended by a false accusation, we tend
to give our full focus and have fixed concentration. We lock
eyes with our accuser as if to say "You're not getting away
until we get to the bottom of this."
online today!
SPIRITS
Great spirits have always
encountered violent opposition
from mediocre minds..
A.E.
Are we in connection with your spirit every-day. But then what are Spirits.
Do animals have a spirit,and what about the Trees do thay have a Spirit
Or could it be that spirits are an invention of the imagination..
What is your opinion?
We are now in season of lent...
encountered violent opposition
from mediocre minds..
A.E.
Are we in connection with your spirit every-day. But then what are Spirits.
Do animals have a spirit,and what about the Trees do thay have a Spirit
Or could it be that spirits are an invention of the imagination..
What is your opinion?
We are now in season of lent...
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