Comments on: The Tao of “no”

By: uuqkjxyxkl

uuqkjxyxkl — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 10:10:08 +0000

By: Caiya

Caiya — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:25:57 +0000

Grade A stuff. I’m unqeustionably in your debt.

By: Advice for writers, or everything Jeaniene knows about getting published | Frost Light

Sun, 16 May 2010 16:59:04 +0000

[...] On me reading your manuscript / query letter: I’m sorry, but due to time, legal, and ethical constraints, I cannot read your query letter or partial/full manuscript. Before you get mad at me for saying no, please read this: http://jeanienefrost.com/2010/04/the-tao-of-no/ [...]

By: Sorwen

Sorwen — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:24:36 +0000

It is always surprising when you think you have a friendship with someone and they pull out the “we must not really be friends because” line. Some times it hurts a little because as a friend you might really have wanted to do it for them, but that shouldn’t make it an obligation. It makes you kind of wonder were you naive in believing you were ever friends to begin with. It also makes you a little jaded for a time wondering who else is just waiting for an advantage.

Since I’m not a friend I can say you owe us (readers) your next book and we owe you money for it so as many requests you have to drop in order to write the more some of us will fanfully back you up.
(Well I don’t believe you “owe” us anything, but the whole trying to make light with the not-friend/book/money thing doesn’t work as well otherwise. And now putting aside if you have to explain it then it no longer is funny I’m still going to write it.)

By: Midnight

Midnight — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:36:54 +0000

I agree, a friend would never throw that so called friendship back up in your face when they don’t get their way, you just keep writing as long as it is in you to do so, and then if you don’t want to that is your choice, you don’t owe anybody by checking their own work. You just keep doing what you do and I am so excited for the next cat and bones book. you could cancel everything if you think it is right so you can finish cat and bones

:winks:

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:38:20 +0000

Mrs Frost,
OMG!! i cant believe people can be so self centered that they would use your friendship like that. Those people should be greatful you considered them a friend in the first place. i agree that you do us a great honour in writing those great books of yours. And they are great, if i can get my sister to read them (she hardly ever reads, let alown finishes a book) they must be good.) You do not owe your fans anything. If anything, we owe you for bringing us the entertainment of your books.
P.S. If i offended anyone im sorry (im only 15) and i think i need to brush up on my writing skills. Also sorry if i spelt anything wrong, my spelling is shocking (so my mother tells me).

Anywayz i am soooo looking forward to your next Cat and Bones Book. Good luck with it.

By: Denise

Denise — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:28:12 +0000

Way to go! You do us a great honor to write great books. You don’t owe us anything but I love anything that you write for us!

By: Tori

Tori — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:54:53 +0000

I know how you feel. I, too, am sweating under a looming deadline, and I’m behind. Script Frenzy, anyone? lol!

Good luck with your novel, and keep out of stress if you can!

Good luck, Jeaniene.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:10:53 +0000

Jeaniene,

I am so sorry you had to take time out of your busy schedule to address such concerns. Writing does not finish itself; it is a laborous process. I don’t know why some people don’t understand.

Don’t let anyone get you down; you are doing the best you can with the time you have.

Have fun at the convention.

Nikki in Houston,TX

By: Shiloh Walker

Shiloh Walker — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:03:31 +0000

Damn straight those first two things are hard enough… lol.

And yep-that fine print. It’s murder. O_O

Looking forward to meeting you at RT, BTW.