tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807170358173817599.post8059155438830504297..comments2023-05-10T05:53:33.253-07:00Comments on Brilliant-Looking by Candlelight: misery reviewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807170358173817599.post-39840251047947064302009-03-30T11:07:00.000-07:002009-03-30T11:07:00.000-07:00Hi, I'm Robyn, and I just wanted to say thanks for...Hi, I'm Robyn, and I just wanted to say thanks for the very nice comment about my story!<BR/><BR/>Age or a lack of an MFA won't stand in the way of publication -- my first story was published in The Berkeley Fiction Review when I was 21 and just finishing my undergraduate degree. The best way to get published is to accept that rejection happens ("Necessary Parts" was rejected by twenty mags, manyRobyn Murphynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807170358173817599.post-89701101117033301232008-08-06T08:57:00.000-07:002008-08-06T08:57:00.000-07:00Hi Amos, thanks for stopping by, you're welcome. ...Hi Amos, thanks for stopping by, you're welcome. I enjoyed the essay.Le Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508710616712419119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807170358173817599.post-71236642193243373372008-08-05T16:41:00.000-07:002008-08-05T16:41:00.000-07:00Hey, I'm Amos, and I wanted to thank you as well f...Hey, I'm Amos, and I wanted to thank you as well for the kind words about "Put on the Petty." <BR/><BR/>And congrats also to Natalie for landing her very first story in such a great journal! All Best, AmosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807170358173817599.post-78049710241279738482008-07-02T10:46:00.000-07:002008-07-02T10:46:00.000-07:00Hi Natalie--I wondered why I had written this blog...Hi Natalie--I wondered why I had written this blog entry so no one was reading it--glad you Googled it and it made you happy! <BR/><BR/>Best of luck and hooray for us without MFAs!Le Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508710616712419119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807170358173817599.post-87795278541995101912008-07-01T10:33:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:33:00.000-07:00Hey there-- I'm Natalie, author of "Arctic Summer...Hey there-- I'm Natalie, author of "Arctic Summer." Since I was so excited about having my first story published, I immediately started Googling to see if anyone wrote anything about it...your blog is the only thing I've found so far! So I wanted to thank you for your comments. They definitely made me happy.<BR/><BR/>PS--I, too, am 24, and don't have an MFA. So don't ever let that stop you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com