tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post4383564311589386771..comments2023-06-03T04:26:20.850-04:00Comments on J.B. Chicoine—Novelist & Practicing Writer: ABNA FeedbackJ.B. Chicoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-92045238306305247742010-04-03T18:06:42.658-04:002010-04-03T18:06:42.658-04:00Thanks Simon. Of course, the second critique is my...Thanks Simon. Of course, the second critique is my favored review! May as well emphasize the positive!J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-65656205000775917192010-04-03T17:57:10.185-04:002010-04-03T17:57:10.185-04:00Excellent feedback in that second one, Bridget. Co...Excellent feedback in that second one, Bridget. Congratulations on that, even if the novel didn't go through to the next round.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-34862232060131374432010-04-02T17:23:26.232-04:002010-04-02T17:23:26.232-04:00Tiffany,
Since I didn't make it to the next ro...Tiffany,<br />Since I didn't make it to the next round, I figured my feedback would be a lot harsher, so I'm pleasantly surprised.<br />I'd love to see your feedback, too...<br /><br />Michelle,<br />I feel better about it all with each passing day.J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-5195358591967945312010-04-02T17:00:44.234-04:002010-04-02T17:00:44.234-04:00Well, that;s some awesome feedback! I think you sh...Well, that;s some awesome feedback! I think you should be very proud. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-53267486317121803332010-04-01T21:57:59.532-04:002010-04-01T21:57:59.532-04:00I didn't make it either. The feedback is defin...I didn't make it either. The feedback is definitely helpful and interesting. I was expecting mine to be much more harsh!<br /><br />Beating out 4,000 other people is satisfying enough for me. :)Tiffany Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843374938222817346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-63549478810044850202010-04-01T18:19:56.901-04:002010-04-01T18:19:56.901-04:00Thanks Liza. Yeah, I guess it's a matter of ho...Thanks Liza. Yeah, I guess it's a matter of how I choose to look at it. To view it as anything but a positive experience at this point would be self-defeating.J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-84617948832165698592010-04-01T17:03:10.771-04:002010-04-01T17:03:10.771-04:00Bridget, congrats on your success...and it was one...Bridget, congrats on your success...and it was one, don't doubt it! Feedback is a wonderful thing...Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-46831007602527213882010-04-01T16:48:41.490-04:002010-04-01T16:48:41.490-04:00Susan, overall, yeah, I'm taking it as positiv...Susan, overall, yeah, I'm taking it as positive (and it's not as if we don't know that I overwrite!)<br /><br />Joanne, the feedback really is one of the perks--far more than what agents provide with their rejections. I think to make it to the next round, an entry needed 2 reviewers who 'get' the story. I'm just grateful <i>one</i> of them did! :)J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-57697234174655829052010-04-01T14:40:37.068-04:002010-04-01T14:40:37.068-04:00To make it even this far among all the competition...To make it even this far among all the competition is commendable, so congrats to you! It's nice too that you were able to see the feedback, to know a little of what went into the judging, and maybe be able to take something from that.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-44091078658289684792010-04-01T14:37:40.331-04:002010-04-01T14:37:40.331-04:00Well, that's some pretty great feedback if you...Well, that's some pretty great feedback if you ask me. There's lots of positives in there.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-7911134404185005782010-04-01T12:11:04.057-04:002010-04-01T12:11:04.057-04:00...boy, do I need spellcheck...
...ambivalent, not......boy, do I need spellcheck...<br />...ambivalent, not ambivilant...<br />(I should just leave type-o's alone, I know, but I can't help myself)J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-45985639146484628672010-04-01T12:07:36.082-04:002010-04-01T12:07:36.082-04:00Thanks Davin. I think the feedback is helpful. I j...Thanks Davin. I think the feedback is helpful. I just recieved it this morning, so it needs to go through the incubation period before I can objectively apply it.<br /><br />Of course, what one reviewer found intriguing left the other ambivilant. Perhaps it's just one of those areas where one person gets it and the other didn't...J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-53314469500400705202010-04-01T11:33:08.057-04:002010-04-01T11:33:08.057-04:00I hope the feedback was at least a little helpful ...I hope the feedback was at least a little helpful for you! The expert reviewer seems genuinely impressed. Congratulations on getting as far as you did, and thanks for sharing this with us.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-9186425459706714832010-04-01T11:02:36.108-04:002010-04-01T11:02:36.108-04:00I hope the feedback hasn't pre-disposed you, G...I hope the feedback hasn't pre-disposed you, Glenn ;)J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-78568517038967418502010-04-01T10:53:52.154-04:002010-04-01T10:53:52.154-04:00hummm..:)hummm..:)glnrozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922837344762102334noreply@blogger.com