tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post4773751793279447703..comments2024-03-17T09:59:25.470-07:00Comments on Making Handmade Books: Insecurity and the Third-Person BioAlisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649805582936306865noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post-55639133754028454982016-04-04T06:11:18.058-07:002016-04-04T06:11:18.058-07:00Thanks Alisa, now I get it. (About publishing in o...Thanks Alisa, now I get it. (About publishing in over 100 mags...). Thanks for all of your posts about submitting and publishing, they are excellent and useful.valorie grace hallinanhttp://bookscansavealife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post-65803832167312105632015-09-20T08:45:06.041-07:002015-09-20T08:45:06.041-07:00Hi Valorie,
Nothing wrong with publishing in tons ...Hi Valorie,<br />Nothing wrong with publishing in tons of mags—some people want to keep their work out there and current—but yes, emphasizing the quantity is not necessary and can be off-putting. It's a strange kind of backhanded bragging and makes a person look more insecure than successful. New magazines are being started daily, the field is now huge because the barriers to starting a mag are lower, so the count doesn't actually mean what it used to mean. That's one reason why I suggested listing just a few. The work included in the issue will speak for the quality.<br /><br />Thanks for pointing the "moving on" part out. Not everyone has the same goals. Perhaps I should have said "moving forward" or taking on a new challenge. After being published in many magazines, working toward a chapbook or book publication is usually the next step.<br />-AlisaAlisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649805582936306865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post-47130826458280645082015-09-20T06:28:10.627-07:002015-09-20T06:28:10.627-07:00I'm not understanding what is wrong with someo...I'm not understanding what is wrong with someone publishing in over 100 mags....perhaps she could have written something more descriptive about the kind of writing she does, what makes it distinctive rather than the emphasis on quantity? Not sure she necessarily needs to move on.valorie grace hallinanhttp://bookscansavealife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post-56072595882730408392013-02-18T22:57:02.493-08:002013-02-18T22:57:02.493-08:00Thank you for this good advice. I've always tr...Thank you for this good advice. I've always tried to be concise in writing CVs, bios, and artist statements as I know people don't have the attention span to read pages and pages.<br /><br />Your advice will spur me on to review my artist statement again and make it better.<br /><br />londonbookworks.blogspot.co.ukJAQUINTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366229409436180155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post-77961032911973449222013-02-10T01:10:52.373-08:002013-02-10T01:10:52.373-08:00Helpful advice, Alisa. I'm just about to updat...Helpful advice, Alisa. I'm just about to update my - moderately pathetic - artist statement, so will look for your article on that. Found your blog by accident, which is a good find, because I write as well as the sort of art activities. Thank you. Now to get past the proving I'm not a robot....Lindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post-40564228917352349602013-02-07T16:52:15.471-08:002013-02-07T16:52:15.471-08:00excellent advice. short, sharp and shiny works bes...excellent advice. short, sharp and shiny works best.india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.com