Comments on: Beware Of Positive Feedback

By: Nancy G. Shapiro

Nancy G. Shapiro — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 18:02:10 +0000

I enjoyed your paradoxical essay, and the honesty about being over ecstatic about praise and the oh-so-easy plunge into darkness at the slightest criticism…you write about a solid truth in the life of a writer…it’s a fine line to walk along in equanimity and a deep grounding in the fact that what writers do is share their own truth, and others may or may not agree.

By: Susie

Susie — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:44:55 +0000

In reply to Adrienne Ross Scanlan. They may also have published it without telling you (happens all the time!) and you're due a fee. Do follow it up.

By: Nelly Kostova

Nelly Kostova — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 07:19:46 +0000

Your article really made me think. And made me feel. I kept reading and this Yeats quote kept popping in my head (I have spread my dreams under your feet;Tread softly because you tread on my dreams). In a way it goes both ways, whether praise or critique, be honest yet considerate. As not to create false impressions.
N.B. This is not a positive feedback 🙂

By: Adrienne Ross Scanlan

Adrienne Ross Scanlan — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 18:06:00 +0000

Writing in from the department of unsolicited advice…

I’d strongly suggest you contact the magazine and say you haven’t heard back about your story being published. Be sure to put the message at the top of the entire email chain so they have the “backstory.” It may be that they’ve put your story at the end of a long queue and are planning to get back to you…sometime closer to publication date. It’s also possible that they’re waiting to hear a confirmation back from you that yes, the story is still available and you’re eager to work with them. And yes, it’s possible they’re incompetent or irresponsible people who have forgotten all about you and your story. Either way, re-contact them. Be polite and professional, but for your sake and for other writers don’t let them think this is acceptable behavior.