tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post8907209123294036395..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Great ExpectationsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-252363196241457472012-09-28T21:45:25.920-04:002012-09-28T21:45:25.920-04:00Absolutely, Vicky! Excellently stated. Thanks for ...Absolutely, Vicky! Excellently stated. Thanks for stopping by.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-70127410823782851572012-09-28T14:56:31.583-04:002012-09-28T14:56:31.583-04:00And, let's not forget that there is also so mu...And, let's not forget that there is also so much good, entertaining, solid, touching, moving work--across the spectrum of art forms--that doesn't make these arbitrarily set nominee lists. Wanna bet that the works that placed outside the "top five" nominee list, numbers 6-whatever, were amazing as well?<br /><br />Awards and recognition are certainly fun and enjoyable, no doubt, but this competitive/pecking order notion of who or what is "the best" is sort of silly and you can't say it's the most important. How boring and unmotivated life would be if all we had were a limited set of "bests" from which to choose. We're all much better off with the big, wide, deep lake of sounds, images, and words to swim in! Being part of THAT is what is "the winner".Vicky Politonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-83649255615587094882012-09-28T12:55:51.981-04:002012-09-28T12:55:51.981-04:00You're so right, Laura. Sometimes I think we d...You're so right, Laura. Sometimes I think we drink a little too much of the competition kool-aid. In the long run, our major competition always has to be with ourselves. Thanks!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-75580604142359947682012-09-28T10:18:15.514-04:002012-09-28T10:18:15.514-04:00I couldn't agree more on the honor being in fi...I couldn't agree more on the honor being in finaling. To be placed in a category alongside such accomplished peers is a reward all on its own.<br /><br />Laura Bradfordhttp://www.laurabradford.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-13365164833016974352012-09-28T09:53:46.909-04:002012-09-28T09:53:46.909-04:00Thanks, Marian. You're absolutely right about ...Thanks, Marian. You're absolutely right about the way winners, Academy Awards or Agathas, tend to say,"it's an honor just to nominated." Because it is. That's the tough cut, the one where you went up against many, many others. If you become a finalist--and you continue writing and entering competitions/awards--you will eventually become a winner.<br /><br />And yes, my friend is a fine, sensitive writer, so she deserves a big BRAVO for entering in the first place. i hope everyone out there reading this will have as much courage and go for their particular gold medals.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-35920623719824051032012-09-28T08:40:22.251-04:002012-09-28T08:40:22.251-04:00You're right Linda. Although every nominee at ...You're right Linda. Although every nominee at the Academy Awards always says "it's an honor just to be nominated," it's actually the truth. You're in very elite company just to have made it that far.<br /><br />I'd add BRAVO to your friend who had the courage to enter the competition. It's hard to permit others to judge your work, whether it's in a competition or the marketplace. Believing in your book and risking rejection is always tough. <br /><br />Thanks for the perspective of both sides of this equation.<br /><br />MarianEvelyn Davidhttp://www.evelyndavid.comnoreply@blogger.com