Comments on: Living in Paradox https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/ Literary Agent Tue, 13 May 2025 22:20:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Best of the Web | Lights All Around https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441572 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 02:44:48 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441572 […] Rachelle Gardner wrote about how writers’ lives are a paradox. […]

]]> By: Writers and a Writing Community | Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441306 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:20:24 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441306 […] From Rachelle Gardner: Living in Paradox […]

]]> By: B.J. Daniels https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441239 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:38:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441239 Great blog!! So true. It is a tightrope walk.

]]> By: The Friday Roundup – defining success, 5 words daily, 7 paradoxes, analysis paralysis, and discovering the 8th wonder of the world https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441233 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:10:32 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441233 […] OK, I accept that, at first glance you may think “I’m not a writer, so this has zip to do with me”. You may think that, but you’d be wrong. Rachelle Gardener consistently manages to deliver truly revolutionary-relevant messages by drawing from her life as a writer, and this is just one such message. […]

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]]> By: 5 Great Writing Posts Last Week: - Hugh O. Smith | Hugh O. Smith https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441180 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 21:42:36 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441180 […] Living In Paradox […]

]]> By: Ed_Cyzewski https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441177 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:34:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441177 In reply to Rachelle Gardner.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. Seriously. THANK YOU for saying that.

]]> By: shelly dippel https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441175 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:39:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441175 You covered them well! I’m holding on to this post. I agree that it helps to deal with living a paradox when you are aware of them. Thanks!

]]> By: Ether for Authors: More Gatekeeping? Sisyphus Could Relate | Publishing Perspectives https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441166 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:00:47 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441166 […] are interesting parallels in recent writings to these, too. In Living in Paradox, the literary agent Rachelle Gardner looks at the familiar competition between creative and […]

]]> By: Rachelle Gardner https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441164 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:40:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441164 In reply to sue.

Sue, you have a lot of experience living in these paradoxes, don’t you! I guess they don’t change over time. But you handle them beautifully!

]]> By: Rachelle Gardner https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441163 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:40:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441163 In reply to Ed_Cyzewski.

Oh, you’re so right, Ed. You only have so much time in a day, and writers would all rather write. Frankly, that’s what I’d rather they do, too… as long as there’s SOME time for marketing!

]]> By: Rachelle Gardner https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441162 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:39:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441162 In reply to Hugh Smith.

Ah, guilt, that ever-present friend of the writer. And the burdens may change, but they’ll never go away (sorry to say).

]]> By: Hugh Smith https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441161 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:13:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441161 Man, did you hit the nail on the head with some of these. Artist? Businessperson? It’s hard, especially when you’re starting out. I imagine as I progress and one day (hopefully) have an agent and publisher some of the burden will shift but before that happens it’s all on my shoulders. I suppose it’s a matter of prioritizing but that has its own paradox as well. Sometimes, during the time I’ve set aside for platform building, I feel really creative and am bubbling over with ideas. Do I follow my instincts and write or stick to the plan and build my platform? This particular paradox is a no-brainer for me, I will write every time but it doesn’t make it any easier when I feel guilty for not having neglected my marketing.

]]> By: Ed_Cyzewski https://rachellegardner.com/living-in-paradox/#comment-441160 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:22:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=14848#comment-441160 I think you’ve covered this to a certain degree, but I’ll just mention this: I’ve read the conflicting advice to:
1. Work endlessly on your craft.
2. Work endlessly on building a network and online following.

I find it hard to do both well, and frankly, I write because I enjoy the former and am happy to invest in the craft of my writing. I suspect many writers go into publishing for the same reason only to get really drained by all of the publicity stuff that pulls them away from working on their craft. It’s a tough balance.

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