Comments on: A ruined life?

By: SamanthaKE

SamanthaKE — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:58:25 +0000

Awkward! Seconding the emotional blackmail comment. The guy was in his 20s during the initial encounter, but he’s holding grudges like you de-pantsed him in 5th grade. He asked for your opinion and you gave it. You didn’t have to like it. Every writer takes that risk by showing other people their work. Sad.

By: mira

mira — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:17:44 +0000

maybe i am off track, but from reading the mail, i thought: this doesn’t read like karmic balance, but rather like emotional blackmail.
why would a writer who got “burned” by an editor send work to the same person again? that’s what doesn’t really make sense to me.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:50:34 +0000

That’s a sad and bitter post. I’m sorry for the guy who wrote it but find it hard to believe that anybody’s life would be so destroyed by a chance comment from a stranger – even if that stranger was the TC who writes this blog.

By: nico

nico — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:14:37 +0000

1. karmic damnation: not the way.
2. further proof that the Peace Corps is some kind of writers’ retreat.
3. A+ for awkward.

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By: ALI

ALI — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:53:52 +0000

This person sounds like someone who is trying to get you to respond in a very unique way or someone who cannot take criticism. Karma be damned. Advice to that person is don’t over value someone’s opinion.

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