Comments for Mario Milosevic

Comment on Story Challenge #14: “The Crying Stone” by mm

mm — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:39:58 +0000

Thanks, Nancy. Always nice to hear from people who like my stories.

Comment on Story Challenge #14: “The Crying Stone” by Nancy Rebhan

Nancy Rebhan — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:22:15 +0000

I eagerly look forward to reading this – have enjoyed all of your works that I have had the opportunity to read thus far!

Comment on Practice by Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:12:51 +0000

Yay!!

Comment on Best Joke I've Heard in a Long Time by Steven Gurgevich

Steven Gurgevich — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:03:09 +0000

I check in every now and then with both your website and Kim’s when I need some literary euphoria and nourishment. I love this joke… it is way cool!
Best to you and Kim.
Dr G

Comment on A Friend of a Friend Said She Overheard a Guy Telling Someone Else That He Heard This From Another Person's Friend by Kim

Kim — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:29:39 +0000

Funny! At least someone’s aunt’s mother’s brother’s son’s macaw told me it was funny.

Comment on Suicide Note by will shetterly

will shetterly — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:00:20 +0000

Hurrah!

Comment on Deflecting an Awkward Situation by Mario

Mario — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:41:23 +0000

Yup. Everyone’s got a novel, it seems. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course, but it doesn’t mean I’m eager to read it. I hear in California everyone has a screenplay, but probably the same situation arises. A lot.

What can be even worse than that is having someone say something like: “Oh, you’re a writer? Well, let me tell you the story I’m going to write someday which is sure to be a bestseller.” And then they do. In excruciating detail. This has happened to us (Kim and me). That’s why we’re now very wary of telling people we’re writers. Much better to just say we’re unemployable free spirits who choose to live among the fairies. Or something like that.

Comment on Deflecting an Awkward Situation by Theriomorph

Theriomorph — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:06:44 +0000

I do the same, re: not putting people in that situation – my particular peeve, though, is that when people find out I’m a writer, they immediately start throwing their manuscripts at me as though I don’t have stacks and stacks of them to read from paid work, and will be interested in either teaching them or editing their work for free. In all my free time. And with all my extra money. You know.

I can forestall this with humor sometimes, but it can be awkward with friends. I wish people wouldn’t do this, particularly when they’re sending bad work and I know they don’t actually want criticism but they do expect a response. Ugh. Hits all my politeness buttons, and drives me crazy at the same time.

Anyway.

I do also have a strong ethic of always finding something I can honestly praise in someone’s work (has to be honest, but there have been very few occasions when I couldn’t find *something*).

Comment on Deflecting an Awkward Situation by Dave

Dave — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:32:34 +0000

Amen, Mario. The fact that many of my friends don’t get what I’m doing in my writing doesn’t bother me a bit. I count myself extremely fortunate that both my parents like my stuff. But neither of my brothers makes the effort to read it, offering instead fatuous praise – that’s something I could do without.

Comment on Deflecting an Awkward Situation by Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:44:58 +0000

I still find it disconcerting – even though I know you’re right. Somehow it’s worse than their saying that they don’t like the same ice cream or even the same movie … but not quite as bad as that they don’t like the way my spoken voice sounds – or the way I sing. Almost. But not quite that bad.