tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post3778351508628310697..comments2024-03-18T22:22:47.181+00:00Comments on SF SAID: School Visits: New North AcademySF Saidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-81725151754164221352016-04-03T18:29:43.032+01:002016-04-03T18:29:43.032+01:00Hi Aidain,
Thank you so much for your comment, a...Hi Aidain, <br /><br />Thank you so much for your comment, and your kind words! To be fair, those 90 rejections were across 3 books - my first one was rejected 40 times, as was my second, and Varjak Paw was then rejected 10 times before I finally found a publisher! So I think perseverance definitely pays off.<br /><br />It's brilliant to hear that you're writing your first book right now - good luck with it! If it's helpful, I've done a few writing tips on this blog - you can find them all <a href="http://www.sfsaid.com/search/label/writing%20tips" rel="nofollow">here</a>. <br /><br />With best wishes,<br />SF SaidSF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-79976742834613436452016-04-01T22:01:58.282+01:002016-04-01T22:01:58.282+01:00Hi! I was a Year 3 student in 2014, when you came ...Hi! I was a Year 3 student in 2014, when you came to our school. I really wanted to meet you, seeing as I had read your first novel a couple of years earlier. I'm actually trying to write my first book as we speak: It isn't really going to plan, but 91 times!?!?!?!?!? That is 90 too many times. I think you are a amazing writer.<br />Yours, Aidain {NNA} Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-46106653106153754182014-04-12T20:29:52.961+01:002014-04-12T20:29:52.961+01:00Hi Sonya! Thanks for letting me know, that is FANT...Hi Sonya! Thanks for letting me know, that is FANTASTIC! Congratulations!!!SF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-78795114218889342412014-04-11T13:37:13.001+01:002014-04-11T13:37:13.001+01:00Hi it's Sonya again. Just to to let you know b...Hi it's Sonya again. Just to to let you know before the holiday we wrote our own science fiction inspired by Phoenix. Like I previously mentioned I wasn't a fan of science fiction but I ended up getting a Level 5 for writing one. So thank you so much for inspiring me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-61119020328062574632014-03-30T22:39:28.667+01:002014-03-30T22:39:28.667+01:00Hi Sarah, thank you so much for your kind comment!...Hi Sarah, thank you so much for your kind comment! Perseverance can definitely take you a long way, so whatever you want to do, I think it's really important to keep going and not give up!SF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-43737511744388592402014-03-30T22:38:04.141+01:002014-03-30T22:38:04.141+01:00Hello Ali, thank you for your comment! I will wri...Hello Ali, thank you for your comment! I will write a third Varjak Paw book one day; I wrote a bit about my idea for it <a href="http://www.sfsaid.com/2013/11/video-review-plus-questions-answers.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. <br /><br />In the meantime, I hope you'll try my new book <a href="http://www.sfsaid.com/p/phoenix.html" rel="nofollow">Phoenix</a>. It's not a Varjak Paw book, but I hope that if you enjoyed Varjak, you'll enjoy it too; many of the underlying themes are similar!SF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-12524029980735344862014-03-29T21:18:42.210+00:002014-03-29T21:18:42.210+00:00It was so inspiring when you came because a writer...It was so inspiring when you came because a writer has to keep going and even if you get rejected a few times. To say the true I would of gave up on my first time writing a story.<br />from Sarah[ new north academy]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-34842015465741263392014-03-29T18:17:53.171+00:002014-03-29T18:17:53.171+00:00Hello SF, my name is Ali and in school (Not new no...Hello SF, my name is Ali and in school (Not new north academy) my class love your books we've been reading varjak paw and the outlaw varjak paw. Everyone in my class is asking if your releasing a new varjak paw book so please tell me.<br /><br />From AliAlihttp://year5olive.cheethamacademyblogs.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-71057883938416755582014-03-26T23:11:47.469+00:002014-03-26T23:11:47.469+00:00PS: Thanks again for the fantastic welcome, it was...PS: Thanks again for the fantastic welcome, it was so brilliant to meet you all!SF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-4879961103813516162014-03-26T23:10:51.694+00:002014-03-26T23:10:51.694+00:00Hi Sonya, thank you so much for that amazing comme...Hi Sonya, thank you so much for that amazing comment! I'm really glad you enjoyed Phoenix, and that it inspired you to read & write sci-fi. There are lots of fantastic sci-fi books out there; I hope you'll enjoy discovering them... And I hope you'll enjoy TYGER too, when it's finished!<br /><br />With best wishes,<br />SFSF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-85430587399566329482014-03-26T18:53:50.654+00:002014-03-26T18:53:50.654+00:00Hi. My name is Sonya and I was one of the first pe...Hi. My name is Sonya and I was one of the first people to meet you when you came to New North Academy. I would like to thank you for visiting our school and also thank you for inspiring me to write a scfi story. To be honest I wasn't a big fan of science fiction but because of Phoenix I enjoy reading scfi. I'm looking forward to your new book Tyger and I'm sure it's going to be amazing as all your other books. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-49961695800453769202014-03-18T23:33:13.116+00:002014-03-18T23:33:13.116+00:00Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Shanice...Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Shanice - I hope you enjoy reading Varjak Paw!SF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-14410389209736777162014-03-14T14:47:51.961+00:002014-03-14T14:47:51.961+00:00shanicegrima 14 of march
i like your vist and i a...shanicegrima 14 of march <br />i like your vist and i am reading varjak paw of shaniceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-83285361177502181702014-03-12T23:05:25.714+00:002014-03-12T23:05:25.714+00:00Thank you, Dalia - that is a brilliant thing to he...Thank you, Dalia - that is a brilliant thing to hear, and really means a lot to me. Good luck again! SF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-47668509072427039382014-03-12T20:15:55.958+00:002014-03-12T20:15:55.958+00:00You really helped me .You made me more confident a...You really helped me .You made me more confident and it was amazing to see you it was incredibleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282597155544653271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-19247169425372459982014-03-12T00:02:59.391+00:002014-03-12T00:02:59.391+00:00That is amazing to hear - thank you so much, Moham...That is amazing to hear - thank you so much, Mohamed! Good luck with your Maths, English, Science - and everything else that you do!<br /><br />With best wishes,<br />SFSF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-60094923137194211322014-03-12T00:01:12.647+00:002014-03-12T00:01:12.647+00:00Thank you for your fantastic welcome, Dalia, and f...Thank you for your fantastic welcome, Dalia, and for all your kind words! Good luck following your dreams!<br /><br />All the best,<br />SFSF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-13930198120770525212014-03-11T19:13:21.717+00:002014-03-11T19:13:21.717+00:00You inspired me because you helped me with my Math...You inspired me because you helped me with my Maths,English,Science<br />Thank you <br />mohamedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871045738400609170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-3583027126145668812014-03-11T17:28:41.695+00:002014-03-11T17:28:41.695+00:00thank you for visiting our school you really inspi...thank you for visiting our school you really inspired me to not give up my dreams and keep on trying your books were outstanding<br />thank you <br />daliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282597155544653271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-77042063478136856642014-03-10T19:39:42.026+00:002014-03-10T19:39:42.026+00:00Dear Mohamed,
Thank you for your great comment! I&...Dear Mohamed,<br />Thank you for your great comment! I'm glad you found the visit inspiring. I really do believe that perseverance is the most important quality in doing anything - so whatever you want to do, keep trying to improve and never give up!<br />With best wishes,<br />SFSF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510692062871980632.post-52042923850593465532014-03-10T19:12:32.500+00:002014-03-10T19:12:32.500+00:00The thing that inspired me was you talked to us t...The thing that inspired me was you talked to us that you had 91 rejections but you stile wrote books you talked to us about to never give up .<br />Thanh you<br />mohamed<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871045738400609170noreply@blogger.com