Comments on: March Highlights http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/ The Fundamentals of Our Publishing are Wrong Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:37:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Li http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-1375 Li Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:36:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/#comment-1375 I check the blog almost every day but mostly don't post because you and Paul Riddell are so damn good at the snark that I can't compete. Seriously. I check the blog almost every day but mostly don’t post because you and Paul Riddell are so damn good at the snark that I can’t compete. Seriously.

]]> By: Alkelda the Gleeful http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 Alkelda the Gleeful Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:02:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/#comment-1374 The reason I've not posted comments lately is because I'm working on my new young-readers series called The Booby-Sitters Club. The premise is basically that of the <a HREF="http://www.scholastic.com/annmartin/bsc/" >Baby-Sitters Club</a>, only get this... it takes place on the Galapagos Islands and in the open seas. The series is about the everyday challenges and joys of a group of <a HREF="http://www.nhptv.org/Natureworks/bluebooby.htm" >blue-footed boobies</a>. The first book in my series is called <i>Chordie Finds a Mate</i>. Subsequent books will feature Chordie and her pals dealing with such issues as (1)jealousy over the scarlet footwear of the less-common red-footed boobies (2) the challenges of tourism by overenthusiastic Darwin fans (3) the lessons of patience and forebearance when one egg refuses to hatch simply because the baby birdie doesn't want to leave his cozy shell. <br/><br/>Sean, I want you to be my agent. The first three manuscripts are in the mail. Call me! The reason I’ve not posted comments lately is because I’m working on my new young-readers series called The Booby-Sitters Club. The premise is basically that of the Baby-Sitters Club, only get this… it takes place on the Galapagos Islands and in the open seas. The series is about the everyday challenges and joys of a group of blue-footed boobies. The first book in my series is called Chordie Finds a Mate. Subsequent books will feature Chordie and her pals dealing with such issues as (1)jealousy over the scarlet footwear of the less-common red-footed boobies (2) the challenges of tourism by overenthusiastic Darwin fans (3) the lessons of patience and forebearance when one egg refuses to hatch simply because the baby birdie doesn’t want to leave his cozy shell.

Sean, I want you to be my agent. The first three manuscripts are in the mail. Call me!

]]> By: Niteowl http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 Niteowl Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:59:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/#comment-1373 I refuse to post a comment. I refuse to post a comment.

]]> By: Sean Lindsay http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-1372 Sean Lindsay Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:47:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/#comment-1372 jh, that's a brilliant suggestion. But I should go all the way, and start my own scam. I think I'll launch a POD review site, charging US$100 for a review, $250 to read the book first.<br/><br/>Heather, M.O., I'm gonna make 'em cry, if I have to put chili under their eyelids.<br/><br/>Much as I love Nathan and the divine Miss S, you really can't expect someone whose livelihood depends on sifting a trough to tell people to stop filling it. jh, that’s a brilliant suggestion. But I should go all the way, and start my own scam. I think I’ll launch a POD review site, charging US$100 for a review, $250 to read the book first.

Heather, M.O., I’m gonna make ‘em cry, if I have to put chili under their eyelids.

Much as I love Nathan and the divine Miss S, you really can’t expect someone whose livelihood depends on sifting a trough to tell people to stop filling it.

]]> By: M.O. http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 M.O. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:35:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/#comment-1371 Heather: <i>Get nastier.</i><br/><br/>That's exactly what I was getting at in the previous thread, but I always drop anything resembling tact when I post comments on blogs pseudonymously.<br/><br/>There seems to be too much touchyfeeliness on the writing blogs these days. With Miss Snark and Nathan encouraging people like me... U-hh. (Perhaps there isn't as much coming over the transom. I doubt that, though.)<br/><br/>Anyway, Sean, keep it up. (& by that I mean, --Anyway, Sean, don't listen to me.)<br/><br/>Signed,<br/><br/>M.O.<br/>Charter Member of the 101st Commenting Peanut Gallery<br/><br/>P.S. I heart vicious. Vicious is good. Heather: Get nastier.

That’s exactly what I was getting at in the previous thread, but I always drop anything resembling tact when I post comments on blogs pseudonymously.

There seems to be too much touchyfeeliness on the writing blogs these days. With Miss Snark and Nathan encouraging people like me… U-hh. (Perhaps there isn’t as much coming over the transom. I doubt that, though.)

Anyway, Sean, keep it up. (& by that I mean, –Anyway, Sean, don’t listen to me.)

Signed,

M.O.
Charter Member of the 101st Commenting Peanut Gallery

P.S. I heart vicious. Vicious is good.

]]> By: Bernita http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-1370 Bernita Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:40:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/#comment-1370 There's also "fear of flensing." There’s also “fear of flensing.”

]]> By: Artemisin http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 Artemisin Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:58:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/#comment-1369 Not getting enough comments? What are you, an attention seeking author? Hrumph<br/>Oh, and do keep at it. Just think that people like me stop writing for a few minutes to check your blog. Not getting enough comments? What are you, an attention seeking author? Hrumph
Oh, and do keep at it. Just think that people like me stop writing for a few minutes to check your blog.

]]> By: Heather http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-1368 Heather Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:56:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/#comment-1368 It's because you aren't pissing us off enough. You haven't said anything that's made anyone get defensive, or feel inferior, or made them start to see that maybe, just maybe, they ought to quit writing... and so react like a wounded dog. <br/><br/>Get nastier. :) It’s because you aren’t pissing us off enough. You haven’t said anything that’s made anyone get defensive, or feel inferior, or made them start to see that maybe, just maybe, they ought to quit writing… and so react like a wounded dog.

Get nastier. :)

]]> By: j h woodyatt http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-1367 j h woodyatt Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:29:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/02/march-highlights/#comment-1367 <i>"Could it be I'm getting to you, and subconsciously you're on your way to stopping writing?"</i><br/><br/>We're all just living one day at a time until there's a cure.<br/><br/>Your problem is that nobody who really needs your advice is likely to take away from it the message you want. Anybody who can be talked out of writing by a clever parody of the <b>Despair.com</b> marketing copy is probably one of the exceedingly rare individuals who ought to be <i>encouraged to keep writing</i>. They'll be better than anybody else at supplying agents and editors- who really ought to stop working, you know- with the reasons they need to quit.<br/><br/>Do you know who buys all that <b>Despair.com</b> gear? The same assholes who buy all the motivational crap it parodies. The parallel ought to be obvious.<br/><br/>You should think seriously about selling advertisements to publishing scammers. Nothing burns out an aspiring writer faster than getting owned by a cheap con-artist with a $5.00 website. You'll thank me later for this advice. “Could it be I’m getting to you, and subconsciously you’re on your way to stopping writing?”

We’re all just living one day at a time until there’s a cure.

Your problem is that nobody who really needs your advice is likely to take away from it the message you want. Anybody who can be talked out of writing by a clever parody of the Despair.com marketing copy is probably one of the exceedingly rare individuals who ought to be encouraged to keep writing. They’ll be better than anybody else at supplying agents and editors- who really ought to stop working, you know- with the reasons they need to quit.

Do you know who buys all that Despair.com gear? The same assholes who buy all the motivational crap it parodies. The parallel ought to be obvious.

You should think seriously about selling advertisements to publishing scammers. Nothing burns out an aspiring writer faster than getting owned by a cheap con-artist with a $5.00 website. You’ll thank me later for this advice.

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