tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post5887593647514576291..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Write Proudly!KeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-71205073002154545202011-10-19T12:13:26.000-04:002011-10-19T12:13:26.000-04:00^ I've seen my share of that, too, from both s...^ I've seen my share of that, too, from both sides. Personally, I'm not a big fan of vanity press houses, because there are too many scam outfits running around out there, but if the author knows the score going in and is willing to weigh risk against possible reward, who am I to judge?<br /><br />On the other hand, I love, love, LOVE small press publishers. Some of the most fun I've had writing is for small/micro press houses where there's little to no money in the offing, but I've submitted to a particular anthology or whatever because the theme looked like too much fun to pass up.Dayton Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579725240702685223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-24791330324952553252011-10-18T16:50:45.281-04:002011-10-18T16:50:45.281-04:00That same snobbery often comes from published auth...That same snobbery often comes from published authors who direct it at authors who are yet to be published. <br /><br />I've also seen it from authors published by mainstream publishing houses, directed toward those who self-publish or use vanity presses.Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-64007968287247195482011-10-18T00:54:14.765-04:002011-10-18T00:54:14.765-04:00Lynn, borrow to your heart's content.
Shrinky...Lynn, borrow to your heart's content.<br /><br />Shrinky, I love this comment: "So long as certain people want to read what you've written, you're a success." Word.Dayton Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579725240702685223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-27569433589913918032011-10-17T17:54:07.332-04:002011-10-17T17:54:07.332-04:00There is so much snobbery in the writing world, is...There is so much snobbery in the writing world, isn't there? I suspect mainly from those insecure of their own talents. So long as certain people want to read what you've written, you're a success.Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-80913924840265648542011-10-17T08:56:39.459-04:002011-10-17T08:56:39.459-04:00Amen! I'm proud of every book I've written...Amen! I'm proud of every book I've written. I love your flippant answer, too! Can I borrow it? :-)<br />I had to privilege of meeting Leslie several times. She was beautiful and fun! She left a lot of happy behind.Lynn Emeryhttp://www.lynnemery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-65726533236757974202011-10-16T23:28:28.102-04:002011-10-16T23:28:28.102-04:00Liane, I don't think everybody at the conferen...Liane, I don't think everybody at the conference was out to get us, though I have no doubt that the person chairing that discussion and a few of her cronies had been looking down their noses at us from the moment they saw our write-ups in the program. We were invited by a friend, and I know she wasn't setting us up. In fact, she came to us after the panel and expressed her utter embarrassment at what had happened. Kevin and I laughed it off (since we'd "won" by that point), and the weekend proceeded without further incident. The high point for us was hanging in the hotel bar with Leslie Banks. What an amazing woman she was.Dayton Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579725240702685223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-11870270927632240172011-10-16T21:38:54.369-04:002011-10-16T21:38:54.369-04:00What a disgusting bunch - inviting you to particip...What a disgusting bunch - inviting you to participate in their conference and then trying to humiliate you. I'd have clapped and bought you a drink too. Or several.<br /><br />I write in different genres but I've published only romance thus far, and I tend to feel apologetic about it because of that same attitude. It's one of the reasons I hardly ever mention anything about the writing side of my life to people I know. <br /><br />I've had one reviewer say she wasn't a romance reader until she read my novel; my agent and her entire staff were fans long before the book sold; readers have contacted me from all over to say how much they liked my work. That's all the endorsement I need.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-5785592068914241342011-10-16T20:56:25.250-04:002011-10-16T20:56:25.250-04:00I really hate this kind of holier than thou attitu...I really hate this kind of holier than thou attitude that some writers have. I think they've forgotten what it is like to love certain stories, even if those stories aren't your own. The "work" of writing is very much the same no matter what genre you're in, or whether you are writing this kind of story or that kind. If you're writing and selling regularly, you deserve some respect.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-74290485429675592232011-10-16T11:28:19.956-04:002011-10-16T11:28:19.956-04:00My brother, a university English instructor, has *...My brother, a university English instructor, has *finally* stopped asking me when I'm going to "get serious about writing." Not that he has accepted that media tie-in is serious writing; he's just given up hope. I would still be writing Trek if I had my druthers, in addition to game fiction (wherein I create both stories the deliberately wiggle-roomed source materials that fuel gamer/game master debates). As I've said many times, the difference between writing in your own universe and being part of something larger is akin to the difference between being a soloist and being first chair with an orchestra; same talent, same craft, same dedication, different application of skills.<br />Now adays my long-ago Trek writing earns me more respect than it did, and I get no flack for writing fantasy, science fiction, or mystery (all non-serious genre). However, in certain circles my interest in writing romances raises some eyebrows. (Which means, me being me, that I tend to emphasize that.)KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.com