tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post3965340601557687183..comments2023-04-26T07:53:52.259-04:00Comments on An Ulterior Motive: Writers: Mind Your Business!Jm Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02542245056831474827noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-915744288728266832009-12-17T17:31:00.372-05:002009-12-17T17:31:00.372-05:00Came over for a visit from Marsha's blog and l...Came over for a visit from Marsha's blog and love love love this rant!! I get so sick of people who want to be writers, playing down the fact that they are writers... like it's something to be ashamed of! Hiding behind a mask of what? Humility? If you want to be humble... be a pastor. Anyhoo... You took the words right out of my brain so thanks. :)Valerie Gearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165554338889917253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-45943436223766642262009-12-16T23:06:16.828-05:002009-12-16T23:06:16.828-05:00I totally agree. Well said post! I think networkin...I totally agree. Well said post! I think networking is very important to any writer's career that wants to be published :o)erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-71014866385627871202009-12-15T11:35:47.715-05:002009-12-15T11:35:47.715-05:00I agree with your rant, 100%I agree with your rant, 100%V. Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406440235719919992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-24412411662382359042009-12-15T10:16:39.800-05:002009-12-15T10:16:39.800-05:00Fantastic. Well done, sir. Now, how's your n...Fantastic. Well done, sir. Now, how's your novel?<br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">SouthernCityMysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-35779932980957322472009-12-15T09:26:54.526-05:002009-12-15T09:26:54.526-05:00Fellow crime writer: I bow to you. I couldn't...Fellow crime writer: I bow to you. I couldn't agree more that this is a business and if any writer is serious about getting published the fact that "it is a business" has to be one factor at the fore front of his/her mind. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog! Let's keep in touch.About Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011023963327391019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-68512357036174927862009-12-12T11:05:44.626-05:002009-12-12T11:05:44.626-05:00Write on, JM! I'm nervous about talking about ...Write on, JM! I'm nervous about talking about my WIP, but once I open up to someone about writing - there is no shutting me up. My blog is only about writing. <br /><br />I think that many people that think they can get away with only a single draft and a round of spellcheck - do so because of naivety. You don't realize how much red ink will bleed on your WIP until you've been doing this for a while. They will learn - or they won't get published. Hell, I don't even consider my original first draft a draft at all anymore. I look at it now as just a big fat outline. :-)A.J. Freyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490138130935376612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-43631828719644527252009-12-11T17:23:17.179-05:002009-12-11T17:23:17.179-05:00I'm in agreement then JM. Can't stand it w...I'm in agreement then JM. Can't stand it when people write one draft and are done. Blood, sweat, and tears should go into multiple rounds of drafting. They simply must. <br /><br />And thanks for the kind words about my site. I purposely wanted a strong brand, and warm colors like orange, red, and yellow do it every time.Sierra Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552916038080341870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-37427884298422058862009-12-11T13:09:49.410-05:002009-12-11T13:09:49.410-05:00it is kinda eerie Judith, we tend to hit on the sa...it is kinda eerie Judith, we tend to hit on the same subjects around the same time.Jm Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542245056831474827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-40480076040058809152009-12-11T09:04:08.470-05:002009-12-11T09:04:08.470-05:00Excellent advice, Jim. I also agree with Jill K. ...Excellent advice, Jim. I also agree with Jill K. I don't know if we share some genetic link because my currrent post is about why writers, including King, Atwood, Neruda and me, write.Judith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-32329796555615849742009-12-10T18:06:55.471-05:002009-12-10T18:06:55.471-05:00Yes Tina, it was you. Things just haven't been...Yes Tina, it was you. Things just haven't been the same since you covered up that JFK stuff, and talked Snape into wanding Dumbeldore to death.Jm Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542245056831474827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-17215641547515721362009-12-10T17:19:40.479-05:002009-12-10T17:19:40.479-05:00Wow, JM I didn't realize I made you that mad.Wow, JM I didn't realize I made you that mad.Tina Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05914428134837892539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-48872557260990971192009-12-10T17:00:16.410-05:002009-12-10T17:00:16.410-05:00I agree. Writing is my passion, but it's also ...I agree. Writing is my passion, but it's also my job and I want not only to be great at it, but I want that to be reflected in my pay. In order to have both, there's a lot of work to be done!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-61791969641548880162009-12-10T16:56:17.891-05:002009-12-10T16:56:17.891-05:00I have grander delusions than that. I don't a ...I have grander delusions than that. I don't a castle. I just want to be able to write and make AT LEAST the same living I make now. Castle is not for me. I fucking HATE mote maintenance fees.Jm Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542245056831474827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-73817744047782121692009-12-10T16:20:40.639-05:002009-12-10T16:20:40.639-05:00OK, OK, I give -- I'm in it for the money! Th...OK, OK, I give -- I'm in it for the money! The $3,000 advance! The $1,000 paperback rights! I'll buy mne a castle in Italy right next to George Clooney's.Travenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160810997837674165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-11575165418471496142009-12-10T15:52:45.913-05:002009-12-10T15:52:45.913-05:00great post...very well said.great post...very well said.Okiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393689307300304035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-45723161931283663642009-12-10T15:06:24.718-05:002009-12-10T15:06:24.718-05:00Sierra, what you are doing is fine. I'm talkin...Sierra, what you are doing is fine. I'm talking more about in social interactions. I've come across some pretentious assholes that feel as though they will just finish a first draft, and it will be a best seller before it even hits the stands. <br /><br />As far as posting on your blog, I'd advise against it. I've read a few agent blogs were they don't like to see when people post exerts of their unpublished work. That said, send people to your blog so that they get to know YOU, as a writer. As a brand. Your blog is a perfext example. If I see your blog colors, or the image you have on there, I'll recognize it anywhere. If you use something like that for your book, and you have [say] 2000 followers, that's 2k people that will be called to your book just because they know you. <br />I also know bloggers that expect everybody to follow their blog, but they never read or comment on other people's blogs. Stuff like thatJm Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542245056831474827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-77629122899281782832009-12-10T14:38:37.684-05:002009-12-10T14:38:37.684-05:00So can you give us some specific examples of what ...So can you give us some specific examples of what you're seeing that doesn't work? I know our little blogospeheric circle does talk about our stuff, so we're probably fine, but I wondered. I don't talk about my novel much on my blog because I'm trying to concentrate on getting it to a point of polished, submission-ready completion. Are you saying you want to see MORE of the pimping-self-out, or what?Sierra Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552916038080341870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-23754743985071327762009-12-10T14:19:27.388-05:002009-12-10T14:19:27.388-05:00Matt: Thank you sir!
'ber: I'm already o...Matt: Thank you sir! <br /><br />'ber: I'm already old an crotchet. I was born that way, and body has been catching up ever since. <br /><br />Kristi: Nice is my third to last middle name. J.m. niceoneasshole Diaz.<br />I'm spanish, we've a shit load of names.Jm Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542245056831474827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-63302264254828019522009-12-10T14:16:19.247-05:002009-12-10T14:16:19.247-05:00right on, truer advice never existed. Thanks for f...right on, truer advice never existed. Thanks for finally putting it out there. So nicely, too!Kristi Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527544253341529009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-59070077175417064112009-12-10T14:02:15.270-05:002009-12-10T14:02:15.270-05:00I love it when you get all ranty. I picture you si...I love it when you get all ranty. I picture you sitting there and typing really fast and just shaking your head.<br /><br />You are going to be so awesome when you're really, really old and crotchety.Leigh Hutchens Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974935740527936303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-57023340544755687062009-12-10T13:56:47.814-05:002009-12-10T13:56:47.814-05:00That was very beautiful and well put. Put your ha...That was very beautiful and well put. Put your hat back on sir. I tip mine. To you.MC Howehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135224394821535801noreply@blogger.com