tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post6626067989271672436..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Show Me the MoneyAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-65887924354261604812008-09-26T10:32:00.000-04:002008-09-26T10:32:00.000-04:00I don't think contests mean diddly to an average w...I don't think contests mean diddly to an average writers career. Yeah, winning a Pulitzer is a biggie but that's about it. They cost money to enter and as you said, the copying costs can get really steep. Most romance readers don't know what a RITA is and could care less. They are looking for a good read, something recommended by a friend or a favorite author most of the time.<BR/><BR/>Good luck in the Eppies though. This is a good one if you are generally epubbed. Easy and cheaper to enter. <BR/><BR/>And yeah...I'm with you. I get soooo tired of being asked to go vote, especially for a book I've never read.<BR/><BR/>Terrific post Cindy!Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-64112558993544292032008-09-26T01:54:00.000-04:002008-09-26T01:54:00.000-04:00awards DO matter as far as the book popularity and...awards DO matter as far as the book popularity and the sales go. I have noticed that the sales escalates whenever a book wins a Booker or a Pulitzer. I myself go and buy them. <BR/><BR/>But Yes, the irony is that not all the deserving are paid so much attention as they should be. <BR/><BR/>A Jumpha Lahri ends up getting awards & mentions in New york times, because she is married to a Darymple , when I have seen so many deserving authors being sidelined.<BR/><BR/>& yes, as you say, it could be about money too. Some people can easily 'buy' their 'resourcefulness' to an Award. <BR/><BR/>Its a big irony though... a piccaso who burned his own paintings to keep himself warm should be filling the pockets of 'others' posthumously!Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615034229525061880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-22122018434200007032008-09-25T12:01:00.000-04:002008-09-25T12:01:00.000-04:00Contests bug me from one end to the other. So far,...Contests bug me from one end to the other. So far, I've never entered one and at the rate I'm going, I probably won't in the future. <BR/><BR/>One of the things that bug me are the categories. Either there are too many--or too few. And quite frankly my books don't often fit in ANY category!<BR/><BR/>Money? No, I don't have that kind of money to fork over for a contest. <BR/><BR/>And the prizes... hmmmm. I'm sure that I really NEED another dust catcher for my non-existent mantle. Haven't quite figured out what the value of winning a contest might be. Perhaps that's just because I'm not one of those people who gets involved in award shows and such.Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.com