tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post9044958873960101471..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: What If It Doesn't Sell? What If It DOES?Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-65795023813257842822014-01-17T21:07:04.069-05:002014-01-17T21:07:04.069-05:00Giselle, I'm also in awe that you earn a livin...Giselle, I'm also in awe that you earn a living as a writer. Never apologize! Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-50085067011728426482014-01-11T11:53:52.143-05:002014-01-11T11:53:52.143-05:00So glad Fiona sounded off on the way some doms are...So glad Fiona sounded off on the way some doms are depicted these days. Like spoiled children we're supposed to feel sorry for? To 'understand'? Don't understand the draw there. But then again, I'm not a sub. Or a dom.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-54092186463620026862014-01-11T03:05:56.507-05:002014-01-11T03:05:56.507-05:00Oh, Giselle! First of all, you have no idea how mu...Oh, Giselle! First of all, you have no idea how much I admire your determination to support yourself with your writing. I could never have that sort of discipline - or for that matter, that much self-confidence. <br /><br />All in all, I think you're better off if it DOES sell. You can ignore all those snooty comments, because hey, you've already got their money. And you must be doing something right if you can make people part with their hard-worn bucks.<br /><br />And I'm so glad you're writing the really smutty taboo stuff you do. You do it so very well!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-65334913895775953342014-01-10T05:37:53.391-05:002014-01-10T05:37:53.391-05:00Great post and fab comments too. Certainly it'...Great post and fab comments too. Certainly it's the 'was it worth all the time and effort writing that book' worry that gets me. It's heart-breaking when you've written from your soul, put hours and hours into it and then it doesn't sell, and then other times, you bang something out and it's lapped up. It would be interesting for an author to do a list ranking their bestsellers against the stories they themselves feel are their best work.Lily Harlemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09273634704497875472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-54397213443393986072014-01-09T21:47:13.789-05:002014-01-09T21:47:13.789-05:00Your comments made me cheer! "We all know rea...Your comments made me cheer! "We all know readers like alpha males, shapeshifters, billionaires, men in uniform, and abusive pseudo-BDSM. So why don't I just write that?<br />Because... and I know how whiny this is going to sound, but, guys, I haaaaate all that stuff. The big man-chests and douchey demanding dudes? No. No, that stuff grosses me out"<br /><br />Me too! I thought EVERYONE wanted to read about domineering alphahole billionaires who prefer simple young virgins to whom they can give righteous beatings which will immediately make the sweet girl writhe with multiple orgasms so huge she passes out from the sheer pleasure!<br /><br />Because not many folks read my books, so I figure they're where the action is. Husband keeps telling me that I need to get another second job, because I don't make enough from my books to consider it an income...more of a huge loss. But second job means I'll have less time to write...sigh.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-11043319074836973292014-01-09T15:58:47.780-05:002014-01-09T15:58:47.780-05:00I'm in awe of anyone who can make a living at ...I'm in awe of anyone who can make a living at writing fiction. And I'm kicking myself for missing that whole big thing of monster porn ("Cum for Bigfoot" , etc.) that was apparently a goldmine until Amazon and other similar booksellers decided to censor it. Or maybe it's still a big thing if you know how to sell it. I used to write science fiction and fantasy before being seduced by the erotic side of the force; writing about sex with monstrous creatures would be more fun than trying to fit into most of the anthology themes I see from publishers. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-33781730534533929362014-01-09T14:22:48.010-05:002014-01-09T14:22:48.010-05:00Big props over here. Seldom do we hear of someone ...Big props over here. Seldom do we hear of someone who makes their living as an author. I admire folks who pay the bills on the balls of their feet. Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-78396645495513553112014-01-09T10:56:00.412-05:002014-01-09T10:56:00.412-05:00Great post. Every so often I get it in my head tha...Great post. Every so often I get it in my head that I'll answer a call from a specific Super Big Pub. Two weeks later I give up when I realize that I don't even *read* their stuff, so why would I want to write for them, even if it means guaranteed money if I get a contract. For most people writing is the dream job and one you can get excited about, so why would you want to make it as exciting as data entry? Writing for Super Big Pub might give me an income where I could have a summer home, but I'd be bored to death whenever I sat in front of the computer.A.M. Hartnetthttp://www.amhartnett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-30665799973695524832014-01-09T10:03:44.602-05:002014-01-09T10:03:44.602-05:00I have the same two worries. I was once participat...I have the same two worries. I was once participating in a promo event where another author said she loved communicating with readers because she loved instant gratification and positive feedback and I immediately thought a) what planet is she on? b) clearly she's a much better writer than me and c) maybe she's never had a piece that was relatively widely read. The piece of mine that I think was mostly widely read was written anonymously. I knew I shouldn't read the comments, but I did. People were debating things like whether or not I was whiny, whether or not I was ugly, whether or not I was stupid. It was horrible. There was someone in that comment thread who said something about how they didn't like my piece because of "all the complaining." Now, any time I say anything bad, I hear that phrase in my head. I think a tough thing about writing and publishing is you're exposed to so many opinions about what you've created and, by implication, who you are. For other things I've done (even other types of writing), I did not so often feel that I myself was on the line. Sometimes I secretly like when my things don't sell because then I don't have to see what other people thought of them. On the other hand there is a weird sort of shame about all the time I've wasted and how weird I am if no one reads something I worked hard on and cared about. No idea what the solution is here. I just try to tough it out, but that doesn't always work well.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.com