tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post9145916007249476651..comments2024-03-18T06:16:18.802-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: More Green Eyed MonstersJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-34657532777476326962011-01-23T18:14:48.607-06:002011-01-23T18:14:48.607-06:00Yes, it's a bugger.Yes, it's a bugger.Lara Adamshttp://www.LaraAdams.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-65826901039181368342007-10-09T16:06:00.000-05:002007-10-09T16:06:00.000-05:00Saw your article in Writers Digest and had to tell...Saw your article in Writers Digest and had to tell you it's one of the best I've seen to date on promo on the web. I've printed it out and am using it now - I'm changing my website immediately. Myspace has already generated me sales on a book that's not being released until March of 2008 and definitely works well. Love your website as well. Thanks for all your fine work. <BR/><BR/>Minnette Meador, Author<BR/>www.minnettemeador.comMinnette Meadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450125026323940647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-70980066751475362212007-05-07T08:05:00.000-05:002007-05-07T08:05:00.000-05:00Excellent points, Joe. No other writer’s success ...Excellent points, Joe. No other writer’s success can and will impede your own. Celebrate the success of other writers for they reconfirm that the marketplace is healthy.<BR/><BR/>JoeJoe Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028401465567502250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-32832578573476345112007-05-06T12:21:00.000-05:002007-05-06T12:21:00.000-05:00Joe, congrats on the recent PW review.Authoring is...Joe, congrats on the recent PW review.<BR/><BR/>Authoring is like climbing a ladder. The secret is to keep moving up because as long as you're doing that, you're probably going to be happy, even if other authors may be higher or climbing faster. My most recent book, Fatal Laws, just got a good review from BOOKLIST. One rung at a time.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01234972022475955356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-49382488516356489132007-05-06T07:38:00.000-05:002007-05-06T07:38:00.000-05:00People like Pat Wood and John Robison make it EASY...People like Pat Wood and John Robison make it EASY to celebrate their success because they are so engaging and honest about the process. They have large contracts for debut books and yet share their publishing journey without a shred of "nyah, nyah this is all mine!" Schadenfreude comes into play when writers get big deals and then come across as big putzes. It's impossible (for me anyway) not to share in Pat and John's joy and to learn a ton along the way.Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-45556668008644636702007-05-06T02:48:00.000-05:002007-05-06T02:48:00.000-05:00Hi, you have a very good blog - just downloaded a ...Hi, you have a very good blog - just downloaded a few chapters from your website as well.<BR/><BR/>(met Barry E on myspace and many links later - you)<BR/><BR/>Best Wishes,<BR/>Ujjwal Dey<BR/>Bomb-aye, INDIAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-9892356469101247742007-05-05T23:14:00.000-05:002007-05-05T23:14:00.000-05:00JA,Video content of another packed bookstore for m...JA,<BR/><BR/>Video content of <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr7SSCi1WZc" REL="nofollow">another packed bookstore for me today</A>.<BR/><BR/>Had a lot of fun with this one.<BR/><BR/>Stacey<BR/><A HREF="http://www.staceycochran.com" REL="nofollow">www.staceycochran.com</A>Stacey Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128613653591282474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-17478141664695371592007-05-04T18:57:00.000-05:002007-05-04T18:57:00.000-05:00I have a dollar and a dream.And in case that fails...I have a dollar and a dream.<BR/><BR/>And in case that fails, I have a lightning rod. Bought it from some traveling salesman.s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-89684661853082709072007-05-04T07:57:00.000-05:002007-05-04T07:57:00.000-05:00I've purposely watched a very good friend of mine'...I've purposely watched a very good friend of mine's career moves and analyzed how she's risen from small press to where she is today. Her next book will put her on the NYT, I can see it coming already. I also watch how other folks do their thing and then twiddle with the formula until it works for me. Why reinvent the wheel?<BR/><BR/>But as Joe points out -- a lot of it is pure LUCK. And when that strikes -- ZOWIE!Jana Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603652346290427856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-52449201109211725922007-05-03T08:15:00.000-05:002007-05-03T08:15:00.000-05:00How'd you get to be so wise? Something in that hom...How'd you get to be so wise? Something in that home brew? All great points. BTW Took your workshop at Sleuthfest a few weeks ago. It was great. Anyone else who gets the chance, should jump on it.Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-89976047002731916642007-05-02T17:12:00.000-05:002007-05-02T17:12:00.000-05:00I used to be a very jealous person. In fact I may...I used to be a very jealous person. In fact I may still be. But I decided one day, that when I was feeling jealous, to overcompensate by being really happy for that person instead. At first it feels fake, like speaking through a forced grin, but as you do it more and more the strangest thing happens, it becomes real. You become genuinely happy for that person. And now I find that when great things happen to other people I am so not jealous anymore. Or if I feel a tinge of it it's nothing compared to how it used to be. <BR/><BR/>I guess it's like when I decided I was going to learn to like feta cheese because I always loved the smell of it when my mom made feta cheese pizzas, but didn't like the taste. Now I am obsessed with it.<BR/><BR/>mmmm....feta.........Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607530400279311428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-26288408809921020622007-05-02T16:07:00.000-05:002007-05-02T16:07:00.000-05:00Are you tapped in to the universal psyche, Joe? Y...Are you tapped in to the universal psyche, Joe? You seem to be hitting on stuff that we're all thinking about.<BR/><BR/>Yep, be happy for your fellow author when the good things start rolling in. It means it can happen to you too. Rejoice.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991009842667783101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-48166682208512772622007-05-02T12:25:00.000-05:002007-05-02T12:25:00.000-05:00I've found that the key to slaying the G-EM is get...I've found that the key to slaying the G-EM is getting to know other authors. It's easy to gnash my teeth and hate the faceless, perfect person the successful ones seem to be from afar. But then I meet them and see that they're just as insecure and hardworking and human as I am, and I become genuinely thrilled for their success.<BR/><BR/>Unless they're total jerkwads, of course. But few people are once you get to know them.Jerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986567025249948237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-5105550236048839612007-05-02T08:41:00.000-05:002007-05-02T08:41:00.000-05:00A tricky subject, and you're right. Actually, Joe,...A tricky subject, and you're right. Actually, Joe, the first time I met you, you and I and Libby Hellmann were talking at Magna and you modestly said your success was mostly lucky, the book you'd written before Whiskey Sour was better than WS.<BR/><BR/>I remember that because I couldn't decide if you really believed that or if you were trying to believe it.<BR/><BR/>Like most of us who have some success (whatever that is) in writing fiction, you put in a lot of work and had a lot of frustration and heartbreak along the way. So there is, at least for me, a little bit of, "Well, yeah, I've been lucky, but I wrote 10 or 11 or 12 unpublished novels, I've collected thousands of rejection slips, I've had a bunch of near-misses and fairly spectacular failures. I worked pretty damned hard to get as lucky as I am. But how come I'm not as lucky as...."Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-51066999412791905802007-05-02T08:22:00.000-05:002007-05-02T08:22:00.000-05:00I agree, Joe -- great post! It's so easy to fall ...I agree, Joe -- great post! It's so easy to fall into the trap of thinking that every level of success brings more and more happiness. The truth is, at the end of the day, the things that make you the happiest have nothing to do with how big the advance is or how long Oprah lets you sit on her lap before moving on to giving away cars. Nobody ever gets a book deal of any size and thinks, "That's it! I can stop worrying and be totally happy now!"Katie Alenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210222751354931694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-52475403444610694192007-05-02T07:32:00.000-05:002007-05-02T07:32:00.000-05:00Hey, there's a healthy envy, too! An envy that say...Hey, there's a healthy envy, too! An envy that says, "That is <I>sooooo</I> cool. Man, I really, really, really want to do <I>that</I> someday." It lets us know what we want, and often inspires us to get busy and work harder.<BR/><BR/>That doesn't mean we're not squealing with true delight at our friends' successes, or that we're being a bad sport about it. We're thrilled! And we wouldn't have it any other way, either. We love and are <I>grateful</I> for their success, because not only does it inspire us, but, like you said, it lets us know it's possible!<BR/><BR/>I take great delight in and inspiration from others' successes. I don't know what I'd do if they didn't do so well!Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-42751702957150065532007-05-02T07:20:00.000-05:002007-05-02T07:20:00.000-05:00"...there's a psycho in Jack's house, waiting for ..."...there's a psycho in Jack's house, waiting for her to come home, and Jack is followed home by three snipers--so she can't stay in the house, and can't leave the house."<BR/><BR/>Bitchin' concept. When you can put your character between a rock and a hard place, and draw out the drama over eight hours in real time, and boil it down to one sentence...well, I think you have something there. <BR/><BR/>I've seen a lot of personal and professional growth from JA Konrath since I started reading this blog a couple years ago, and I think that goes a long way toward success too. Every bit as much as luck.<BR/><BR/>I'm predicting that Fuzzy Navel will be a big hit and...I promise not to be jealous.<BR/><BR/>Well, maybe a little bit. ;)Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-18354733708584766132007-05-02T05:42:00.000-05:002007-05-02T05:42:00.000-05:00I love it when my peers enjoy success. Both becaus...I love it when my peers enjoy success. Both because they deserve it, and because it proves there are plenty of opportunities out there for new writers.<BR/>How depressing would it be if every new author published in the last 10 years had failed to make a go of it?Simon Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660767551431793439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-77564497564301794172007-05-02T02:52:00.000-05:002007-05-02T02:52:00.000-05:00I concur; as much as people like to believe it has...I concur; as much as people like to believe it has something to do with them, they're mistaken. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00560147197082915677noreply@blogger.com