tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post112801518534247748..comments2024-03-28T02:00:11.260-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: A Word From My Better HalfJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1168787073062734182007-01-14T09:04:00.000-06:002007-01-14T09:04:00.000-06:00Ohmigosh, you're so right. Truly, my DH makes it ...Ohmigosh, you're so right. Truly, my DH makes it possible for me to write and do every other creative thing I do. I know I'd find a way if I were alone, but ... he is just SO amazing and supportive and helpful. <BR/><BR/>I tend to think he's the best DH in the world, but I guess I'm biased. And I guess that's why I picked him. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1128916682469955922005-10-09T22:58:00.000-05:002005-10-09T22:58:00.000-05:00I went to hug my wife. I had to wake her up to do ...I went to hug my wife. <BR/>I had to wake her up to do it.<BR/>She asked why I wass hugging her.<BR/>I explained this blog entry.<BR/><BR/>She said "fucking Konrath" and went back to sleep grinning.Jon The Crime Spree Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516077426733561884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1128308571967135862005-10-02T22:02:00.000-05:002005-10-02T22:02:00.000-05:00"Hey, Joe. How about some advice for writers sans ..."Hey, Joe. How about some advice for writers sans spouses??"<BR/><BR/>Join a writer's group, if you haven't already.<BR/> <BR/>Many of my professional author buddies are in writer's groups. They offer the critiques, and the support, that all writers need to succeed.<BR/><BR/>Form a group at the local library or book store. If that proves impossible, check out www.bksp.org.<BR/><BR/>Failing that, there's always drugs and alcohol.JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1128278116634369532005-10-02T13:35:00.000-05:002005-10-02T13:35:00.000-05:00Hey, I want a spouse, too!Oh, that's right-- havin...Hey, I want a spouse, too!<BR/><BR/>Oh, that's right-- having a spouse requires work and a relationship and actually, um, relating to the opposite sex. Can't just go to K-Mart and grab one off the shelf. <BR/><BR/>Hey, Joe. How about some advice for writers sans spouses??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1128273172997167162005-10-02T12:12:00.000-05:002005-10-02T12:12:00.000-05:00Good for you, Joe to acknowledge how much a suppor...Good for you, Joe to acknowledge how much a supporting spouse is vital!<BR/><BR/>My wild Irishman (of forty-seven years)has been my guardian angel-prodding me on when I felt like a fraud, pumping me up when I was ready to throw in the towel, and...oh, yeah-he's a terrific cook too! He's my first reader, an honest critic-and gets my commas in the right place.<BR/><BR/>What more can a gal want? Ummm, maybe a little less garlic in the pesto?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1128265452406468832005-10-02T10:04:00.000-05:002005-10-02T10:04:00.000-05:00Joe, that really struck a chord. I don't think I'd...Joe, that really struck a chord. I don't think I'd be in this game (even though it's on the bottom ladder at the moment) it it hadn't been for Jean (my wife, of course). When we came back from the States to live here in the west of Ireland I kept saying that I wanted to (thought I might ) write ... you know, we might people like that every day: probably fine writers but we'll never see anything from them. Well, she challenged me (and encouraged me) to 'nail my butt' to the chair and start writing ..<BR/><BR/>She's my first reader (she teaches English to the foreign students - mostly Spanish and Mexican at our local high school, Kylemore Abbey), my toughest critic, and the one that I steal my solitary, anti-social time from ..<BR/><BR/>Shouldn't we create a SHAMUS, a MACVAVITY, or SOMETHING for people like Maria and Jean ?<BR/><BR/>Now, see what you've done...you've gotten me all emotional!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906967600042588567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1128208387121868212005-10-01T18:13:00.000-05:002005-10-01T18:13:00.000-05:00Hey, Joe--Obviously you're busy, so I did a little...Hey, Joe--Obviously you're busy, so I did a little PR for you. Bloody Mary is listed on my website under a new section I added called "Recommended Reads." You're on a short list, in very good company. Regards, Jim.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01234972022475955356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1128106522353211992005-09-30T13:55:00.000-05:002005-09-30T13:55:00.000-05:00The only reason I'm able to be a writer is because...The only reason I'm able to be a writer is because of my wife. So if I pan your book, blame her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1128103670549410482005-09-30T13:07:00.000-05:002005-09-30T13:07:00.000-05:00Nice, Joe.Well said, and very true.Nice, Joe.<BR/><BR/>Well said, and very true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1128099857168946062005-09-30T12:04:00.000-05:002005-09-30T12:04:00.000-05:00I hear ya, Joe. My wife doesn't read my drafts or,...I hear ya, Joe. My wife doesn't read my drafts or, as far as I can tell, any of my work (except the checks. She does read those). But she has been supportive in the most important way--allowing me to do it. And when I decided to quit the day job and go fulltime, she said, "Okay." No fuss, no fight, no argument, just, "Okay."<BR/><BR/>She's waiting for me to hit it big so she can manage my money. Although she claims she'll still keep her day job. But she wants to retire early, so...<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Mark TerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1128031387717538942005-09-29T17:03:00.000-05:002005-09-29T17:03:00.000-05:00Amen brother. My husband has been key in each cruc...Amen brother. My husband has been key in each crucial juncture of my novelizing career. He:<BR/><BR/>1. Let me quit the day job so I could make us rich as a romance writer. ("Okay, I'll give you five years then you have to go back to work.")<BR/><BR/>2. Made me get back in the saddle after my romance publisher dropped me. ("Either start writing again or get a job.")<BR/><BR/>3. Suggested, when I tried to write my first mystery, that I team up with my sister. ("I'm on page 203 and there's nobody dead yet. Why don't you call your sister?")<BR/><BR/>4. Held my hand as they announced the Edgar. ("Your book was better. You want another glass of wine?")<BR/><BR/>5. And lastly, came to me the day after he retired and offered to be my Cabana Boy. ("What can I take off your hands so you can write more?")<BR/><BR/>I swear, the only reason I want to make money at this gig is so I can support him in the style to which he deserves to become accustomed.PJ Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980813858620119772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1128022924998378482005-09-29T14:42:00.000-05:002005-09-29T14:42:00.000-05:00Couldn't be more true, Joe. I don't let my wife r...Couldn't be more true, Joe. I don't let my wife read my drafts (I want her to hold the book in her hands when she reads it -- okay, the ARC), but she has always given me the support I need to carry on. We're lucky guys.Rob Gregory Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952008139132652259noreply@blogger.com