tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post113686978810365491..comments2024-03-28T02:00:11.260-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: IntangiblesJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1137001756441248132006-01-11T11:49:00.000-06:002006-01-11T11:49:00.000-06:00Boy, Joe, if I get unsolicited requests like you h...Boy, Joe, if I get unsolicited requests like you have, I might actually be able to make some kind of living at this game.<BR/><BR/>Workshops, anyone?Rob Gregory Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952008139132652259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136961584190768362006-01-11T00:39:00.000-06:002006-01-11T00:39:00.000-06:00"and she sorta tore that tip apart"I few people em..."and she sorta tore that tip apart"<BR/><BR/>I few people emailed me about that. <BR/><BR/>I blogged about it.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious to see if anyone sides with me.JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136955540948548622006-01-10T22:59:00.000-06:002006-01-10T22:59:00.000-06:00I was browsing in a bookstore several years ago, m...I was browsing in a bookstore several years ago, made my way to the magazine rack, and happened to pick up that month's edition of Writer's Digest. I read an article called After The sale by J.A. Konrath, and was intrigued by the fact that someone who had received so many rejections finally ended up landing a deal in a big way.<BR/><BR/>I had been reading a lot of Stephen King, and was working on a multiple point of view novel that involved a man obsessed with a former love, so obsessed he was willing to kill to get her back.<BR/><BR/>After reading Joe's article (and after buying WHISKEY SOUR; I'd been attracted to the cover art before reading the WD article and before cracking the spine), I thought that perhaps my work in progress might be better formatted as mystery rather than horror. Soon after that I bought a copy of James Frey's (oddly enough) HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD MYSTERY. I invented a protagonist and reworked my horror novel into a first-person mystery.<BR/><BR/>The novel's fate is yet determined, but the point is that I was inspired by the WD article and by reading WHISKEY SOUR.<BR/><BR/>I might disagree with you sometimes, Joe, but believe me when I say I have great respect. Keep on keepin' on, man.Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136955035502758952006-01-10T22:50:00.000-06:002006-01-10T22:50:00.000-06:00Funny... I read about you, Joe, I think first in a...Funny... I read about you, Joe, I think first in a Writer's Digest... and then I forgot about you for months until Lee Goldberg mentioned you a week or so ago (your resolutions post).<BR/><BR/>The second it came here, it all came flooding back, and here i am, chasing all of your books down across NYC.<BR/><BR/>Oh, PS: Someone pulled one of your tips on avoiding sending SASEs in queries and posted it to Miss Snark... and she sorta tore that tip apart.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10996771273232767374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136952993949507842006-01-10T22:16:00.000-06:002006-01-10T22:16:00.000-06:00If anyone is curious, I finally got my movie link ...If anyone is curious, I finally got my movie link back up.<BR/><BR/>Go to www.jakonrath.com/tips10.htmlJA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136940625491622942006-01-10T18:50:00.000-06:002006-01-10T18:50:00.000-06:00And at least one of those new links bought one of ...And at least one of those new links bought one of your books.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805501348812702651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136936727505750612006-01-10T17:45:00.000-06:002006-01-10T17:45:00.000-06:00Well, all I can say is that Joe is right. I had n...Well, all I can say is that Joe is right. I had no interest in reading mystery until I stumbled upon an interview Joe did a couple years back about the deal he signed for his series.<BR/><BR/>Was it his book that got me interested? No. It was the interview. I thought Joe did a nice interview and that got me interested in his books. Then I told all the Bunions about it, and then I told other people about it... you get it what I'm saying.<BR/><BR/>So yes, all that work does pay off in the long run.WannabeMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938094279274975960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136923136838543252006-01-10T13:58:00.000-06:002006-01-10T13:58:00.000-06:00LOL Justin. The third book reminds me of the Doob...LOL Justin. The third book reminds me of the Doobie Brothers' song, <I>Jesus is Just Alright</I>. Since they still play it all the time I guess you're onto something.<BR/><BR/>Great, now I'll have that song in my head all day.Jaye Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407478042834459126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136922284019685492006-01-10T13:44:00.000-06:002006-01-10T13:44:00.000-06:00There's a lesson to be learned here... write two b...There's a lesson to be learned here... write two books... begin to attack Catholicism on the third... and then let the bees loose on the fourth. <BR/><BR/>The more religious defamation, the better.<BR/><BR/>Get to work, writers!<BR/><BR/>My third books is called "Jesus was Alright"<BR/><BR/>the follow-up will be "Just Kidding, He Was a Big Jerk, A Big Gay Nazi Jerk".<BR/><BR/>I'll see you on the bestseller list!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10996771273232767374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136911566025230062006-01-10T10:46:00.000-06:002006-01-10T10:46:00.000-06:00I've been campaigning all around the state the pas...I've been campaigning all around the state the past few days, handing out flyers for various events I've got coming up...<BR/><BR/>It's like I'm running for governor.<BR/><BR/>Great post, Joe!<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work. And congratulations on all the incoming stuff. Forbes, eh?<BR/><BR/>Not too shabby.<BR/><BR/>Stacey<BR/>www.staceycochran.comStacey Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128613653591282474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136909952924661952006-01-10T10:19:00.000-06:002006-01-10T10:19:00.000-06:00I saw that. I guess every man, woman, and child in...I saw that. I guess every man, woman, and child in America needs a copy of the Davinci Code.<BR/><BR/>As DB's cash pile grows...Confessions of a Starving Mystery Writer https://www.blogger.com/profile/00731772701795707624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136906258996160942006-01-10T09:17:00.000-06:002006-01-10T09:17:00.000-06:00Speaking of Dan Brown... Did anyone else see that ...Speaking of Dan Brown... Did anyone else see that along with the release of the movie, the release of the mass market paperback has a print run of 5 million? That's not counting a few odd hundreds of thousands of other special edition books. Everyone kneel before our new High Supreme Overlord. <BR/><BR/>JayeJaye Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407478042834459126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136906144460334102006-01-10T09:15:00.000-06:002006-01-10T09:15:00.000-06:00I sent your link to a friend just this morning, Jo...I sent your link to a friend just this morning, Joe. I know she'll get the link and go 'Whiskey Who, Bloody What?' But maybe she'll come look. Maybe she'll get hooked. Maybe she'll be in Borders someday and see one of them and go, 'Oh yeah, that guy...wonder if it's any good.'Mindy Tarquinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970872751327021013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136904239156318022006-01-10T08:43:00.000-06:002006-01-10T08:43:00.000-06:00Keep the faith Mr. Rhoades. The DaCode pulled the ...Keep the faith Mr. Rhoades. The DaCode pulled the other three of DB's books onto bestseller lists...Confessions of a Starving Mystery Writer https://www.blogger.com/profile/00731772701795707624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136900439098504622006-01-10T07:40:00.000-06:002006-01-10T07:40:00.000-06:00It took Dan Brown four books.This is what I keep t...<I>It took Dan Brown four books.</I><BR/><BR/>This is what I keep telling my dad, who keeps wondering loudly why I'm not rich yet.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136897006366154422006-01-10T06:43:00.000-06:002006-01-10T06:43:00.000-06:00Interesting. Don't notice exactly where this happe...Interesting. Don't notice exactly where this happened--yet--with my fiction, but it's certainly happened with my nonfiction. Editors contacting me asking me to write for them, some I've never contacted, others pubs I contacted months and months ago.<BR/><BR/>So I guess the key is, do good work, get yourself known and hopefully good things will come to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1136873722019709212006-01-10T00:15:00.000-06:002006-01-10T00:15:00.000-06:00It took Dan Brown four books. Don't be impatient. ...It took Dan Brown four books. Don't be impatient. If you write good books, it will all come/Confessions of a Starving Mystery Writer https://www.blogger.com/profile/00731772701795707624noreply@blogger.com