tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post4326829853060518158..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Writer Fantasy Tax DeductionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-53749449337130415892008-08-07T22:59:00.000-04:002008-08-07T22:59:00.000-04:00$1000 for when a friend reads your book and then d...$1000 for when a friend reads your book and then decides that since she helped you out with a few suggestions she should probably go on the cover as co-author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-65692969699435101092008-03-30T15:17:00.000-04:002008-03-30T15:17:00.000-04:00That was great. I'm an especially big fan of the F...That was great. I'm an especially big fan of the Frantic Phone Call credit. There should also be special reimbursement for every time a writer hears, "Yeah, I've been meaning to write a book someday, too..." Extra credit if the person a)goes into exhaustive detail about what s/he would write about if only they had the time or b) offers to tell the writer their fantastic plot idea and split the proceeds with them 50/50 if the writer writes it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-29749972278592602262008-03-28T20:13:00.000-04:002008-03-28T20:13:00.000-04:00$100 per page of every unreadable manuscript a wri...$100 per page of every unreadable manuscript a writer is forced to critique because the author is a good friend, a close relative, or a close relative of a good friend. $1,000 per page if the author refuses to learn the first thing about writing and won't edit. "Get out paying your taxes for five years" if the author changes genres every ten pages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-39076438835558796952008-03-28T09:57:00.000-04:002008-03-28T09:57:00.000-04:00Editor Angst AllowanceBecause that wait is murder....<B> Editor Angst Allowance</B><BR/>Because that wait is murder.Shiloh Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785046046157000126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-77842227171257312372008-03-28T08:43:00.000-04:002008-03-28T08:43:00.000-04:00The Inane Comment Deduction: $100 for every time s...The Inane Comment Deduction: $100 for every time someone asks, "Why don't you write a book like that Harry Potter woman?" $500 for every time someone says, "I'm gonna write a book someday too."Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-30781220494652173142008-03-28T07:38:00.000-04:002008-03-28T07:38:00.000-04:00These are all so great. LOL on the chocolate and ...These are all so great. LOL on the chocolate and coffee, Ann!Margaret Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464624057491288244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-17022707529562903602008-03-28T04:22:00.000-04:002008-03-28T04:22:00.000-04:00Symptom, Post Traumatic Hatchet Job Disorder.I lov...<I>Symptom, Post Traumatic Hatchet Job Disorder.</I><BR/><BR/>I love it, lol!<BR/><BR/>$100.00 for every day your requested ms has been "misplaced, but we're sure it's in one of the slush piles here somewhere."<BR/><BR/>$10000.00 for every e-mail you must field from a reader wanting to know why your petite, African American heroine is a blonde, blue-eyed Amazon on the cover.<BR/><BR/>And all charges for week-long stint in rehab after your writing buddy calls to tell you about the Good Deal someone just got for a book that sounds exactly like the one you've been working on for the past year.rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258822737734173873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-45298325825289179592008-03-27T17:04:00.000-04:002008-03-27T17:04:00.000-04:00All coffee and chocolate is tax deductible, and co...All coffee and chocolate is tax deductible, and consumption of said items at a restaurant or coffee shop qualifies as a business expense. :)Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968479919482739686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-25921887474059455742008-03-27T15:29:00.000-04:002008-03-27T15:29:00.000-04:00How about a $500.00 deduction for everytime somebo...How about a $500.00 deduction for everytime somebody asks you if you wrote someone else's book.<BR/><BR/>(I met someone who honestly thought Anne Rice wrote Dracula!)Big Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866756029868111330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-57584935127603508472008-03-27T13:03:00.000-04:002008-03-27T13:03:00.000-04:00Plus $500 for every time the neighbor wants to lea...Plus $500 for every time the neighbor wants to leave her brats with you for the afternoon, "Since you're not working..."<BR/><BR/>Plus $1000 if husband wants you to run errands for him for the same reason.Margaret Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464624057491288244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-28974037894043072632008-03-27T10:39:00.000-04:002008-03-27T10:39:00.000-04:00Adding to Agent Angst: 100.00 a day for every day ...Adding to Agent Angst: 100.00 a day for every day your project is out on submission. 5000.00 for every rejection. 2500.00 for rejections that include the phrase "we don't know how to market this."<BR/><BR/>Or would that go under Editor Deductions?Amie Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145328243563702260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-64551144495885160852008-03-27T09:39:00.000-04:002008-03-27T09:39:00.000-04:00ROFL. These are great. Thanks for the morning gi...ROFL. These are great. Thanks for the morning giggle. =o)B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.com