tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post7192176056593532529..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Ten PBW No-NosUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-83873784405026783092008-06-24T15:06:00.000-04:002008-06-24T15:06:00.000-04:00You have a secret. I know you do. And it's more ...You have a secret. I know you do. And it's more than great writing. It has to be. Tell me, dammit. Tell me now. I must know the secret.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I'm burnt out with all the conferences, etc., and I still have three more to go to this year. Ugh.<BR/><BR/>Next year I may just stay home. Thanks for the inspiration.Rob Gregory Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785299355462748009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-35299549168433193882008-06-11T16:27:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:27:00.000-04:00I can't tell you how glad I am to read your opinio...I can't tell you how glad I am to read your opinion on author promo, contests, all the extranneous stuff we're always being told we "have" to do to get published or sell books. <BR/><BR/>As an aspiring author, I'm tired of my RWA email loop being filled with self-promoting "I'm guestblogging at X today, come on over!" emails - it's an incestuous echo chamber - and there's nothing on craft. Time invested in book trailers (hate 'em), in-character interviews (self-indulgent in the extreme) and message boards where fans come to squee regardless of the quality of the book (ego need massaging?) is time not spent writing. <BR/><BR/>WRITERS WRITE. I appreciate both your work, and your point of view on this topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-48630379749327914992008-06-10T23:15:00.000-04:002008-06-10T23:15:00.000-04:00I'm just a fan, and not knowledgeable about all th...I'm just a fan, and not knowledgeable about all that "writerly stuff", but even I know why your books sell...<BR/><BR/>You write DAMN GOOD lady and your work is much appreciated!<BR/><BR/>Love Ann (yes, that is my name)<BR/>Fan in ChicagoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-76963121013731989052008-06-10T20:40:00.000-04:002008-06-10T20:40:00.000-04:00I'm glad I found your site through another author'...I'm glad I found your site through another author's site. I love your books!mslizalouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346608035190326136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-14353432364513801122008-06-10T20:23:00.000-04:002008-06-10T20:23:00.000-04:00I think it is good to have boundaries, and to make...I think it is good to have boundaries, and to make them known. I enjoy reading your blog, regardless. :)Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783055218807677401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-69502841230385515212008-06-10T19:05:00.000-04:002008-06-10T19:05:00.000-04:00LOL. I love it when you throw out these reminders....LOL. I love it when you throw out these reminders. :) <BR/><BR/>"bestseller divining rod" <BR/><BR/>ROFLMAO. Okay, that was hilarious.<BR/><BR/>:) I know how you got so popular. <BR/><BR/>1. your books kick ass. <BR/>2. you tell it like it is, no matter who you're talking to. <BR/>3. when the trolls come out and kick up a fight, you're still writing when the dust settles<BR/>4. your books kick ass. :) <BR/>5. you have a tongue in cheek way of spinning perspective to remind us to not take ourselves so seriously. And I, dear lady, am forever grateful.Dawn Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13094479667234469671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-61327360333900605342008-06-10T18:08:00.000-04:002008-06-10T18:08:00.000-04:00#6 - Says it all."maybe it's the writing that make...#6 - Says it all.<BR/><BR/>"maybe it's the writing that makes my books sell so well." <BR/>- And the reason that I've re-read your Darkyn series over and over again.Laineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646581153872151520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-81876183671613360772008-06-10T17:06:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:06:00.000-04:00This is probably one of the best writer blogposts ...This is probably one of the best writer blogposts I've ever read. Though I really loved that interview you gave at Mackan Andersson. (Which - in fact - is the biggest reason I found this blog and started to read it).<BR/><BR/>Kind regards.<BR/><BR/>/Jesper (the swedish chef)FamiljenFrilufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247745569672020898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-4940145198517855512008-06-10T15:35:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:35:00.000-04:00Diana wrote: You go against every single marketing...Diana wrote: <I>You go against every single marketing strategy that I paid money learn. So, how do you sell so well?</I><BR/><BR/>I actually <I>know</I> what the secret handshake is! Lol.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I don't know. I really don't do anything special at all. While all the other writers are out updating their web sites and My Face pages or whatever, I update PBW and then spend the rest of the day writing my books. When all the other writers are traveling, going to cons and signing and reading and so forth, I'm still here writing my books. When the other writers are making up promo and going to organization meetings and getting quotes and reviews and other things, want to guess what I'm doing? Yep, same old dreary writing of the books.<BR/><BR/>I do have this theory that maybe it's the writing that makes my books sell so well. Crazy, I know. ;)the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-28634789630641737132008-06-10T15:13:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:13:00.000-04:00I like the fact that the information found here is...I like the fact that the information found here is unsolicited ( i may have spelled that wrong) Besides you make me sound almost normal...HEE HEE!Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17484355581279730903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-2610830476015304922008-06-10T15:05:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:05:00.000-04:00You have RA and you pump out 15K words a day. No ...You have RA and you pump out 15K words a day. No wonder the normal laws of marketing and literary success don't affect you - you're just not normal!<BR/><BR/><BR/>I admire your surly self (although the interview you gave over at 101 Reasons to Stop Writing was hilarious.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-13148730787450085712008-06-10T14:28:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:28:00.000-04:00@diana symons: to quote Miss Snark, "Just write we...@diana symons: to quote Miss Snark, "Just write well." Books still sell by word of mouth. When I find a book I love, I go on and on about it. Doesn't everyone?Margaret Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464624057491288244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-38538394054937838202008-06-10T13:33:00.000-04:002008-06-10T13:33:00.000-04:00You go against every single marketing strategy tha...You go against every single marketing strategy that I paid money learn. So, how do you sell so well?Diana Symonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538523285679992056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-43397006056061221522008-06-10T12:54:00.000-04:002008-06-10T12:54:00.000-04:00Stick to you gun. I actually like this post. Sad...Stick to you gun. I actually like this post. Sad to say, I consider author friend requests on Facebook and MySpace to be spam. I use to write a polite "No" back. No more. I just hit the "No" button. I don't use those tools to up my "friend" numbers.Jusyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483431771034281872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-54799350342329323772008-06-10T12:44:00.000-04:002008-06-10T12:44:00.000-04:00I'm sorry about your RA. My grandma has it too and...I'm sorry about your RA. My grandma has it too and she doesn't travel much either. It has put a damper on many of her plans.<BR/><BR/>Good job for sticking to your guns,Lynn!Big Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866756029868111330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-82604338787020755912008-06-10T08:15:00.000-04:002008-06-10T08:15:00.000-04:00I like your blog. A lot. And I know it takes tim...I like your blog. A lot. And I know it takes time to write, post, and moderate comments. I first heard of your books via your blog. I doubt I would have ever heard of your book via the other things on this list (bookmarks, cover quotes, writer's organizations). 'nuf said.Margaret Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464624057491288244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-58342697447461827992008-06-10T07:57:00.000-04:002008-06-10T07:57:00.000-04:00I'm not a quote slut or a bestseller divining rod,...<EM> <BR/>I'm not a quote slut or a bestseller divining rod, and I won't be used by people who think I am, so I quit.</EM><BR/><BR/>Heh. I like that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com