tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post6123412367332070868..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Dedicated to:Linda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-68717761152725540792010-01-30T10:59:33.506-05:002010-01-30T10:59:33.506-05:00One author, and I forget who, a few years back lis...One author, and I forget who, a few years back listed all the Indy bookstores in her acknowledgments. Maybe it was just all the Indy mystery bookstores. Whatever. It would be interesting (and sad) to go back and see how many of those are still in existence. It would be a shorter list now, for sure. <br /><br />I thought it was a nice gesture.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-83536016031799765422010-01-29T16:05:15.347-05:002010-01-29T16:05:15.347-05:00My first novel is coming out later this year and I...My first novel is coming out later this year and I've long promised myself that I would dedicate it to Seth Morgan, a great novelist whose tragic life ended in 1990 after only one book, HOMEBOY (but what a book!).Mike Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851474841028579967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-8448894795647315092010-01-29T13:13:44.806-05:002010-01-29T13:13:44.806-05:00My cats! OMG, I've never dedicated a book to t...My cats! OMG, I've never dedicated a book to them. No wonder one of them craps on the carpet. She's noticed my snub!Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-10994090116070499372010-01-29T12:06:47.978-05:002010-01-29T12:06:47.978-05:00Sue Ann, you're a lucky woman to have all that...Sue Ann, you're a lucky woman to have all that support -- and all those books where you can thank people! (Or animals, I suppose. I did see a dedication to an author's cat once...)Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-46328957065408022732010-01-29T12:03:17.256-05:002010-01-29T12:03:17.256-05:00Elizabeth and Alan, I spend a lot of time worrying...Elizabeth and Alan, I spend a lot of time worrying about acknowledgements. I did leave someone out once and felt terrible about it. Gin, it is nice to have so many people to thank! Jess, do you have a dollar figure in mind? And Keith -- such problems to have, eh?Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-37783632363864571842010-01-29T12:02:51.085-05:002010-01-29T12:02:51.085-05:00Sometimes I joke that I have to write so many book...Sometimes I joke that I have to write so many books because I have so many people to thank. My first was to my then boyfriend (and no, no regrets). He supported me through so much of the process and still does as a friend. I've thanked my agent, Barbara Moore, a niece, a nephew, my manager, my best friend ... all of these people have influenced me and my writing in some important and distinct way, often directly to the book I've dedicated to them.<br /><br />Not sure how it will be when I'm at book 10 or 12, but for now the list is endless of the people who have molded my career.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-78777358164986367792010-01-29T11:43:30.102-05:002010-01-29T11:43:30.102-05:00First book to my parents, second to my wife and ki...First book to my parents, second to my wife and kids. Third book? That's what an old boss of mine called a high-class problem.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-79451202715064873582010-01-29T11:14:39.766-05:002010-01-29T11:14:39.766-05:00You have a healthy attitude about the dedications,...You have a healthy attitude about the dedications, Cricket. I worry, like the rest, that I'm going to make someone feel bad because they didn't receive a dedication and someone else did. There are worse problems to have. It'd be easier if people would just bribe me.Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-979189624987806682010-01-29T10:14:33.813-05:002010-01-29T10:14:33.813-05:00I've been thinking I may forgo dedications in ...I've been thinking I may forgo dedications in the future. I am in real danger of leaving people out.<br /><br />It is nice to have too many to thank, isn't it?G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-27579222003919317962010-01-29T09:33:31.197-05:002010-01-29T09:33:31.197-05:00Like Elizabeth, I spent a fair amount of time mess...Like Elizabeth, I spent a fair amount of time messing with the acknowledgments, not wanting to leave anyone out (I'm still not sure I accomplished that!). For the first book, though, my dedication was easy--my family.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-35403455682518872252010-01-29T06:29:44.935-05:002010-01-29T06:29:44.935-05:00Dedications feel important...more so than the ackn...Dedications feel important...more so than the acknowledgments. Yeah, I tend to spend a lot of time worrying over both dedication and acknowledgments...I don't want to accidentally leave anyone out.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com