tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post2112971231516203166..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: No, Really. Authors Aren't . . .Linda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-51733433352565288142009-10-30T16:55:35.331-04:002009-10-30T16:55:35.331-04:00Authors aren't ... always good speakers. Many ...Authors aren't ... always good speakers. Many have been forced to learn to speak well, via Toastmasters or whatever other training they can find (including trial by fire), in order to promote. However, just because an author can string words together well in prose doesn't mean the words come out of his/her mouth that way!Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-35329750869898847162009-10-30T15:32:53.825-04:002009-10-30T15:32:53.825-04:00p.s. How's the weather in S Carolina, Deb? I n...p.s. How's the weather in S Carolina, Deb? I nearly went this year, maybe next.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-21280363280155797302009-10-30T15:09:53.025-04:002009-10-30T15:09:53.025-04:00Alan - Yes! And you can interrupt writers ANY time...Alan - Yes! And you can interrupt writers ANY time because all they have to do is turn the tap off and then back on. It's not really like working, and we can always just resume wherever we left off.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-37860786977600227552009-10-30T14:34:38.116-04:002009-10-30T14:34:38.116-04:00OMG, Deb! I'd forgotten about the free books t...OMG, Deb! I'd forgotten about the free books thing. YES!!!<br /><br />Have a fabulous vacation. It's well deserved.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-1913731354638924892009-10-30T14:08:00.857-04:002009-10-30T14:08:00.857-04:00Hey, all .... thanks for the nice comments. My hub...Hey, all .... thanks for the nice comments. My hubby and I are on vacation in coastal S. Carolina ... Here's another one I forgot to add: That we writers get zillions of free books to give away to friends and family. Sorry, folks.Deborah Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575491644343480392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-11390124501731678362009-10-30T10:25:48.929-04:002009-10-30T10:25:48.929-04:00After each point you made, Deb, I went "yep,&...After each point you made, Deb, I went "yep," "yep," "yep."<br /><br />And the points made by other comments are just as valid, esp. the one about not remembering every line I've written. <br /><br />One pet peeve I have to add: They're not happy when you rudely block the line at a signing while you recount the entire plot of the book you're writing.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-76983428569543529402009-10-30T09:45:08.017-04:002009-10-30T09:45:08.017-04:00Love it!
I'm with Lisa--I don't remember ...Love it!<br /><br />I'm with Lisa--I don't remember the details from my books well. <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.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-53237935819207547252009-10-30T09:44:19.539-04:002009-10-30T09:44:19.539-04:00Nice post!
That because I'm a writer, I'm...Nice post!<br /><br />That because I'm a writer, I'm not really working - the books just write themselves.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-34003456636272651922009-10-30T08:28:28.725-04:002009-10-30T08:28:28.725-04:00That I will know where or how to get your cousin&#...That I will know where or how to get your cousin's poetry published in book form. <br /><br />I don't think anyone alive knows how to do that, actually.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-49679797552045656692009-10-30T06:10:47.494-04:002009-10-30T06:10:47.494-04:00Great list, Deb!
I can't remember every line...Great list, Deb! <br /><br />I can't remember every line or description in my books, although readers seem to expect instant recall.Lisa Borkhttp://www.lisabork.comnoreply@blogger.com