tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post2919740464314972032..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Survey Says!Linda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-20694738332456066882008-05-08T14:47:00.000-04:002008-05-08T14:47:00.000-04:00No way do I make enough. If we lived in Ghana, I m...No way do I make enough. If we lived in Ghana, I might make enough, but I barely pay for childcare with what I make. Would I trade being an author for my other high-salaried job of being a teacher? No way!jbstanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839153589205692508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-25292600859804576232008-05-08T14:42:00.000-04:002008-05-08T14:42:00.000-04:00That's a thought-provoking post. I would wager tha...That's a thought-provoking post. I would wager that there's a fair number of us writing who actually do think we will break through the ranks and make it big, and that that is part of the draw (or at least what keeps us going when the creativity flickers) as well. Delusion is a necessary quality as a writer, both to be creative and persistent, no?Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-30888820099643222972008-05-07T23:25:00.000-04:002008-05-07T23:25:00.000-04:00Two comments I would like to leave. Does Midnight ...Two comments I would like to leave. <BR/>Does Midnight Writers tell me you all are up till midnight every night bashing out your words? :)<BR/>Secondly, someone called Inkspot, left a message on my blog and it disappeared?? Anyone from here? I am dying to find out. lol<BR/>Oh so I can't count.<BR/>Thirdly, I am not looking for zillions from my writing, a little bonus here and there would be nice along the way. <BR/>I am not a midnight writer, just plain ol romance to the heart with a tad bit of suspense kinda writer.<BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Suz :)Suzanne Brandyn Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969670520269001723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-25287409045638487132008-05-07T18:45:00.000-04:002008-05-07T18:45:00.000-04:00What an interesting post, Joe, especially the "Nin...What an interesting post, Joe, especially the "Ninety-six percent were female." Does that mean we have a better shot than you guys?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, it's a bit daunting to read those statistics, but I'd still rather be in the 52% who couldn't support themselves (with the hope I'll make it to the group that can someday), than not being published at all.Felicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-18686160950595142312008-05-07T17:35:00.000-04:002008-05-07T17:35:00.000-04:00I don't feel any need to recognize Dr. Johnson as ...I don't feel any need to recognize Dr. Johnson as any authority in my life.<BR/><BR/>My comparison to the lottery is in the chances of success, not the mechanism of it. It's a long, long shot, either way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-50525967633758310782008-05-07T15:53:00.000-04:002008-05-07T15:53:00.000-04:00Joe, I like the Doctorow quote so much that I adde...Joe, I like the Doctorow quote so much that I added it my favorite quotes in my Facebook profile. Thanks.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-32012778699908194412008-05-07T15:29:00.000-04:002008-05-07T15:29:00.000-04:00E.L. Doctorow once said, "Writing is a socially ac...E.L. Doctorow once said, "Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia."<BR/><BR/>So why do we do it, even if we don't make money at it? I once knew a record producer from Nashville who answered the question when commenting about song writers. It applies to all creative types. In his earthy Tennessee manner, he said, "We do it because we're eat up with it."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all your comments.Joe Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028401465567502250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-40248552270583537532008-05-07T12:22:00.000-04:002008-05-07T12:22:00.000-04:00As the joke goes:Q: How do you make a small fortun...As the joke goes:<BR/><BR/>Q: How do you make a small fortune as a novelist?<BR/><BR/>A: Start with a large fortune.Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-42280246955096850702008-05-07T12:17:00.000-04:002008-05-07T12:17:00.000-04:00Being an author: The world's worst get-rich-quick...Being an author: The world's worst get-rich-quick scheme.<BR/><BR/>Paul likening it to the lottery is somewhat true. Lottery is pure luck - writing takes some talent. But if you want to win the lottery, you gotta buy the ticket first. I guess we've bought the ticket, so let's see how the numbers play out....Mark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-60973402106402150852008-05-07T11:24:00.000-04:002008-05-07T11:24:00.000-04:00I hold onto the dream that one day my writing migh...I hold onto the dream that one day my writing might support me. But I'm sensible enough to realize it won't happen for possibly many years. And more and more I look at it as a retirement supplement.<BR/><BR/>Would I write if I wasn't getting paid? Probably, but not as feverishly.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-27436048201618323912008-05-07T09:45:00.000-04:002008-05-07T09:45:00.000-04:00Welllll....I make a good living writing nonfiction...Welllll....<BR/>I make a good living writing nonfiction. Fiction, even when I WAS getting published, didn't pay for itself, let alone much of anything else.<BR/><BR/>96% of them were women?Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-22690558496460943072008-05-07T09:40:00.000-04:002008-05-07T09:40:00.000-04:00Dr. Johnson said, "No man but a blockhead ever wro...Dr. Johnson said, "No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money." Hmm.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-34058043980948710182008-05-07T07:24:00.000-04:002008-05-07T07:24:00.000-04:00Back when I was writing non fiction articles for m...Back when I was writing non fiction articles for magazines, I think I might have been able to live on the money I made from it, but it wouldn't have been much of a life and I would have resented forcing my "art" to be my "job." Now that I'm writing fiction, I'm much more satisfied with my situation. Sure, I have a "real job" but that is just to pay the bills. The essential me is immersed in my fiction. I think I would like to live in my retirement on the income I make from writing, but it will be a conventional retirement funded by IRAs and 401ks and such.<BR/>The idea of living now off of the income of my hugely successful novels (as if) is not any kind of dream I hold or nurture. I don't consider it any more realistic than winning the lottery.<BR/>And I think my writing is better for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com