tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post3227605327718427766..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: WHEN IS IT ABOUT SELLING BOOKS?Linda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-58866060297842982102011-12-01T14:57:32.155-05:002011-12-01T14:57:32.155-05:00What a great post, Lois. I get the same feeling fr...What a great post, Lois. I get the same feeling from people--that they think I've got load of money because I've written a few books. And I've taken some heat from self-promoting. I wonder if any other professions do? Like accountants, or hair stylists, or lawyers. Last I checked, they have to promote, too.Mollie Cox Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139688216224423830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-72318503137527390362011-12-01T07:37:17.082-05:002011-12-01T07:37:17.082-05:00Good post, Lois! Funny to hear we all experience t...Good post, Lois! Funny to hear we all experience the same sorts of things...How many times do you have to bite your tongue when someone says, "I LOVED your mystery! I'm passing it around to all my friends!" and you want to say, "Can't your friends fork out the $15 and buy their own copies?" Ah, well. Luckily there are intrinsic rewards...(maybe that will be my next post...)Vicki Douderahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683468231378487388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-35020440941462434642011-12-01T00:14:51.002-05:002011-12-01T00:14:51.002-05:00You hit the nail right on the head. Or you smacke...You hit the nail right on the head. Or you smacked us writers right between the eyes. Whichever. The point is: nobody who does NOT write can possibly understand what cranks around inside us.<br />Thank goodness for fellow writers who we can vent with and, when necessary, console.jeff7salterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530506418169450704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-12110425793185603062011-11-30T20:14:21.755-05:002011-11-30T20:14:21.755-05:00Karen, thanks so much for saying such nice things....Karen, thanks so much for saying such nice things. I'm so glad you find my blog posts informative.<br /><br />Jess, winding up living in a van down by the river is one of my greatest fears!<br /><br />Anne, looking forward to Jan. 4th. Thanks for stopping by.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-76382204853335671972011-11-30T17:36:59.437-05:002011-11-30T17:36:59.437-05:00Great post, Lois.
Marketing our books is time co...Great post, Lois. <br /><br />Marketing our books is time consuming, yet really how much is too much? In the grand scheme of things, with all the blogs and bloggers and authors out there, one has to wonder if what we do even makes a cyber ripple!<br /><br />Btw, I'm looking forward to hosting you on January 4. See you then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-1583517566812897892011-11-30T17:16:51.111-05:002011-11-30T17:16:51.111-05:00Definitely not too much to ask, Lois. You keep wri...Definitely not too much to ask, Lois. You keep writing, we'll keep reading. (from our van, down by the river, which is all we as writers can afford to live in)Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-39181140982731160462011-11-30T16:09:12.401-05:002011-11-30T16:09:12.401-05:00Far from promoting yourself Lois, your blogs are A...Far from promoting yourself Lois, your blogs are ALWAYS informative to readers and writers alike.<br /><br />I truly appreciate the info I pick up from you. I suppose that teacher in you never stops and whereas you may not be getting rich from writing books, you are enriching lives with each post. That's a Best Seller beyond dollar value.<br /><br />Thank you for all the encouragement and guidance you give.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501031285768648247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-62332959053372446102011-11-30T13:37:27.341-05:002011-11-30T13:37:27.341-05:00Beth, it helps to have a type A personality and su...Beth, it helps to have a type A personality and suffer from insomnia.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-33848672401745833132011-11-30T12:42:56.971-05:002011-11-30T12:42:56.971-05:00THREE full-time jobs??!!?? How do you do it, Lois?...THREE full-time jobs??!!?? How do you do it, Lois?<br /><br />And like Cindy, I like the idea of getting paid in chocolate--dark chocolate, that is. I'd still like $ for most of my royalties & advances, but chocolate for some of them (large-print sales, maybe?) would be scrumptious!Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-83618810071228796302011-11-30T12:12:41.498-05:002011-11-30T12:12:41.498-05:00Thanks, Cindy, Darrell and Kathleen. As much as I ...Thanks, Cindy, Darrell and Kathleen. As much as I love chocolate, I'm not sure my waistline could afford payment in that type of currency!Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-91345065590008455432011-11-30T12:07:56.196-05:002011-11-30T12:07:56.196-05:00I support myself as a writer, and I work about 16 ...I support myself as a writer, and I work about 16 hours a day, usually 7 days a week. Glamorous it ain't, but I can't imagine doing anything else. Good luck with the blog tour!Kathleen Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009876100214388898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-80129126772609606182011-11-30T12:04:51.501-05:002011-11-30T12:04:51.501-05:00I'm still hoping for the "big bucks"...I'm still hoping for the "big bucks", but getting paid in chocolate, Cindy? Hmmm....Darrell Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394984700734588887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-91407651355064278262011-11-30T11:55:09.272-05:002011-11-30T11:55:09.272-05:00Great post, Lois. I tell everyone I'm paid in ...Great post, Lois. I tell everyone I'm paid in smiles, not dollars. I'm hoping to work up to getting paid in chocolate!<br /><br />I wish you much luck with the new release.Cindy Samplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332764051705819027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-8751570277845394672011-11-30T10:57:00.342-05:002011-11-30T10:57:00.342-05:00Shannon, you'd think a SinC member would know ...Shannon, you'd think a SinC member would know a little more about the reality of the writer's life. Maybe she was a very new member?<br /><br />Patricia, my husband asks a similar question all the time, and he constantly asks when the next royalty check is due. Not that we could ever retire on my royalties unless the writing gods plucked me out of the crowd and handed me the Golden Ticket.<br /><br />Pat, I hope people will be saying those things while you're still around to enjoy them!Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-27034513631729545532011-11-30T10:33:36.159-05:002011-11-30T10:33:36.159-05:00Thanks, Lois, for posting what a lot of us feel. I...Thanks, Lois, for posting what a lot of us feel. I have ten books pubbed at the moment with four more due out this coming year, yet I have to hold my nose when I claim expenses on my tax report. And cross my fingers.<br />Of my four publishers, only one is current on my royalty statements, and that one is a new one. Who knows what I'll receive when it's time for a few Washingtons to flutter my way?<br />Yet I write. And keep writing, knowing that if I do my best, some kind soul some day will look back at the late Pat Dale and say, now there was an author. LOL<br />PDPat Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190006506963492515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-6641368292756131172011-11-30T10:24:32.593-05:002011-11-30T10:24:32.593-05:00Great blog and I love the titles of your books. I ...Great blog and I love the titles of your books. I get the same thing from people, in a joking way of course, i.e my husband says, "when are you going to sell your books so I can retire?"<br />If only!<br />PattiPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512099085568969698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-6939081353266811962011-11-30T10:10:53.948-05:002011-11-30T10:10:53.948-05:00At a SinC party recently, a writer I'd just me...At a SinC party recently, a writer I'd just met congratulated me roundly on my Midnight Ink contracts. She thought that meant I could write full time. "You mean they don't pay you to stay home and write?" she asked. Imagine the cake and punch storm as all writers within earshot laughed and snorted.Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-25929021654012385962011-11-30T09:04:57.829-05:002011-11-30T09:04:57.829-05:00Rolling in Franklins. Ha! Dipped in Washingtons is...Rolling in Franklins. Ha! Dipped in Washingtons is more like it. <br /><br />I think you do a fine job of promoting your books without overdoing it. Good luck with #2!Robin Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373722202559066388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-27197969732924160182011-11-30T08:25:46.113-05:002011-11-30T08:25:46.113-05:00Donna, good luck with your writing. Leaving a care...Donna, good luck with your writing. Leaving a career to follow a dream is scary business. I hope you succeed.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-30526151051582753892011-11-30T02:01:31.888-05:002011-11-30T02:01:31.888-05:00Great overview of your life as author. Before I st...Great overview of your life as author. Before I started this second career of mine (now 52) I thought once published always rich. I was surprised to learn...rarely so. Yet I still left nursing and started the real work of writing for fun.Perhaps one day it will also be for profit. I can hope.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.com