tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post4274104699716341228..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Really, I'm a WriterLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-80928117453794835282008-03-31T14:26:00.000-04:002008-03-31T14:26:00.000-04:00I have the reverse problem. I'm a professional fre...I have the reverse problem. I'm a professional freelance writer working on fiction in my spare time (which, you know, there's just TONS of), and the only thing people ever ask when I tell them I'm a writer is "Have you written a book?" <BR/><BR/>Why, yes. Yes I have. Because writing a book is totally something you bang out over a weekend. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations on putting in the time and effort on that one. It's tough to write a book, much less get published, and kudos for getting your work there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-60025816440363519672008-03-17T22:43:00.000-04:002008-03-17T22:43:00.000-04:00I think it's easier to go through labor and child ...I think it's easier to go through labor and child bearing than to give life to fictional characters. How could anyone say it's not a job when you put blood, sweat and tears into every sentence, every word and every comma? Good for you Felicia, you are INDEED A WRITER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-73691556053310490702008-03-14T11:36:00.000-04:002008-03-14T11:36:00.000-04:00I wonder if people ask Stephen King what he's been...I wonder if people ask Stephen King what he's been up to since he left high school teaching.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-26102735030233732952008-03-14T11:29:00.000-04:002008-03-14T11:29:00.000-04:00Usually what I find is not that people think it's ...Usually what I find is not that people think it's not a real job, but that they think either I am a millionaire (so what are you doing in Starbucks?) or they feel wistful (I wish I could write a book.) I can't say as I've encountered the "it's not a real job" mindset. Or, if I have, I was oblivious to it.Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-43693529053031235522008-03-14T10:38:00.000-04:002008-03-14T10:38:00.000-04:00Felicia, my theory is that those folks who believe...Felicia, my theory is that those folks who believe "anybody" can write a book assume that it's just not that different from the writing we've all done in school. And they think storytelling comes naturally. What they fail to recognize, of course, is the art, craft, and business entailed in the process! Not to mention the COMMITMENT. All those lonely obsessive hours.... <BR/><BR/>When I worked as an actor, I often met people who thought they could do that job, too, because they'd been in a school play once upon a time.<BR/><BR/>My physician recently announced that he's planning to write a mystery series when he retires. I pleasantly inquired as to his writing background. He sluffed off my question with "Anybody who loves mysteries can figure out how to write that stuff." I smiled and said, "That's exactly my take on becoming a doctor." <BR/><BR/>He did not appreciate my sarcasm.Nina Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951320004034298217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-86772873435975249482008-03-14T09:42:00.000-04:002008-03-14T09:42:00.000-04:00I actually prefer to talk about my writing rather ...I actually prefer to talk about my writing rather than my other "real" day job, because peoples' eyes light up when I say I'm a mystery writer. Paul, I blogged today over at Killer Hobbies about a couple of good interactive online venues for readers to "meet" authors, and vice versa. Check out http://killerhobbies.blogspot.com/ Best, Kathryn LilleyKathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-22548804668063360722008-03-14T06:57:00.000-04:002008-03-14T06:57:00.000-04:00When an author is yet to be published people just ...When an author is yet to be published people just think of it as a hobby I think. But when the book is published and the author can wave it around, I think they are taken seriously by most people. And anyone who can write a book, do all the PR and also work a full time job is Super Woman in my book. You deserve a big "S" on your t-shirt Felicia!<BR/>GlendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-87214180644746795482008-03-14T06:56:00.000-04:002008-03-14T06:56:00.000-04:00See, this could never work for me. I can't whip a ...See, this could never work for me. I can't whip a bookmark out of my purse to show folks I'm a writer for one simple reason: I don't carry a purse!<BR/><BR/>I'd love to hear more about the promotion work you do during those 30-40 hours each week. Appearances? Emailings? Phone interviews? Blogging?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com