tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post8044978015373043840..comments2023-07-14T06:17:49.677-04:00Comments on The Daring Novelist: The Times That Try Writer's SoulsThe Daring Novelisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-51082773436976292002012-10-12T11:31:01.779-04:002012-10-12T11:31:01.779-04:00Thanks for dropping by, Abigail.
There are cycles...Thanks for dropping by, Abigail.<br /><br />There are cycles all over the place, small seasonal ones over the course of a year or so, but there are also decades-long cycles that are harder to see at all -- economic climate, industry changes, fashions.<br /><br />The solution is not to hitch your self-image to things you don't control. You control what you write.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-25973957217625416512012-10-12T08:09:08.348-04:002012-10-12T08:09:08.348-04:00Loved the article. Very apropos! I'm seeing th...Loved the article. Very apropos! I'm seeing the same sales slump you mention and I'm new enough that I've certainly never seen anything special (though that could also be a million other things besides a general slump). Great posting!<br />Abigail Ferohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347713571427763477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-73592656663812955242012-02-16T00:41:43.188-05:002012-02-16T00:41:43.188-05:00Angie did a very nice response to this post at Ang...Angie did a very nice response to this post at Angie's Desk: "<a href="http://angiesdesk.blogspot.com/2012/02/is-writing-enough.html" rel="nofollow">Is The Writing Enough?</a>"The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-79847423259602902532012-02-16T00:21:28.868-05:002012-02-16T00:21:28.868-05:00Thanks, Jeanette!Thanks, Jeanette!The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-81187292614696111842012-02-15T21:37:17.168-05:002012-02-15T21:37:17.168-05:00Beautifully said. There is intrinsic value to simp...Beautifully said. There is intrinsic value to simply putting something of value into the world.Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102373588337709091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-38469118839778460982012-02-14T16:16:36.939-05:002012-02-14T16:16:36.939-05:00Thanks, Lee.
I agree with some of the idea of unw...Thanks, Lee.<br /><br />I agree with some of the idea of unwanted gifts. I think there are a bunch of other reasons for a slump right now too. I might do a post for next week on that.<br /><br />(Speaking of Gin Swilling Aunts, I forgot to post my Aunt Una post today. I guess I'll do that Thursday....)The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-49068251808655652462012-02-14T15:42:39.481-05:002012-02-14T15:42:39.481-05:00Camille,
This is a lovely and very timely post. I&...Camille,<br />This is a lovely and very timely post. I've bookmarked it so I can come back this time next year and see if I need to be reminded of its salient points :-).<br /><br />P.S. I have a theory about the slow sales, and it's nothing to do with KDP Select:<br />1. People buy gifts for others at Christmas.<br />2. Often those gifts are a result of "What will we buy for Auntie Edna?"<br />3. Auntie Edna unwraps her gift on Christmas morning and goes "An e-reader? How thoughtful..." while thinking <i>I wanted socks & gin</i>.<br />4. E-reader sits gathering dust in Auntie Edna's house while she is out playing whist with her friends or dancing with young men on cruise ships.Lee McAulayhttp://leemcaulay.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-2623343640705561212012-02-14T00:14:10.579-05:002012-02-14T00:14:10.579-05:00Azarimba: yep, it speeds up as you go.
You quit, ...Azarimba: yep, it speeds up as you go.<br /><br />You quit, you get over it, you go after it again -- after a while it gets to be old hat. You can do the whole cycle while having tea and be back to work before the crumpets get cold.<br /><br />But the first 3 or 4 times are hell.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-33976351407492783352012-02-13T23:37:50.808-05:002012-02-13T23:37:50.808-05:00"And the only thing you can do is give up. An..."And the only thing you can do is give up. And don't be afraid to do that. Just go ahead and quit. Maybe you'll come back and maybe you won't, but whatever you do, you have to face that fear."<br /><br />Word.<br /><br />Fourth life, here. I figure I've got at least 5 to go.ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242190927997728930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-40703896532565698262012-02-13T20:22:06.321-05:002012-02-13T20:22:06.321-05:00Thanks David and Jnfr!
Mary Lisa: I'm glad th...Thanks David and Jnfr!<br /><br />Mary Lisa: I'm glad this was good for you. (Makes it worth writing.) Thanks for coming out of lurkdom.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-47760937944602896052012-02-13T20:08:47.880-05:002012-02-13T20:08:47.880-05:00Oops, I meant 'your blog' (I wasn't ta...Oops, I meant 'your blog' (I wasn't talking directly to the blog.) ;)Mary Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709408662165130026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-8755440637478056092012-02-13T20:06:21.945-05:002012-02-13T20:06:21.945-05:00Wow, Camille, I needed this today. I've read ...Wow, Camille, I needed this today. I've read you blog many times, but this is my first comment, and I just wanted to say thanks! :)Mary Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709408662165130026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-16812706934760714292012-02-13T20:00:19.713-05:002012-02-13T20:00:19.713-05:00What David said!What David said!jnfrhttp://clarybooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-78470728186487493792012-02-13T18:30:30.909-05:002012-02-13T18:30:30.909-05:00Amen. :-)Amen. :-)David Michaelhttp://www.gunsandmagic.comnoreply@blogger.com