Monday, July 18, 2011

Bedroom Moves

Happy Monday! Yay, I'm still editing (can you hear the joy in my voice? Can you? CAN YOU?). But good news, I'm going to be done this round on Wednesday. Phew -- I almost want to kill off my main character and just be done with the whole thing!

Anyway, I've been a bit of a bad bloggery blogging blogger lately but hand on weary heart, I promise I'll be better soon. And since the little video thingy I was planning to post doesn't seem to be working, well, I leave you with this snippet from a recent conversation with Mr TR.

6 a.m., in bed:

Me: *click click click on my smartphone*

Mr TR (grumpily): What the hell are you doing?

Me: Nothing!

Mr TR: Put the phone away and go back to sleep.

Me: Just let me check my Amazon sales rank...

Ah yes, the glamorous life of a writer...
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54 comments:

  1. Karen Jones Gowen18 July 2011 at 16:15

    Sometimes it all seems so insane doesn't It? But I guess that can be said about any job...

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  2. Talei18 July 2011 at 16:16

    Hahaha. Well, I think we can all understand your side of the bed! ;-)

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  3. Pauline Barclay18 July 2011 at 16:19

    Laugh! Talli you sales are doing very well...and I'm trying to catch you up and falling way way behind and out of sight....! Hugs xx

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  4. Unknown18 July 2011 at 16:22

    LOL Now that you've posted this I don't feel so bad about admitting that when I wake up in the morning I usually grab my Droid off the bedside table before my feet even touch the floor.

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  5. Ellie Garratt18 July 2011 at 16:37

    Hehe. Should I be worried that I already check comment numbers?

    Ellie Garratt

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  6. Brigid O'Connor18 July 2011 at 16:40

    If you were no. 1 on Amazon, he'd probably run for a bottle of champagne! Happy editing.

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  7. Suze18 July 2011 at 16:40

    :) Don't kill off your main character.

    And unless you're on a dealbreaker deadline, take a step back for a minute or two.

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  8. Tonya Kappes18 July 2011 at 16:42

    Girl!! I do the exact same thing when my DH gets up at 5:30 and goes to work. He's always telling me to go back to bed, so I wait until I hear the shower running to check my sales:)) Have fun editing!!

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  9. jabblog18 July 2011 at 16:44

    I bet you couldn't get back to sleep . . .

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  10. Unknown18 July 2011 at 16:53

    You need an alarm clock that wakes you up at six with, "You current amazon sales rank is..." That would be cool. Or, for me, "Your coffee will be ready in five seconds... four, three, two, one. NOW GET UP!"

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  11. Bish Denham18 July 2011 at 16:55

    LOL! I think the fact that you have an Amazon sales rank to check is damn awesome!

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  12. Empty Nest Insider18 July 2011 at 16:59

    I'm sure your sales are doing great! They should be as I love your book! I'm a very sloooow reader, but I love that The Hating Game is so fast paced! I just finished the part with Mattie's dancing lesson. Must get back now...

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  13. Hilary Melton-Butcher18 July 2011 at 17:01

    Hi Talli .. your numbers will be going up by one - my list to purchase has reached the top of the list .. looking forward to the read .... and quite frankly I'm not surprised Mr TR is grumpy!

    Cheers and here comes Wednesday .. Hilary

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  14. Sarah Tokeley18 July 2011 at 17:22

    I suppose it makes a nice change for him from 'I must get this idea down on paper' :)

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  15. Jan Morrison18 July 2011 at 17:33

    ha! I get this and hope I have such a problem some day soon. Now, back to my revising. euuuuuuh.
    Jan Morrison

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  16. Anonymous18 July 2011 at 17:43

    good luck...

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  17. Old Kitty18 July 2011 at 17:43

    Step. Away. From. The. Phone.

    And have some wine!! Yay!! Take care xx

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  18. Alleged Author18 July 2011 at 18:11

    Hee hee! That's exactly what I would be doing, too. I'd say judging by your stats that you are doing rather well. :)

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  19. Heather18 July 2011 at 18:38

    Ah editing. My happy place! *ducks* I know, I know, I'm odd. My hubby tells me I should have been an editor. He's probably right.

    And ah yes, the writer's life, so glamorous. I've been known to check my Facebook fan page and Goodreads author pages in the wee hours of the night as well. ;)

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  20. Bethany Elizabeth18 July 2011 at 18:39

    Ah editing. I enjoy it, but after awhile it just becomes too overwhelming. :)

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  21. Deborah Carr (Debs)18 July 2011 at 18:55

    So funny (the conversation with Mr TR).

    Well done re your editing. Keep going. ;-)

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  22. Jemi Fraser18 July 2011 at 19:07

    Strangely enough, it's NOT joy I'm hearing in your voice... :)

    Good luck with those edits!

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  23. Anne18 July 2011 at 19:09

    I would do the same!

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  24. Olga18 July 2011 at 19:14

    I definitely can hear joy and excitement in your voice. Compared with artists, writers definitely have the more glamorous life. To begin with, there is the cleaner workspace...

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  25. Jamie Gibbs18 July 2011 at 19:20

    Hope the edits are going well. To be fair, if I get onto Amazon, I'd be checking almost constantly :P

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  26. RHYTHM AND RHYME18 July 2011 at 20:13

    At least you made me smile, I have just found out that the book I self published 3 years ago was being sold on Ebay with a different and out of date IBSN NUMBER, The IBSN office seems to think somone has republished my book without my permission.I have an email address to get in touch with tomorrow.Ebay don't want to know.


    Any way you have fun,
    Yvonne.

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  27. Myne18 July 2011 at 20:20

    LOL...I feel you...

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  28. Alex J. Cavanaugh18 July 2011 at 20:30

    If I take my iPad to bed, it's just to read!

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  29. Kimberly Franklin18 July 2011 at 21:23

    LOL. My phone is the first thing I grab in the morning. I must look at emails and everything while still in bed!

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  30. Joyce18 July 2011 at 22:38

    Pretty exciting to have an Amazon Sales Rank to check!

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  31. Lani Wendt Young18 July 2011 at 22:40

    I can hear the joy, I can feel it...as I murder my laptop trying to finish formatting my book....aaaargh! Nice to hear your blogging voice and know your main character hasnt killed you off. Hang in there.
    ooops...gotta run and check my stats.....

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  32. Kathi Oram Peterson18 July 2011 at 23:16

    Edits can be murder on an author. I feel your pain. But hang in there! Wednesday is close.

    And, yeah, I understand the need to check your book's status. ;)

    Kathi

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  33. L. Diane Wolfe18 July 2011 at 23:30

    I've never even looked at my rankings, but I have played Scrabble on my cell phone in bed.

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  34. William Kendall18 July 2011 at 23:40

    If you do happen to kill off your main character, make sure you've got an alibi.

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  35. William Kendall18 July 2011 at 23:43

    And ten minutes later...

    Mr. TR: Are you still checking yours sales ranking?

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  36. Nancy J. Parra19 July 2011 at 04:03

    How cute! Thanks for sharing. I don't even check my ranking any more~ too depressing. ;)

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  37. Anonymous19 July 2011 at 04:34

    I had to stop obsessing over the rank - largely because I write and publish poetry and most of all will not be widely read until this life manages to kill me. insofar I am winning that front.

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  38. LynNerdKelley19 July 2011 at 05:25

    I sure can relate, Talli. I think because I'm a new blogger, I'm more obsessed with checking my stats! I get the biggest thrill when I see that someone from a far away country has visited my site! Glad to hear I'm not the only one who's behind in blogging. Love your post.

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  39. Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy19 July 2011 at 05:37

    hehe it's an obsession! One worth having, though ;)

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  40. Sue19 July 2011 at 09:15

    hehe, good on you! Bloggy scarceness is understandable. My hubby checks info on his phone at midnight - now that's disruptive! I wait till I've had a cup of tea :) Sue

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  41. Emy Shin19 July 2011 at 12:34

    You have full sympathies from me! :D

    And good luck on your editing!

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  42. Christa Desir19 July 2011 at 14:01

    My husband has totally caught me on the phone at 2am. He thinks I'm psychotic bc who would be emailing me then. Um, other psychotic people (and my British friends)!

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  43. Theresa Milstein19 July 2011 at 14:22

    Ha, you have me laughing. 6 am Amazon sales ranking check. Thanks for letting me know what I can look forward to.

    I really need to be paid to write full-time or have my husband support me. Now that my blog is about 570, I just can't keep up. I've lost control. It's been 48 hours since I've gone through Facebook. I'm in a panic!

    While you're editing, I'm editing a short story and have started querying my manuscript. So, yeah, I'm clicking my e-mail every five seconds. I feel like weeping every two seconds.

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  44. Carol Kilgore19 July 2011 at 15:12

    LOL!

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  45. Anonymous19 July 2011 at 15:23

    LOL! Too funny. There are many days when I check email before even saying "good morning" to my husband first. Not sure if I like this 21st Century very much...

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  46. Unknown19 July 2011 at 16:15

    Yikes. Sounds like I definitely have trouble ahead. I'm already clicking on the phone for blogger and texting... imagine what happens after I sell my book.

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  47. notesfromnadir19 July 2011 at 22:23

    Only 1 more day of editing. Think of it this way -- your audience is looking forward to reading it.

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  48. Sangu Mandanna19 July 2011 at 22:30

    Hahaha oh I can't wait to be doing that!

    Completely sympathize with your urge to kill off your main character and just be rid of your edits. Oh, woes.

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  49. Christina Farley19 July 2011 at 22:57

    Revising and editing are so hard. Sometimes I'm trying to fix a problem that just seems impossible to fix!

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  50. Michael Di Gesu20 July 2011 at 05:34

    You are too funny. I am ALWAYS clicking the keyboard in bed.

    No response from my partner anymore, just rolls over.

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  51. Anonymous20 July 2011 at 20:19

    LOL, I was thinking something along the lines of what Old Kitty said.

    Have a great day!

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  52. Vicki Rocho21 July 2011 at 03:29

    hahaha...and what was the rank?

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  53. Michelle Fayard21 July 2011 at 18:54

    LOL, this sounds like something I would do!

    I wanted to let you know that although I've tried several times to be a new follower, something about my computer won't let me join anyone's networked blogs. :( I wish there were another way I could publicly say I love the voice of your posts. Well, besides what I just wrote in this comment!

    Michelle

    P.S. I've left a response to your comment on Alexia's site, http://alexiachamberlynn.blogspot.com/2011/07/using-amazon-to-optimize-book-sales.html.

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  54. Deniz Bevan24 July 2011 at 18:33

    Up until a few months ago I swore we'd never do that but somehow we've morphed into people that bring their laptops to bed on Saturday mornings! There's just no escaping...

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