tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post2145471676753734978..comments2023-10-22T14:04:46.934+01:00Comments on Talli Roland: It’s a book, Jim, but not as we know it...Talli Rolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-7947083162010027222011-08-15T18:52:41.556+01:002011-08-15T18:52:41.556+01:00I'm feeling low now. I've got a contract w...I'm feeling low now. I've got a contract with a small independent publisher and my book's due out at Christmas. It will be a real book, one you can feel and taste but I'm not sure it'll be on the shelves of Waterstones. Im fact I'm not sure what shelves it'll be on. Ah well, better get the bloody thing finished anyway. I may be the new JK Rowling. Great post. love it.Jack Scotthttp://www.perkingthepansies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-67431306297601675642011-08-15T12:03:19.243+01:002011-08-15T12:03:19.243+01:00I kinda want to give your hair stylist a piece of ...I kinda want to give your hair stylist a piece of my mind! Thanks for the encouragement -- I think I'll get some first drafts finished now...Will Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158149526658590324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-34444788292309396402011-08-15T09:47:33.348+01:002011-08-15T09:47:33.348+01:00PS
Re my actions with consequences vs series of e...PS<br /><br />Re my actions with consequences vs series of events comment. This advice was given to me by the reader (critiquer) of my manuscript for the RNA new writers' scheme. I think it means that you should make sure that your characters act consistently rather than forcing them to fit in with your plot. In aromance, it's really important that character drives the story. Of course you do need 'inciting events' but I try to remind myself that the characters aren't there for me to play with, they soon take on live and minds of their own. <br /><br />I don't always get it right - I often get it wrong, in fact, which is probably why I do a lot of re-writing after the first draft.Phillipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15638591059241672256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-35715632780166963422011-08-15T09:03:24.939+01:002011-08-15T09:03:24.939+01:00I'm overwhelemed by all the posts on here - th...I'm overwhelemed by all the posts on here - thanks for responding and commenting.<br /><br />Yes - I empathise with the idea of being considered a 'dilettante' unless you are making a fortune. Even *if* you have made a resonable sum, I find many people expect you to be a millionaire. They're astonished when you are still doing a day job or other work - yet I think there's a good argument for having a day job or work as well as writing, financially and for the experience and perspective.<br /><br />PS Can I invite everyone who would like to , to join my mailing list? You can sign up via my website. :)Phillipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15638591059241672256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-26560222154690466542011-08-15T07:08:33.706+01:002011-08-15T07:08:33.706+01:00Excellent post! I'd consider a book to be a &#...Excellent post! I'd consider a book to be a 'real book' when it gets sent out to alpha/beta readers for critiquing. Then you've taken the first step into showing others your work. it's no longer just your story.Jamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-82637209654753604232011-08-15T03:16:32.852+01:002011-08-15T03:16:32.852+01:00Great post, thanks for sharing, ladies!Great post, thanks for sharing, ladies!Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-74736445687443170602011-08-14T23:59:58.729+01:002011-08-14T23:59:58.729+01:00I just read a book that was a series of events. It...I just read a book that was a series of events. It worked OK for Voltaire but I got bored knowing this MC was heading for the next event. Thanks for bringing this to light.<br /><a href="http://beajayblock.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Manzanita@Wannabuyaduck</a>Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-48088747750713937752011-08-14T23:50:53.506+01:002011-08-14T23:50:53.506+01:00Phillipa, I really enjoyed this post. I remember ...Phillipa, I really enjoyed this post. I remember the pride swelling inside me when I completed my first draft. I had no idea what I was in for. No idea.<br /><br />It's hard to stop looking for validation<br /><br />Talli, thanks for the guest post.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-90521075083821153272011-08-14T23:29:09.120+01:002011-08-14T23:29:09.120+01:00When I started out, even my fellow writers who wer...When I started out, even my fellow writers who were published were regarded as dilettantes by friends and family members if they weren't making megabucks, published or not. If you weren't making a living at it, it was regarded as just a hobby.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-24086444724527590342011-08-14T17:23:32.928+01:002011-08-14T17:23:32.928+01:00Even after I finished my first draft, I was shy ab...Even after I finished my first draft, I was shy about showing it to other people. I don't want to show it to anyone until I revise it. I keep thinking that they'll have questions about certain scenes or characters and I'll respond by saying, "Oh, that's just the first draft. I'm going to rewrite that part."Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-41334401794324720932011-08-14T14:59:42.402+01:002011-08-14T14:59:42.402+01:00You were write Talli, this is a post worth reading...You were write Talli, this is a post worth reading. I loved it and I can imagine a writer having a chuckle over it. I'm forwarding to friends.Wendy@FabNouveauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279778187031288695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-44709852569183634702011-08-14T06:32:31.076+01:002011-08-14T06:32:31.076+01:00Ahhh this post made me smile with relief. Thank yo...Ahhh this post made me smile with relief. Thank you xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-29622630597467749172011-08-14T01:46:32.683+01:002011-08-14T01:46:32.683+01:00Oh, I love it, and I laughed too! I think this is ...Oh, I love it, and I laughed too! I think this is why it's so important to have writers for friends -- they understand what you've done long before anything ever reaches The Shops!Amie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116472165351759477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-18226233830875474342011-08-13T22:59:57.237+01:002011-08-13T22:59:57.237+01:00People have different definitions of being publish...People have different definitions of being published, that's for sure! Most will be impressed enough when they discover your book on Amazon & B&N.<br /><br />I like how Phillipa wrote that it's real after the 1st draft. I agree w/ that because it's quite an accomplishment even tho' a lot more work needs to be done.notesfromnadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500676081267972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-23287444411966131212011-08-13T17:50:11.336+01:002011-08-13T17:50:11.336+01:00> your book becomes ‘real’ when the first draft...> your book becomes ‘real’ when the first draft is complete<br />I like that bar, and I think it makes sense. <br /><br />I think it's what separates all the "starters" from the "finishers."J.D. Meierhttp://sourcesofinsight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-27829772189824937622011-08-13T16:43:25.401+01:002011-08-13T16:43:25.401+01:00Great post. I think for me it would be when I had ...Great post. I think for me it would be when I had the published copy in my hand.I'm terribel for seeking validation and I'm trying to get out of the rut now. :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-635255780806218582011-08-13T16:26:05.723+01:002011-08-13T16:26:05.723+01:00Excellent and inspiring post. And as a playwright ...Excellent and inspiring post. And as a playwright turned novelist, I sometimes think that plays are only ever real (in the minds of the public, anyway) for the short time they are actually being watched on stage. On the other hand, I've begun to realise that this is probably why I've taken to Kindle like a duck to water. I love 'paper' books too but all those years as a playwright have made me able to live with different delivery methods of 'real' work! Many thanks for the insight!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-30795092030041250602011-08-13T14:32:56.400+01:002011-08-13T14:32:56.400+01:00Thank you for all the lovely comments!Thank you for all the lovely comments!Phillipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15638591059241672256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-44034255630302685452011-08-13T12:47:05.573+01:002011-08-13T12:47:05.573+01:00Thanks so much for this. Until I read this post I ...Thanks so much for this. Until I read this post I really thought I was the only one feeling a sense of deep 'literary inferiority' as a writer with a small publisher. I just wish some of those well-meaning, but non-writing friends would simply say 'well done' and not ask for a business profile of the publisher.... and as you so rightly say, assume I'm just a little bit crazy thinking I'll ever publish that book...Sue watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286069797889683224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-55322972224771046932011-08-13T12:44:03.397+01:002011-08-13T12:44:03.397+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sue watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286069797889683224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-4998617364795935272011-08-13T11:45:04.855+01:002011-08-13T11:45:04.855+01:00This is a brilliant interview. It's such a sha...This is a brilliant interview. It's such a shame that many people don't recognise a "real" book just because it's been published as a e-version. It doesn't make it any less a book and it doesn't make a writer an less an author.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-88758121548411925542011-08-13T09:25:12.451+01:002011-08-13T09:25:12.451+01:00What a fantastic read. :)
I loved every part of i...What a fantastic read. :)<br /><br />I loved every part of it, especially The Shops. In fact, I want to hug this post as it's perfect in every way, and now I am off to Phillipa's blog!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-43099559184692220912011-08-13T04:06:44.154+01:002011-08-13T04:06:44.154+01:00Thanks Phillipa and Talli for the great post! I o...Thanks Phillipa and Talli for the great post! I often have doubts about myself being a "writer" because of my lack of credentials, but your post gives me hope. :)kjmckendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534751311630921447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-29029055507912302011-08-13T03:49:07.430+01:002011-08-13T03:49:07.430+01:00Wonderful! I've got to keep this in mind next ...Wonderful! I've got to keep this in mind next time I get that glazed-eyed "why don't you self-publish and keep all the money?"Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-16327211973563658432011-08-13T02:02:08.691+01:002011-08-13T02:02:08.691+01:00Ohmigosh i love this one. My first book was a comm...Ohmigosh i love this one. My first book was a commissioned work of non-fiction and funded by the Australian govt. BUT to some people ( namely people in my extended family) it wasnt a REAL book since it didnt get bought up by a megaworld publisher and its not in every shop from here to Timbuktoo. Now Im getting ready to self publish my YA Fiction series on Amazon etc and aw hell, there are SOOO many more people telling me THATS not a real book either. (my mum - "um but how can u really be an author if we cant even SEE yr book? its on a computer/kindle?" <br />So, yes, i know all about writing 'real books' LOL. This journey is about constantly reminding myself- I'm here, Im a real writer and Im writing real books.Lani Wendt Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919058977408366122noreply@blogger.com