Comments on: Confessions of a Semi-Successful Author http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/confessions-of-a-semi-successful-author/ falling indelibly into the past Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:10:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Anonymous http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/confessions-of-a-semi-successful-author/#comment-1613 Anonymous Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:05:42 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=734#comment-1613 <p>Another response--flawed but entertaining--to that inflammatory whine over at Salon. </p> <p> <a href="http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/archives/000701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/archives/000701.html</a> </p> <p> I have to believe Salon published that article for the sake of attention. She’s not really mad at publishing--she’s mad at all of us for not buying her books in Grisham numbers. If we did, she wouldn’t have these problems with her publishers, and, aside from the fraudulent publicist adventure, you’d get no complaints from her. </p> <p> Chaucer and Shakespeare complained about their publishers’ focus on the bottom line. It’s bad, it needs an overhaul, but where does Ms. X get the idea it has ever been different? From her lottery-ticket wins of $150K and $80K advances? Sober up, Jane. That $150K could have been fifteen $10K advances instead, for books like KF’s and others’ that we, the public, deserve a chance to see. You win; we lose. </p> <p> What does this woman tell us that we didn’t know--except that you can get mind-boggling advances and still feel underpaid? </p> Another response–flawed but entertaining–to that inflammatory whine over at Salon.

http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/archives/000701.html

I have to believe Salon published that article for the sake of attention. She’s not really mad at publishing–she’s mad at all of us for not buying her books in Grisham numbers. If we did, she wouldn’t have these problems with her publishers, and, aside from the fraudulent publicist adventure, you’d get no complaints from her.

Chaucer and Shakespeare complained about their publishers’ focus on the bottom line. It’s bad, it needs an overhaul, but where does Ms. X get the idea it has ever been different? From her lottery-ticket wins of $150K and $80K advances? Sober up, Jane. That $150K could have been fifteen $10K advances instead, for books like KF’s and others’ that we, the public, deserve a chance to see. You win; we lose.

What does this woman tell us that we didn’t know–except that you can get mind-boggling advances and still feel underpaid?

]]> By: Liz Lawley http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/confessions-of-a-semi-successful-author/#comment-1612 Liz Lawley Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:46:58 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=734#comment-1612 <p>Theresa Nielsen-Hayden’s commenters have collaborated on a scathing critique of this piece over on Making Light (one of my favorite blogs). </p> <p> <a href="http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/004925.html" rel="nofollow">http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/004925.html</a> </p> <p> Theresa’s had a series of great posts on publishing, editors, the industry, etc lately. Well worth a look. </p> Theresa Nielsen-Hayden’s commenters have collaborated on a scathing critique of this piece over on Making Light (one of my favorite blogs).

http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/004925.html

Theresa’s had a series of great posts on publishing, editors, the industry, etc lately. Well worth a look.

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