tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post4255556034555522509..comments2023-10-31T01:54:14.511-07:00Comments on A Really Nice Murder Blog: Whizzing on BestsellersMary Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04173848032638392506noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-17643423115807896582008-08-19T19:59:00.000-07:002008-08-19T19:59:00.000-07:00There will always be slots for new authors who wri...There will always be slots for new authors who write material people want to read.<BR/><BR/>The more books you sell, the quicker some people are to criticize, but the publishers are also that much quicker to buy your second book.<BR/><BR/>Frankly, I would rather have a "poorly written" and "choppy and vulgar" book that sold 250,000 copies than great acclaim and 2,000 copies sold.John Robisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407165016025447113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-21303621990268996082008-08-17T09:23:00.000-07:002008-08-17T09:23:00.000-07:00Let me jump on the bandwagon with y'all and say th...Let me jump on the bandwagon with y'all and say that I find that sort of behavior annoying as all get out.<BR/><BR/>I used to love James Patterson, but I can see why people don't (especially since I'm bored with him now, lol).<BR/><BR/>*shrug*<BR/><BR/>Live and let live, I say. If I'm ever published, there will be people that hate my stuff, too, whether or not it's a bestseller, hee hee.<BR/><BR/>Let 'em hate on.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11705320883615938075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-87664736757356330392008-08-15T15:09:00.000-07:002008-08-15T15:09:00.000-07:00I have the same reaction when I read something tha...I have the same reaction when I read something that seems at the same style or quality as my writing. It gives me hope that I will be published, too!Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-48224493214169409052008-08-15T08:21:00.000-07:002008-08-15T08:21:00.000-07:00A lot of people simply like to have a target for t...A lot of people simply like to have a target for their crankiness. Writers tend to target other authors. If they whizz on a particular author too often... you can bet it's probably jealousy making them say those things (whether they admit it or not!).Sassee Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467194378492103369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-16805203787855118792008-08-14T22:10:00.000-07:002008-08-14T22:10:00.000-07:00Well, I like Patterson - but I do agree that he wr...Well, I like Patterson - but I do agree that he writes women just to give the men someone to sleep with =)<BR/><BR/>The phrase "deserves to be published" makes me grit my teeth. No one deserves it - every last author who's published has worked hard to get there. They might not write what I like, but they're writing stuff that <I>somebody</I> likes... <BR/><BR/>(I love <I>Harry Potter</I> as well)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481162819559141780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-44661843519304821922008-08-14T18:51:00.000-07:002008-08-14T18:51:00.000-07:00Oh good! I was afraid I was just have a cranky mo...Oh good! I was afraid I was just have a cranky moment. Lets hear it for the bestsellers. May we someday join their ranks!Mary Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173848032638392506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-80953737815922773512008-08-14T15:02:00.000-07:002008-08-14T15:02:00.000-07:00Thank you for this post. I too am tired of hearin...Thank you for this post. I too am tired of hearing about how all bestselling authors are crap. Seriously, they are bestsellers because people choose to buy them because they think they're interesting. And really, who am I to say what someone else can or can't find worthwhile? Why is it that people often accept that other people can like different music, watch different television shows, etc, but when it comes to books if you like something they don't then you're just perpetuating the publishing of crap and you don't know what's good?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-38097461170289789842008-08-14T11:51:00.000-07:002008-08-14T11:51:00.000-07:00Hear, hear! You have said what I always think when...Hear, hear! You have said what I always think when someone complains about a specific author and how his/her terrible book should never have been published.Amitha Jagannath Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17405379017465940050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-19673592374068039862008-08-14T11:49:00.000-07:002008-08-14T11:49:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Amitha Jagannath Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17405379017465940050noreply@blogger.com