tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post1630581756575159825..comments2023-10-15T11:23:35.339+01:00Comments on Hawkins Bizarre: Salutary ThoughtsAlishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-61880962337673988632009-01-13T09:33:00.000+00:002009-01-13T09:33:00.000+00:00Maybe I'm callous, but that last paragraph made me...Maybe I'm callous, but that last paragraph made me smile.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00144414770507110557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-16964053494821148822009-01-12T17:36:00.000+00:002009-01-12T17:36:00.000+00:00"Anyone without an established reputation who writ..."Anyone without an established reputation who writes a novel for money is not so much mercenary as stupid..."<BR/><BR/>Expect to see me quote that line some day, Tim. Maybe several some days. (I'll try to remember to attribute it.)David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-65247681903606965232009-01-12T09:16:00.000+00:002009-01-12T09:16:00.000+00:00Hi Juxtabook - Yes, I think things are getting mor...Hi Juxtabook - Yes, I think things are getting more difficult for writers all the time. Ten years ago when I approached an agent about an early version of Testament he told me that, ten years previously, a book like that would be 'flying off the shelves' but that now there was no market for it. I don't suppose he'd even see me now...<BR/>Hi Suzanne - thanks for dropping in. It is a horror story, isn't it. And all the worse for being the absolute truth.<BR/><BR/>Hi Tim - 'not so much mercenary as stupid' - quite!Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-88292356966555392972009-01-12T07:53:00.000+00:002009-01-12T07:53:00.000+00:00Sobering stuff.On the positive side, at least it k...Sobering stuff.<BR/><BR/>On the positive side, at least it keeps us writing for the right reasons. Anyone without an established reputation who writes a novel for money is not so much mercenary as stupid...<BR/><BR/>The way the industry is structured makes it very difficult for someone who wants to write as a profession rather than a hobby.Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-77224120836832164862009-01-11T20:04:00.000+00:002009-01-11T20:04:00.000+00:00Oh, my. What a horror story.Oh, my. What a horror story.Suzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-59049214295667710742009-01-11T19:04:00.000+00:002009-01-11T19:04:00.000+00:00An interesting link if a grim tale. Selling second...An interesting link if a grim tale. Selling secondhand books obviously I have rather a long view of the book trade, but I often think how brave modern authors are compared with the past. There is so much 'noise' out there: other media, few independent bookshops, the powerful few critics, Richard and Judys, 3 for 2 tables etc.<BR/><BR/>It does make you wonder if the Brontes ever would have been published now, especially Charlotte after trying The Professor as her first effort.Juxtabookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102279698993288454noreply@blogger.com