tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post6580949217716997399..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: Don't Expect The Moon With That First BookScott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-79871703620132902312011-09-01T06:03:26.618-07:002011-09-01T06:03:26.618-07:00Excellent post Scott. I'm new here, but your a...Excellent post Scott. I'm new here, but your analogy to working salaries is bang on. As you say, "shoot for the moon", but keep your feet on the ground to give you balance in the shot.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716842533070272638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-78563991173332779252011-08-26T10:15:11.212-07:002011-08-26T10:15:11.212-07:00Oh, so true. : ) Forever (not just for awhile) you...Oh, so true. : ) Forever (not just for awhile) you'll work your tail end off, and you'll most likely make less than someone flipping burgers if you consider the hours you put in for years before you even get your first book out there. <br /><br />Still, it's worth it in the end. : )Beth MacKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510201092365855223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-84936181391710985092011-08-26T10:14:27.895-07:002011-08-26T10:14:27.895-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Beth MacKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510201092365855223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-53644625430261941952011-08-25T11:33:30.186-07:002011-08-25T11:33:30.186-07:00Great post, Scott! I'll keep shooting for the ...Great post, Scott! I'll keep shooting for the moon, but while I'm working to keep that roof over my head, the perspective I maintain is that my book was published, the readers have had lovely things to say about it, and I get to keep writing and aiming for the moon as I go. Sure, the million dollar contract wouldn't be hard to turn down, but you have to ask yourself if you're in it for the love of writing or making a buck. I'm in it for the love, so I'm living the dream as far as I'm concerned.JM Kelleyhttp://www.jmkelleywrites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-49764863504494600402011-08-24T23:50:01.810-07:002011-08-24T23:50:01.810-07:00Sorry Scott, but the list you describe as the moon...Sorry Scott, but the list you describe as the moon sounds like a lot of moonshine to me.<br /><br />Either way the option seems to be that being a writer equals being in purgatory, for a very long time, even if you make it, and then even longer.<br /><br />Hell, I'm unpublished without a book finished with no deals no readers and no money. But I make up stories every day. I'm in heaven!<br /><br />Stuff purgatory, stuff the moon.Gerhi Feurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505154000653208272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-39995630263903972762011-08-24T16:18:04.046-07:002011-08-24T16:18:04.046-07:00Thanks for the reminder. It's too easy to get ...Thanks for the reminder. It's too easy to get stars in your eyes when you're dreaming big. <br />You do have to dream big though, otherwise you'll never get anywhere. <br />But what you're saying is right - all good things take time. I'd rather start slow and establish a long, solid career than burst onto the scene and fizzle out.Melissa Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096876704344997093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-40384927154734776282011-08-24T12:30:38.339-07:002011-08-24T12:30:38.339-07:00Well said.Well said.Henrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-27285292047960628092011-08-24T11:21:43.444-07:002011-08-24T11:21:43.444-07:00So, don't put a down payment on any luxury ite...So, don't put a down payment on any luxury items till "after" the sales are in? I don know - that sounds patently unAmerican. ;)jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489502078962823639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-62945601695498134482011-08-24T09:54:14.267-07:002011-08-24T09:54:14.267-07:00Scott, I love this post. When my took care of my ...Scott, I love this post. When my took care of my father in law with his Alzheimer's I keep a journal, and after he died I sent out queries to get this journal into a book. A year later a publisher called me and I was so excited.I paid him the money and we worked on editing my book and finally got published. I drove to all the book stores in Phoenix to have it put on the shelves. What a shocker it was to find out how hard it was to get the book on the shelves and they would only order one to three books. But I did it and I think most of them sold, but they were never replaced. I also got some book signinigs and it was disapointing to sit there with an empty table except maybe a person or two just because they accidently saw me sitting at this large table, or they were a first time author also. I was so naive. I thought I was helping the world with my book, but I found out there are millions of them out there and I am just another person taking up space. I have no regrets. I have gotton some nice comments on my book and I have been told I have helped out some families. But the reality of it was a shock. lolMarie Fostinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241492469365017194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-11532714378768729622011-08-24T06:45:47.472-07:002011-08-24T06:45:47.472-07:00Perseverance prevails! This post goes nicely with ...Perseverance prevails! This post goes nicely with Jennifer Laughran's post today about "What if My Book doesn't sell."Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-2925118290751254112011-08-24T06:07:18.762-07:002011-08-24T06:07:18.762-07:00Nothing like a little dose of reality with breakfa...Nothing like a little dose of reality with breakfast!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com