tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post9077892375710619556..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: Another rantScott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-50292770155578477702007-10-13T16:40:00.000-07:002007-10-13T16:40:00.000-07:00Look, writing is for the insane, but also for the ...Look, writing is for the insane, but also for the passionate. We just have to keep our feet in reality a bit. We have to remember that this is a subjective business and to just work with that.<BR/><BR/>I've been trying to tell a lot of people to quit writing once the <B>business</B> side of things is becoming too intrusive.<BR/><BR/>Of course, do people listen?<BR/><BR/><BR/>NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!Scott Eaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-49150344007411582122007-10-13T08:07:00.000-07:002007-10-13T08:07:00.000-07:00Ouch! But I'm glad to see this thought getting a ...Ouch! But I'm glad to see this thought getting a little light on it instead of being kept in a dark corner. I've heard this only one time before in all the workshops and conventions I've attended, but I think 'know your market' is something that people should pay more attention to.<BR/><BR/>The hard part, from the author's side of the fence, is knowing if you're clueless. Is it like being crazy? If you think you might be crazy, does that mean you're sane?<BR/><BR/>It seems like The Sisterhood doesn't allow for discouragement, but where does that part ways from honesty? How much damage does it do a person's soul to trudge on year after year, writing and rewriting book after book, only to keep collecting the rejects? Is it success or failure to realize that mass market is the wrong audience for a book that was written for an audience of one?<BR/><BR/>My local small town group is comprised of what many turned-up noses would consider hobbyists, but they love the craft and are happy with the successes they have - published in the local papers and magazines, even self-published and popular in their old hometowns. It's nice to see that success and pride instead of the continual pain and rejection in the pro markets that's about as much fun as continually hitting oneself in the forehead with a brick.<BR/><BR/>Sue LBecky Burkhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142877898930589440noreply@blogger.com