tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537116561703209878.post5143370381174872165..comments2023-08-02T12:34:11.674+01:00Comments on Beleaguered Squirrel: In MourningBeleaguered Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699493386984083561noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537116561703209878.post-28645410281173752612009-07-03T20:15:22.659+01:002009-07-03T20:15:22.659+01:00Jotting down ideas is something I do compulsively,...Jotting down ideas is something I do compulsively, whether I want to or not. Don't worry, that'll still happen. Although to be honest I've done so much of that lately that I already have several more novels lined up. The hard part will be choosing which one to write when I get the time again. But for the moment, I know myself well enough to know that if I try to do the new career AND be a good mother to two children AND write fiction... I will drive myself insane. Sometimes you have to know your limitations and give yourself a bit of a break.Beleaguered Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699493386984083561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537116561703209878.post-76896345801156360082009-07-03T17:49:39.325+01:002009-07-03T17:49:39.325+01:00Don't let the new job direction stop you from ...Don't let the new job direction stop you from writing. Keep the ideas going in your head (as if you could stop them) and put them down periodically, and build up that next novel (or two).JoeinVegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613274657685121948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537116561703209878.post-17159472721486385302009-07-02T21:48:08.397+01:002009-07-02T21:48:08.397+01:00Haha, I think that really would be above and beyon...Haha, I think that really would be above and beyond the call of duty, Pierre...Beleaguered Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699493386984083561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537116561703209878.post-89066614223903822002009-07-01T08:36:33.197+01:002009-07-01T08:36:33.197+01:00I haven't commented on this post before partly...I haven't commented on this post before partly because this "comment as" doesn't work with some of my PC's. <br />Perhaps I should try to learn "Russian" so I could read my copy of your lovely foriegn language book.pierre lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371090008924140199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537116561703209878.post-17160808772022776432009-06-26T23:54:12.511+01:002009-06-26T23:54:12.511+01:00By the way, I can always get a copy of my first no...By the way, I can always get a copy of my first novel to you, if you haven't read it already. It's £5.00. Just email me, and I'll sort you out.Beleaguered Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699493386984083561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537116561703209878.post-31744664207031266362009-06-26T23:19:32.052+01:002009-06-26T23:19:32.052+01:00But thankyou, 'tis very much appreciated!But thankyou, 'tis very much appreciated!Beleaguered Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699493386984083561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537116561703209878.post-57874502169838327352009-06-26T23:18:27.916+01:002009-06-26T23:18:27.916+01:00B, ha! Thank you.
Minnie... 'tis a difficult ...B, ha! Thank you.<br /><br />Minnie... 'tis a difficult one. The first problem is that the vast majority of people won't read a whole book on a screen. It's just not a comfortable way to do it. The second problem is that if I self-publish, eg via Lulu.com or something like that, then (a) the physical article would be of inferior quality, which would be a shame, and (b) it would be publishing death. No publisher would be interested in the book after that, and people wouldn't take me seriously as a writer. It's not called vanity publishing for nothing. <br /><br />Also, there's a lot more an established publisher can give you besides their name. Marketing, PR and distribution are extremely specialised and difficult jobs, and require an astonishing amount of time and energy, not to mention industry contacts and expertise... so I probably won't go down that route. But if I'm back here in a few years and the book still isn't published, I might consider it. And I suppose in the meantime I could always serialise it on the blog, just for the hell of it. But then there's plagiarism to worry about...Beleaguered Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699493386984083561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537116561703209878.post-39125260275751866072009-06-26T21:27:13.618+01:002009-06-26T21:27:13.618+01:00If Lily Allen can showcase her music on t'inte...If Lily Allen can showcase her music on t'internet and become famous as a consequence .... why cant you re-create your book (in English!) blog-style ... or on here ... or somewhere ... anywhere - I wanna read it (in English!) now! *hugs*Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194960248567110394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537116561703209878.post-16200984972318686092009-06-26T16:29:40.019+01:002009-06-26T16:29:40.019+01:00oh, yay! i'm glad to make you feel better :) ...oh, yay! i'm glad to make you feel better :) i'll stop now you've worked it out, so things will go better from now ;)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523875341438470968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537116561703209878.post-20810604982539776252009-06-26T15:42:47.934+01:002009-06-26T15:42:47.934+01:00B, yes, in the bad moments it does all feel a litt...B, yes, in the bad moments it does all feel a little pointless. But then again I've completed two novels and both of them were published, which is more than a lot of writers can say. We're <i>supposed</i> to have manuscripts languishing unpublished in our attics. It's like a rite of passage.<br /><br />Wait a minute though... you feel responsible? Why, what did you do? Oh my God, you're a kind of inverse fairy godmother, right? And you've been following me around for years, and every time anything has gone wrong it's been cos you were doing some kind of nefarious sabotage, and if it weren't for you I'd be the most glorious person in the whole world ever and nothing was ever my fault? Yay! I <i>knew</i> it!Beleaguered Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699493386984083561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537116561703209878.post-25118019711751128832009-06-26T15:29:12.250+01:002009-06-26T15:29:12.250+01:00oh god squirrel, i'm so sorry. (on two levels....oh god squirrel, i'm so sorry. (on two levels... i kinda feel responsible!)<br /><br />it doesn't make you feel like all the hard work was worthwhile, does it? i do believe though that one day we'll all be able to enjoy your nuts in english. it would be a waste if not.<br /><br />we'll wait. in the meantime, congrats on the new career... well done for getting there, and i hope it works out well.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523875341438470968noreply@blogger.com