tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4423881675425100663..comments2024-03-29T01:47:48.560-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: A Solitary ProfessionJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73621612870614413752013-12-08T22:14:06.188-05:002013-12-08T22:14:06.188-05:00Love this, Julia. And I remember that cozy little ...Love this, Julia. And I remember that cozy little library. But uh, one thing: I never outline, unless an editor forces me to. It is sheer torture for me. I have to make it up as I go along. Although I always know the beginning, some middle scenes, and the end. I usually know whodunit, but not whydunit. I write to find out. Cheers and holiday hugs!Denise Hamiltonhttp://www.denisehamilton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2914318156294765222013-12-08T11:40:35.451-05:002013-12-08T11:40:35.451-05:00Hope this note finds you well and hale, Julia. You...Hope this note finds you well and hale, Julia. Your blog brought a smile to my face. How could a writer feel isolated? She's god-like in her power. She creates a world populated only with those whose presence she desires. Morality is what she wills. Justice... and for that matter, victimization...is hers to dole out. Is the writer often alone? Of course. But good ones...like you...are never, ever isolated. Get well soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102510005451163350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11053938460248026562013-12-05T14:13:57.265-05:002013-12-05T14:13:57.265-05:00Brilliant, and quite envy-inducingBrilliant, and quite envy-inducingDesireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331108175137673106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46460692052362757462013-12-05T10:33:06.793-05:002013-12-05T10:33:06.793-05:00Thanks, Julia. Those things are fairly easy. Keepi...Thanks, Julia. Those things are fairly easy. Keeping the backside in the chair all day, not always so easy!<br /><br />Deciphering the captcha, impossible!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20796059273739827662013-12-04T21:34:08.439-05:002013-12-04T21:34:08.439-05:00Julia, I'm glad to read in the comments that y...Julia, I'm glad to read in the comments that you're feeling a little better now. I love this post. Thank you. My first student job was assisting the technical librarian. They put me in the back, because I couldn't file things correctly, although I was very good at finding them. Luckily for me they needed someone who could find lost books.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25764597560263928752013-12-04T18:44:20.899-05:002013-12-04T18:44:20.899-05:00Edith,
I'm working on it!
Leslie, Steve'...Edith,<br /><br />I'm working on it!<br /><br />Leslie, Steve's advice was pretty much what you'd think of for anyone transitioning from salary to small businessperson: make sure you've got insurance (easier now, I suspect, with the ACA.) Have a few month's living expenses in the bank. Have a plan (or a multi-book contract!)<br /><br />Most importantly, you have to realize that when you take your artist hat off, you're in the publishing BUSINESS and treat it as such. That means educating yourself on P&E, royalty rates, co-op, marketing, publicity, distribution, etc., etc.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25455466201085597082013-12-04T16:23:13.236-05:002013-12-04T16:23:13.236-05:00Man, that guy had better not read Through the Evil...Man, that guy had better not read Through the Evil Days. I just finished it - on a few days vacation at my son's in Maryland, so I had some hours alone just to read - and oh, my, Julia, you have done it again. <br /><br />But if that patron didn't like Clare going out in a snowstorm: boy, howdy, this one would knock him over. I am deeply saddened by the last couple of lines of the story, however, and also by the fact that the next book isn't ready for me to read right now. <br /><br />Glad you are feeling better - could you possibly get going on the next book, please, so I don't have to wait quite as long? ;^)Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20482830698409752042013-12-04T15:47:40.095-05:002013-12-04T15:47:40.095-05:00Couldn't sleep this morning and so I read this...Couldn't sleep this morning and so I read this really early. Laughed out loud and actually made the day much better. Thank you. And remember for most of us reading "In the Bleak Midwinter" led us to a great series.<br />Glad you are feeling better. Vickie Radfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85768197408027213352013-12-04T15:00:27.694-05:002013-12-04T15:00:27.694-05:00Thanks, Julia! I confess, I envy those library pat...Thanks, Julia! I confess, I envy those library patrons. The writing cuts into my reading time so. And they have such a lot of enjoyment in store.Donnahttp://donnaandrews.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12130295717282564192013-12-04T14:40:37.922-05:002013-12-04T14:40:37.922-05:00Hank, while I'd adore going out for a meal wit...Hank, while I'd adore going out for a meal with you, you don't owe me one of those. =) Maybe you are thinking of email?Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48382311861231430622013-12-04T14:34:44.286-05:002013-12-04T14:34:44.286-05:00Dear Julia, My favorite part of this piece is the ...Dear Julia, My favorite part of this piece is the relationships you've built in a career that is supposedly so lonely. Thank you for this lovely essay.<br />Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354719566758459929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3606580823162543572013-12-04T14:30:21.482-05:002013-12-04T14:30:21.482-05:00Julia, I love this! Even though we do write alone,...Julia, I love this! Even though we do write alone, when we've got our writing community, we're never truly alone.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to meeting more of our peeps at future conferences.<br /><br />Leslie -- congrats on transitioning out of the day-job. That's the dream, baby!Lisa Alberhttp://www.lisaalber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63012602758873149672013-12-04T12:18:56.523-05:002013-12-04T12:18:56.523-05:00And when do we start talking about literature? Jus...And when do we start talking about literature? Just give a holler.. :-)Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52052974899608460302013-12-04T12:18:00.437-05:002013-12-04T12:18:00.437-05:00YOu are beyond fabulous, Julia. Yeah, it's so ...YOu are beyond fabulous, Julia. Yeah, it's so amazing to realize who we call friends..<br /><br />Aww...thank you, dear MAry. (wait--do I owe you an meal..lemme know..)<br /><br />And Brad Parks, who are you , again? xoooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66765642961956337982013-12-04T12:12:06.440-05:002013-12-04T12:12:06.440-05:00Fun story, and I believe every word!
"And ...Fun story, and I believe every word! <br /> <br />"And at my first Malice, gave me spot-on advice about transitioning from day-job to writing full time."<br />In that transition now. Any advice you can share? Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72359165255361446352013-12-04T11:49:10.926-05:002013-12-04T11:49:10.926-05:00Feel better, Julia!
Loved the post! We should do...Feel better, Julia!<br /><br />Loved the post! We should do a survey sometime on how many writers volunteer or volunteered at libraries. I volunteered at Dallas library for years--gone now, sadly, pulled down to make way for a supermarket. I got very good at putting on the plastic covers (somebody has to do it...)<br /><br />Funny about people's perceptions, isn't it? The last word I'd use to describe the writing life is "lonely." We have friends everywhere--and then there are all those people in your head!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2120930121241397072013-12-04T11:02:47.112-05:002013-12-04T11:02:47.112-05:00Glad you're feeling better. I second the opini...Glad you're feeling better. I second the opinion that the mystery-writer community is a tight one. My best Bouchercon memory will forever be Hank recognizing me from my Twitter avatar! And shaking Mary Higgins Clark's hand, of course. LOLLiz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85259976855629530962013-12-04T10:17:23.568-05:002013-12-04T10:17:23.568-05:00I'm sure I've never had any of these exper...I'm sure I've never had any of these experiences, Julia. I didn't identify with any of this, nor did I laugh out loud. That noise was just... a cough.Brad Parkshttp://www.bradparksbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43226699162393412672013-12-04T09:40:09.569-05:002013-12-04T09:40:09.569-05:00Take care of yourself! We who are your loyal fans...Take care of yourself! We who are your loyal fans need you to be well and write!<br /><br />Thanks for this delightful story.Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15889015544837129422013-12-04T09:34:21.026-05:002013-12-04T09:34:21.026-05:00Or a dog...Or a dog...Susan Dhttp://www.susannastone.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34867026682155533702013-12-04T09:07:37.733-05:002013-12-04T09:07:37.733-05:00Glad you're feeling more yourself, Julia.
Th...Glad you're feeling more yourself, Julia. <br /><br />That person needs more than a couple of books to learn to write, if he or she didn't care for The Bleak Midwinter. Sheesh. Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81641218167978152752013-12-04T08:51:49.919-05:002013-12-04T08:51:49.919-05:00I'm feeling much better this morning, thanks, ...I'm feeling much better this morning, thanks, which means tomorrow's post will be chipper!<br /><br />The theme of the program that year was community, and I was inspired by the realization one afternoon that almost every mystery author I recommended or reshelved was someone I knew personally. The crime fiction community really does like to get together and hang out, and my fellow writers have been some of the most generous mentors I've ever known.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42308872946800512032013-12-04T08:24:31.187-05:002013-12-04T08:24:31.187-05:00
Made me laugh!
(hope you feel better quickly).<br /><br />Made me laugh!<br /><br />(hope you feel better quickly).Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65628552015037459972013-12-04T07:41:42.138-05:002013-12-04T07:41:42.138-05:00Never mind, it's better now.Never mind, it's better now.Marianne in Mainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84412584024190409102013-12-04T07:40:57.944-05:002013-12-04T07:40:57.944-05:00I used to volunteer at our tiny library. I loved ...I used to volunteer at our tiny library. I loved the work. We still have a card system and I loved writing out the cards for new books.<br /><br />This was fun to read. Thanks, Julia. And I hope you feel better soon.<br /><br />PS. Is the page format off or is it just my screen?Marianne in Mainenoreply@blogger.com