tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post8800987206154331001..comments2023-07-14T07:52:56.515-07:00Comments on Genrefied: If Lynn Shephed Cares About Writing, She Should Try it.James A. Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-9301839150680256572014-04-10T21:44:46.605-07:002014-04-10T21:44:46.605-07:00I don't know how she could say something so as...I don't know how she could say something so asinine! I've never read any of the Harry Potter books, I've just never been a fan of wizzards and ectera, but if you're going to make a comment like that, then you should at least have read ONE of her books in order to say it. I'm not big in the world of publishing, I'm a writer for the love of writing, not in it for the money, but for the entertainment of other people. And if that is what Ms. Rowling would like to do with her life, then so be it! Even if she is making more money, and selling more books. Just because Mrs. Shepard hasn't sold any books, or very little, and isn't big on the publishing world, doesn't mean she can go about insulting and demanding that other authors quit writing to allow us smaller ones to dominate. I'm sorry, that is NOT what writing is all about.<br /><br />Micheal Larson<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399812668700476776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-30490340552720028522014-02-27T08:35:59.089-08:002014-02-27T08:35:59.089-08:00What some people don't realize, and I can'...What some people don't realize, and I can't see how they can be so blind, is there is no entitlement in the writing world. Or anywhere for that matter. Being an author is having your own business. You have to supply a product that is unique and interesting, then get out there and sell it. <br />JK Rowling, or any author who is successful, don't cackle with maniacal laughter while they pump out books, taking evil pride in stopping others. Someone who thinks their work isn't getting the attention it deserves is egotistical at best.<br />Their willingness to point the finger at others for their lack of success proves that they aren't confident in their own work, aren't supplying something unique, or are writing books for a saturated market, or simply don't know how to market. <br /><br />Shonna White<br />www.lostinfernal.comShonna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082032304812788328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-47017971367437425512014-02-26T16:05:15.997-08:002014-02-26T16:05:15.997-08:00Jim, well said. And…WELL SAID. Jim, well said. And…WELL SAID. Michael Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181004056021590350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-23256780642917583842014-02-26T14:24:23.153-08:002014-02-26T14:24:23.153-08:00I had read the article on huffpost several days ag...I had read the article on huffpost several days ago and it irritated me as well.<br /><br />I'm unpublished; yet-to-be-published is how I tend to look at it. :) Like you, I don't take to whining because Ms. Rowling scored a book deal. This is a business we're in (or trying to be in) after all. <br /><br />The part that really got under my skin was how it ended: "Enjoy your vast fortune and...give other writers, and other writing, room to breathe."<br /><br />In other words: you're rich, stop writing.<br /><br />Wow. How can you ask a writer to 'stop writing'? Money or not, success or not, I would bet that Ms. Rowling was as nervous as when she was shopping the first Potter book with her new one. Danielle Steele doesn't write action-adventures, Asimov wasn't known for his Romance novels, and everybody knows Rowling writes kids books. Stepping beyond what you're known for has to be a scary step. <br /><br />Anyway. I liked your blog post, and didn't like hers. :D<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786834414579923454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-34856638359612023042014-02-26T13:59:07.499-08:002014-02-26T13:59:07.499-08:00The thing is, J.K. Rowling didn't start off as...The thing is, J.K. Rowling didn't start off as a best seller. She might have gotten there pretty darned quick in a relative sense, but she had to earn her chops along the way and she had to do it under a microscope that few people can truly appreciate. She got kids to read and that puzzled a lot of parents who decided (wisely) that THEY had to read what their kids were going on about. Religious organizations, small and large alike, parents activist groups, school systems…they were ALL watching her and waiting for her to make a wrong move. She earned her way. Why then should she suddenly drop all of her hard work for someone else?James A. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-36943816893892039332014-02-26T12:13:55.256-08:002014-02-26T12:13:55.256-08:00This is excellent, I completely agree :) as a self...This is excellent, I completely agree :) as a self-published author, I think that all the time spent whining about JKR's success could be better put to writing a great story :D Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037075247678264853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-12891179858457949702014-02-26T10:38:55.975-08:002014-02-26T10:38:55.975-08:00I agree with your sentiments in general -- it'...I agree with your sentiments in general -- it's both more graceful and more useful to either write more or understand what's driving someone else's success, than it is to beg others to get our of your way. <br /><br />That said, mid-list writers are clearly doing a heck of a lot more to earn their salaries than A-list writers. This is certainly not the fault of the A-listers; but it does imply that there's a limit to what you can learn from them. At some point you've got to trust your own judgement or follow your own muse (pick your metaphor). <br /><br />Since you seem to be making a living, I expect you already know that ;-). escoleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262319155943759653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-3009952456731808452014-02-26T09:02:30.292-08:002014-02-26T09:02:30.292-08:00:):)James A. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-48891470483208861662014-02-26T09:02:20.902-08:002014-02-26T09:02:20.902-08:00I can't see how anything Ms. Rowling has done ...I can't see how anything Ms. Rowling has done could negatively affect publishing in general. James A. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-75098676339985639652014-02-26T09:01:49.369-08:002014-02-26T09:01:49.369-08:00Thank you kindly. Thank you kindly. James A. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-8067325022168527482014-02-26T09:01:21.111-08:002014-02-26T09:01:21.111-08:00Time will tell my friend.Time will tell my friend.James A. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-57330654174055593842014-02-26T06:54:04.904-08:002014-02-26T06:54:04.904-08:00*claps slowly* Yes. Exactly. And well said. JKR...*claps slowly* Yes. Exactly. And well said. JKR has earned her spotlight. If Ms. Sheppard wants a spotlight she needs to earn herself one.lisagemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301991200098839237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-27433418459696630142014-02-26T04:53:07.356-08:002014-02-26T04:53:07.356-08:00Excellent reply to that article, James. I suspect ...Excellent reply to that article, James. I suspect it is some weird publicity stunt, although what she expects to gain beyond universal derision, I don't know. I love the Harry Potter books and Joanne Rowling has done very well and worked extremely hard to get where she is. Successful authors tend to breed more successful authors as publishers scrabble yo replicate the success. YA has probably never been so popular a genre in a long time, so the articles arguments are without foundation. As anyone with half a brain could see.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10286219590045757347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-79261424904989120462014-02-25T09:52:48.296-08:002014-02-25T09:52:48.296-08:00Perfect response here — well-done indeed. The only...Perfect response here — well-done indeed. The only down side of addressing Shepherd's blog at all is that it draws more attention to it than it deserves. I wonder whether the lady has the decency to concede her point is ill-considered, or is she simply basking in the attention she's received for her very noisy admission of personal shallowness?Stephen Mark Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10338247201048681867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-44880458194931359622014-02-25T08:09:31.923-08:002014-02-25T08:09:31.923-08:00My pleasure, Chris. My pleasure, Chris. James A. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-13151326236089852672014-02-25T08:09:20.774-08:002014-02-25T08:09:20.774-08:00Now and then you just need a good soapbox. Now and then you just need a good soapbox. James A. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-8277282756159660362014-02-25T08:08:11.986-08:002014-02-25T08:08:11.986-08:00Indeed.Indeed.James A. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-79690161881812675972014-02-25T08:05:02.198-08:002014-02-25T08:05:02.198-08:00Thank you kindly.
Thank you kindly.<br />James A. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-57123861324917255012014-02-24T21:50:05.592-08:002014-02-24T21:50:05.592-08:00I've been trying to figure out exactly why tha...I've been trying to figure out exactly why that article pissed me off so much, but you took the words out of my mouth (and brain). Thank you :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125740232015356415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-77055474088330474042014-02-24T19:28:58.901-08:002014-02-24T19:28:58.901-08:00You know, I saw that article floating around the i...You know, I saw that article floating around the internet a couple times today. I ignored it the first time after reading that "What's-her-face" didn't read a single book by Rowling. So I ask, what makes her an expert? She never read any of Rowling's books, so where does she get off on bashing Rowling and trying to push her out of the writing industry? Simply put, just plain jealousy. Whatever friend she told the title of her article to, should have discouraged her from putting that piece of garbage article up there. I'm not usually so nasty and violent. I promise. But to rip apart an author you NEVER read. Puhleeze!! Rowling did evolve. She tried to write something else and while so many people claimed to be disappointed, I believe they were disappointed that it wasn't connected to Harry Potter. So she tried writing under a pen name. Trying to write something else on her own merit, without her name attached to it. Someone else on the internet actually accused her of leaking that little fact to boost her sales. Um. Why would she do that? She was trying to writing something people would enjoy and maybe later on be pleasantly surprised that she wrote it. I respect Rowling as an author. She's doing what we all dream of. Anyone kvetching about it is just jealous. No one is ever going to like every book written. You've got the right idea of reading it for yourself before you deem it golden or crap. Ms. Shepherd should follow this creed if she is wanting to be seen as a reputable writer as well. You don't bash people if you don't read the book and then you don't complain about them having a best seller if you can't sell more than three. Get over yourself, lady. Okay, I'm hopping off my soapbox now, as well. ;)Mel Chesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200734886454147170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-51495472018454804492014-02-24T17:37:43.952-08:002014-02-24T17:37:43.952-08:00Wow. You are exactly right: what a load of feces.
...Wow. You are exactly right: what a load of feces.<br /><br />I'm not sure that this woman doesn't understand that, at no point, has anyone decided there is a finite number of people who can be successful. More power to the people who have made not only a living, but a very good living from writing. It should give hope to the rest of us that are trying.Brett Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790122122302308060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-36931665737906963292014-02-24T17:30:14.278-08:002014-02-24T17:30:14.278-08:00Very well stated, sir.Very well stated, sir.Tracey Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348467618793656062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-22041745875007958012014-02-24T16:48:20.249-08:002014-02-24T16:48:20.249-08:00If it's publicity ploy I suspect it's work...If it's publicity ploy I suspect it's working, but….James A. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-39520615540401039062014-02-24T16:19:44.888-08:002014-02-24T16:19:44.888-08:00I completely agree. Just read the article and I...I completely agree. Just read the article and I'm with Amanda - it actually read like satire. I've never seen someone be so publicly jealous and ridiculous. Can you imagine if this was a slightly different situation and someone told Morgan Freeman to stop acting because he's "made enough money?" Sheesh.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716758908599255867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343392077457060498.post-52612947226528228392014-02-24T16:08:00.457-08:002014-02-24T16:08:00.457-08:00I wanted to believe it was a parody, but if it was...I wanted to believe it was a parody, but if it was, I fear I missed. it. :)James A. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.com