tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post2799471638269594820..comments2023-12-14T10:28:43.397+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: TWO-WAY SPLIT: Killing With KindlenessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-70493463459897837222009-07-16T19:33:17.509+01:002009-07-16T19:33:17.509+01:00please link to www.catholicheritage.blogspot.complease link to www.catholicheritage.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-75877894381115730662009-07-16T06:19:39.956+01:002009-07-16T06:19:39.956+01:00Dec
Lilyput should be reward enough.
Judging fro...Dec<br /><br />Lilyput should be reward enough. <br />Judging from her prose, she's only wearing nappies to keep you lulled into a false sense of security. You need to have a long talk about her mascara invoices though.<br /><br />;)Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563849027802245148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-76357468352555030582009-07-16T03:08:47.843+01:002009-07-16T03:08:47.843+01:00Declan: It looks like Mr. Guthrie is winning prais...Declan: It looks like Mr. Guthrie is winning praise in all kinds of influential circles.<br /><br />Allan: Thanks for the insight into authors' earnings in various formats.<br /><br />Josh: Does your wife have any sisters?<br />==============<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />“Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home”<br /> http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-15502609454446118322009-07-15T23:33:30.795+01:002009-07-15T23:33:30.795+01:00I like the cut of your jib, Josh!
gbI like the cut of your jib, Josh!<br /><br />gbGerard Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301381067485712366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-18497299297666531142009-07-15T22:13:01.843+01:002009-07-15T22:13:01.843+01:00Auch, you have my sympathies, guys. Of course, you...Auch, you have my sympathies, guys. Of course, you could just do what I did; marry into it...Josh Schrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962399653280903290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-22074668530385851192009-07-15T21:45:25.534+01:002009-07-15T21:45:25.534+01:00"...the whole point of becoming a writer is t..."...the whole point of becoming a writer is that it's the laziest possible way to earn a decent living, in theory at least. Right?"<br /><br />That's what I signed up to. Thing is, I've never worked harder at anything else in my life. I was conned and I'm fecking raging about it!<br /><br />gbGerard Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301381067485712366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-68240275720982919732009-07-15T20:38:20.695+01:002009-07-15T20:38:20.695+01:00Ta, Al. As agent pep talks go, it's not quite ...Ta, Al. As agent pep talks go, it's not quite "Show. Me. Da. MO-NAY!" But it's heartening all the same. <br /><br />Josh, squire - it ain't about fame or fortune. It's about a working wage, or even a decent supplement to a working wage, and not having to jump through hoops of fire just to sell a few books. I mean, I don't know if you know Seth Harwood ... the guy'll probably end up a huge success, but he'll flog himself to death in the process. And lest we forget, the whole point of becoming a writer is that it's the laziest possible way to earn a decent living, in theory at least. Right?<br /><br />Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-1093048808729096712009-07-15T19:01:45.742+01:002009-07-15T19:01:45.742+01:00Dec, a bit of grim self-assessment? If it is any ...Dec, a bit of grim self-assessment? If it is any help, most great artists never saw fame and fortune. It was only after their deaths that they were appreciated for whom they were. Not that we're telling you to drop dead or anything so harsh, mind you.Josh Schrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962399653280903290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-70371018735305494542009-07-15T12:24:43.184+01:002009-07-15T12:24:43.184+01:00Ah, Mr Burke, thanks indeed for those most kind wo...Ah, Mr Burke, thanks indeed for those most kind words. I would suggest that you leave the sums to your agent, though (which is a scary thought, actually, given his school marks in mathematics). The retail price is the wrong way to be looking at how many nappies an author can buy. You want to be looking at the royalties. For example: for each copy sold of my mass market edition of Kiss Her Goodbye at $6.99, I earn 42 cents. For each copy of the Kindle version of Two-Way Split sold at $1.25, I'll earn 38 cents. Not a lot of difference...Al Guthriehttp://www.allanguthrie.co.uknoreply@blogger.com