tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post8967663310963289694..comments2023-12-14T10:28:43.397+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: 21st Century BoyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-56226868244157565532011-01-20T19:50:50.280+00:002011-01-20T19:50:50.280+00:00Hi, I really enjoy reading your blog and am sorry...Hi, I really enjoy reading your blog and am sorry your publisher rejected you. Your review of Michael Caine still makes me laugh.<br /><br />Did you come across this link while researching self-publishing tactics? Doctorow gives away his book electronically and still makes money. Maybe there's something there for you.<br /><br />http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/cory-doctorow/article/15883-doctorow-s-project-with-a-little-help.html<br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/cory-doctorow-copyright-tech-media_cz_cd_books06_1201doctorow.htmlSheilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11532901993765000976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-1554157269072674802011-01-20T15:35:27.566+00:002011-01-20T15:35:27.566+00:00Oh I am sorry to hear that Dec. I was very much l...Oh I am sorry to hear that Dec. I was very much looking forward to getting my filthy paws on a copy.Arlenehttp://www.arlenehunt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-40811429557978733722011-01-20T07:29:48.379+00:002011-01-20T07:29:48.379+00:00Hi Naomi - Thanks very much for that, and I partic...Hi Naomi - Thanks very much for that, and I particularly like the 'we' bit ...!<br /><br />Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-42819864528938405942011-01-20T02:01:27.339+00:002011-01-20T02:01:27.339+00:00If we sell the hell out of the new book, perhaps p...If we sell the hell out of the new book, perhaps perhaps perhaps a publisher will show a bit of interest in the next?<br /><br />I don't pity you. I wish like hell I could write half as good as you do.Naomi Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005429772070247806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-78184228012878123542011-01-19T21:55:30.797+00:002011-01-19T21:55:30.797+00:00Dec:
That's the tragedy, or conundrum, or wtf...Dec:<br /><br />That's the tragedy, or conundrum, or wtf. There are indeed better writers than both of us combined in the same boat. And yeah, pity's for losers. I did spend a little time reflecting on what I might be doing wrong, and used it to fuel my resolve and get back at it. But I did want to say my day is always a bit brighter because it has your words as part of it.<br /><br />As for sports screwups building character and such--oh god, let's not go there. <br /><br />Best and more:<br />DavidDavid Corbetthttp://www.davidcorbett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-68049048790345575752011-01-19T20:30:22.557+00:002011-01-19T20:30:22.557+00:00David - You're very kind to say so, sir, but t...David - You're very kind to say so, sir, but there's better writers than me in the same boat, or worse off. Commiserations to yourself on the Edgar nom, or lack of, I should say. Iron in the soul, sir. <br /><br />Back in my youth, as an impressionable teenager, I managed to miss penalties in two consecutive All-Ireland finals, one in hurling, the other in football; we lost both games by the bare minimum. Character-building stuff, as they say. After getting through that, the occasional book rejection is a piece of piss. <br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-62841569197496299192011-01-19T19:10:39.797+00:002011-01-19T19:10:39.797+00:00Dec:
Your publishing setbacks are unworthy of yo...Dec: <br /><br />Your publishing setbacks are unworthy of you and your work. I hope you continue to believe that. Having been passed over for the Edgar today, when that was the only hope I had of getting the book--which I believe is my best--noticed by anybody, has me in a similar state of despair. I'd tell you what I'm already trying to tell myself, but I can see by what you've posted I've got nothing to offer there. The good news, there are people who look forward to your next book. Take that to heart. It may seem small consolation, but in the end, all consolations seem a little less than magical.<br /><br />I wish this were a bolder, happier note. Sorry. But I check out your blog daily precisely because I love how you think and write.David Corbetthttp://www.davidcorbett.comnoreply@blogger.com