tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post1918857269371228450..comments2024-03-29T09:22:57.031+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: The Embiggened O: Two Kings, A Wizard And A Spotlight ReviewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-58793651009763303462008-09-05T08:42:00.000+01:002008-09-05T08:42:00.000+01:00Cheers, folks ... appreciate the thoughts and sent...Cheers, folks ... appreciate the thoughts and sentiments. On the one hand, a sense of insecurity / lack of confidence is probably a very good thing in someone who wants to be a writer ... on the other, the whole point of blogging was to bring The Big O to people's attention. So I guess I'm doing a lot better than I expected on both counts ... <BR/><BR/>Oh, and Mack - stay safe, squire. <BR/><BR/>Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-19709994856930463652008-09-05T04:04:00.000+01:002008-09-05T04:04:00.000+01:00Success in the public realm is largely a happy hap...Success in the public realm is largely a happy happenstance. But if you've written a good book, which I'm guessing you have (I'm still waiting to get my copy to read it!), just accept the the accolades. Maybe you're worried that the publicity that the blog brings gives you a boost up. But you've done similar things for other writers right here on this blog, so it would only be just if some of that came back to you!seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-2411812092766153622008-09-04T22:54:00.000+01:002008-09-04T22:54:00.000+01:00I'm all too familiar with the insecurity you speak...I'm all too familiar with the insecurity you speak of. I'm constantly terrifed that everyone will realise I'm a big, fat fraud who just got lucky. It's only human, and really, it should be embraced. I'm pretty sure the day I lose that insecurity will be the day I become an insufferable prick.<BR/><BR/>If I haven't already become one, that is...Stuart Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883631620345577504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-32039762687124263272008-09-04T18:37:00.000+01:002008-09-04T18:37:00.000+01:00My copy of The Big O is scheduled for delivery Fri...My copy of The Big O is scheduled for delivery Friday and since we are expecting Hurricane/Tropical Storm/Noreeaster Hannah this weekend I'm hoping I can stay inside, dry and warm, with tea and cats, and read it.<BR/><BR/>While it might be true that your book came to the attention of folks mainly through your blog, that isn't a bad thing. Nearly all the titles I seek out to read and purchase come from mentions in blogs. I'm a librarian and blogs have become my primary source for a lot of different areas, professional and personal.Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555318160638307655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-1347966764404244552008-09-04T13:11:00.000+01:002008-09-04T13:11:00.000+01:00We all* know our own failings. Luckily lots of pe...We all* know our own failings. Luckily lots of people don't notice, and sometimes even thinks we are OK. One author I admire very much, paid me a compliment this morning, again, and I enjoyed it so much, that I can't tell him how misguided he is.<BR/><BR/>I think all you have to do now is write another novel. Some of us will like it.<BR/><BR/>*(Actually, I have met one or two authors who don't, but never mind.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com