tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231007555763657967.post855932987305549383..comments2023-10-09T00:39:53.824-07:00Comments on Melinda Szymanik: I should be writing but...: Don't be a slave ... the sandals are so uncomfortableMelinda Szymanikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10202080805759494767noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231007555763657967.post-67646151306593069052012-10-31T03:17:06.331-07:002012-10-31T03:17:06.331-07:00My published author friend has to pay for his flig...My published author friend has to pay for his flights and accomodation to promote his book where the foreign rights were sold! LOL! I'm always wary of writerly publicity - you know the kind that says "debut author signs £1 million book deal after working cleaning toilets" type thing.<br />:-) Hmmm.<br />Thanks for the link to Helen's blog! Very interesting!<br /><br />Take care<br />x Old Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231007555763657967.post-21377829507276119332012-10-31T01:45:25.871-07:002012-10-31T01:45:25.871-07:00The Canvas Magazine in the NZ Herald on October 13...The Canvas Magazine in the NZ Herald on October 13 had an article about debut American author Kevin Powers talking to a journo during a short promotional trip to London for his book The Yellow Birds (publisher is Sceptre) which kind of got me thinking on the whole topic to begin with. I'm sure its the exception rather than the rule but it does skew the public's view of what your average author experiences :)Melinda Szymanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202080805759494767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231007555763657967.post-86022048515832394472012-10-31T00:52:29.574-07:002012-10-31T00:52:29.574-07:00Glad you like the link to Nick Mamatas's artic...Glad you like the link to Nick Mamatas's article, Melinda. He's a take no prisoners kind of guy, but I think he makes some good points. In terms of the writer's life, to be honest, I don't think many US authors outside of the super A list get whisked away on tours or anyway at all very often. Not these days anyway. :)Helen Lowehttp://helenlowe.info/noreply@blogger.com