Comments on: Celebrity Death Match–Author Edition

By: Sandra Warren

Sandra Warren — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:13:17 +0000

Yep! I can relate totally. I loved your analogy. And here I was expecting — based on the title — that this was going to be about the celebrities that crank out books and get them published because of who they are. How wrong I was.

By: Gary D

Gary D — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:59:12 +0000

OK you nailed me…John Wayne with rubber bullets stuck in “Ground Hog Day”

By: Gigi Salem

Gigi Salem — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:26:23 +0000

I think what I love most about this post is that it is so true about life in general while being crucial to being an author (of any kind) in specific.

By: Susan Bischoff

Susan Bischoff — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:00:22 +0000

LOL, Kristen, were we dream-fasted? You always seem to talk about what’s in my head and then make sense of it.

By: joannaaslinn

joannaaslinn — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:50:30 +0000

Reading this too early to keep up but I get it, esp the part about self-pubbed author minus platform. I’m also starting to get that this social media thing is beyond huge, but doable under the right set of circumstances. Thanks for helping me get there.

By: Marilag Lubag

Marilag Lubag — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:44:36 +0000

Great post! I know you’re talking about how hard the path is for writers but I found myself entertained by your dream. It’s a great plot.

By: educlaytion

educlaytion — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:48:12 +0000

You know what crazy? I had the exact same dream last night! Kidding, kidding…

I can honestly say that never in my life as blog reader have I ever felt compelled to write hero poetry about someone who writes a blog. Sonnets appear across the front of my mind after a read like this. You’re like Beowulf with a cell phone.

Many writers hate to hear how difficult the journey is, but if you’ve still got to take that medicine this piece is like Mary Poppins, only instead of flying with an umbrella you could kill a vampire (literary rejection) with nothing more than a spoonful of sugar (the awesomeness of Kristen Lamb).

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:11:09 +0000

Another amazing post from Kristen Lamb, once more proving why smart people listen to her. What a great analogy. Kristen, you rock!

By: Uva Be

Uva Be — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:55:54 +0000

Funny, like the battling together ideal and hope the ice cream shop and candy isn’t about empty rewards or distracting from disappointments with sweets.

Made me look up panacea – I guess writing could be a disease ?
Still glad there is the self-publishing option, even if I don’t know what I’m doing.

like the mash up of dream and leaned opinion about writing as interpretations of it

the publishing industry lately does seem like interesting times like a Chinese curse

By: keroome

keroome — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:30:41 +0000

You’re funny, really funny! Do you know you could be a writer?

Great post! Made my day. And I have no delusions: everyone else is smarter, faster, funnier; I suck; there is no hope. But still I plug away on my little blog.

Thanks.

ken