tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post3678055862855036472..comments2024-03-09T05:53:46.954-08:00Comments on Bernard's Blog: WritingBernardLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-88497342190922428962013-10-14T10:39:50.719-07:002013-10-14T10:39:50.719-07:00It sure has been easier and fun this past year tha...It sure has been easier and fun this past year than any I can remember, Charles. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-72591165419416436422013-10-14T06:46:03.380-07:002013-10-14T06:46:03.380-07:00You've got the idea. Keep riding the dragon, s...You've got the idea. Keep riding the dragon, so to speak. :)Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-61613719947831881902013-10-14T05:35:49.710-07:002013-10-14T05:35:49.710-07:00Those choice critiques are on a few of my books, V...Those choice critiques are on a few of my books, V. The blurbs have to attract the readers who realize they will be entering my fictional world. For the people reading fiction, but expecting nonfiction I have to hope they'll read Amazon's lengthy preview, and avoid being disappointed. Reading the previews is the key to a more friendly Amazon market place, but even a lot of the regular readers, rather than 'book killers' skip the previews for some unknown reason. BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-13733261604226363222013-10-13T21:10:04.055-07:002013-10-13T21:10:04.055-07:00I have to quote twice from this post.
One is Only...I have to quote twice from this post.<br /><br />One is <i>Only writing cures publishing angst.</i> - you are so right, Bernard. I feel exactly the same.<br /><br />The other is: <i>I don’t write real life. I escape from it when writing.</i> I do the same. Real life is all around us. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but rarely or never as interesting or spectacular or adventurous as the fictional one.<br /><br />I think I saw those reviews you're mentioning and I was surprised by them. They were for "The Protectors," weren't they? I guess those people were expecting a very realistic crime novel and not entertaining pulp fiction. Maybe you should make it a bit more clear in the blurb of the book. For me, even the blurb says enough because I've been reading your blog and your fiction for a long time so I know what to expect -and this is the type of fiction that I like-, but for newcomers it might not be that obvious...Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.com