Comments on: And You Make How Much?

By: Nobody

Nobody — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:51:48 +0000

So, did you get a lot of money?

By: Julius

Julius — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:09:04 +0000

You’re writing porn for women, what do you expect? Of course they want to know about the sex scenes. They’re not buying it for the romance, are they?

By: Laural

Laural — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:18:40 +0000

I think it’s not just authors who get those invasive questions. As a bookstore owner, I get them all the time. “Are you making it?” “How much does it cost to start a bookstore?” “Amazon’s Kindle – how do you feel about that?” I don’t get many questions about my sex life…hmmmm. I really think that being an author or owning a bookstore is the fantasy life of a lot of people. So…they ask questions to make themselves feel a little better about…not being an author…not owning a bookstore….

By: Stephen Tiano

Stephen Tiano — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:27:34 +0000

More years ago than I care to remember I used to tell people who thought it was a big deal that I’d written two-and-half abd, unpublishable novels that writing a book that contained onlt the word “the” over and over again for 300 pages required more imagination than most people have.

By: ErinGordon

ErinGordon — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:39:55 +0000

Ah, I heard: Ewwww, you write romance? Why don’t you write a real book.

By: Cece

Cece — Sun, 21 May 2006 20:44:59 +0000

>>Is it really smutty?

Whooooooooooooweeeeeeeee yeah! It’ll peel the paint off your bedroom walls!!!!!!

Sorry Jill I couldn’t help myself!

By: SusanGable

SusanGable — Fri, 19 May 2006 12:35:45 +0000

I like to say, “I’ll be happy to sign your copy. Let me know when you’ve bought one and we’ll make arrangements for me to come sign it.” LOL. (I actually did tell my husband’s boss that once. LOL.)

By: colleen gleason

colleen gleason — Thu, 18 May 2006 17:17:49 +0000

Susan, that’s perfect! Thank you for the new scale. I’m sure I’ll put it to good use.

Now, what about when someone you know, but isn’t one of your real bosom buddies, says, “Oh, you’ve got a book coming out! Do I get a signed copy??”

By: SusanGable

SusanGable — Thu, 18 May 2006 13:47:19 +0000

LOL about judging bank accounts on whether or not you “sleep with someone” at writer’s conferences. I’ve got a friend trying to figure that out right now. “Well, if I sell another book, I COULD keep the room to myself.”

So, maybe THAT’S how we should answer the question about how much money we make. “With this book, I made enough money that I only have to share a ROOM at the writer’s conference, not a bed.”

“Well, with this book, I made enough money that I get to have a WHOLE ROOM to myself at the writer’s conference.”

“I made enough money with this book that I’m treating my friend to a suite at the writer’s conference, and buying her all the drinks she can comsume, whether they’re blue or not.”

“I’ll be staying in the Presidentail suite at the writer’s conference.”

So, there ya go. A new scale for evaluating book contracts. LOL.

By: gena showalter

gena showalter — Thu, 18 May 2006 03:35:49 +0000

I’ve been asked those questions and more! And you’re right, by strangers and friends alike. I think, in their minds, we’re like lottery winners. They hear about huge book deals and assume we’ve just landed one, too. If they only knew how little most writers actually make!