Comments on: Me And My Crappy Book https://booksquare.com/me-and-my-crappy-book/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&%23038;utm_campaign=me-and-my-crappy-book Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:19:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: The Dear Reader Letter – Now With Lies And Humiliation | Booksquare https://booksquare.com/me-and-my-crappy-book/#comment-165178 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:19:52 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/02/28/1040/#comment-165178 […] shared the first time I received a bad review. The time when at a booksigning someone asked if my book were crap and a bunch more first time experiences which are now all wrapped under BS’s tag of […]

]]> By: Booksquare » The Daily Square - Poetry In Motion Edition https://booksquare.com/me-and-my-crappy-book/#comment-129444 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:07:48 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/02/28/1040/#comment-129444 […] When Are You Going to Write A "Real" Book?Miss Snark offers several excellent responses I wish I’d read before my encounter with the woman who asked if I wrote crap at a booksigning. See Me And My Crappy Book […]

]]> By: SandyO https://booksquare.com/me-and-my-crappy-book/#comment-36392 Thu, 03 Mar 2005 03:25:10 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/02/28/1040/#comment-36392 On Valentine’s Day, the local radio station interviewed Rachel Gibson. The idiot that introduced her said she wrote “tawdry novels.” I can’t believe the idiocity and rudeness of some people.

]]> By: Eve Jameson https://booksquare.com/me-and-my-crappy-book/#comment-35684 Tue, 01 Mar 2005 17:24:04 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/02/28/1040/#comment-35684 I loved this post! I just blogged about the same thing, but from the viewpoint of just selling and worrying that people will think it’s crap when it really does get out there. I’d say I can’t believe the rudeness, but I’d be a liar. Too bad we can’t stamp “Rude and to be ignored” across people’s foreheads when they do stuff like that. Okay, I’d settle for just thumping them on the head without the stamp….

]]> By: Barbara Phinney https://booksquare.com/me-and-my-crappy-book/#comment-35655 Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:01:09 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/02/28/1040/#comment-35655 Jill, I’m sorry you had to go through that. I usually only get those remarks from family members. Of course, we all think of witty rebuttals after the fact. (I hate that part of me) I guess all you can do is rest assured that such a woman as you experienced mustn’t have too many friends.
I’m glad there were two of you there. I’d hate to think of someone having to go at that alone.
Barbara Phinney

]]> By: Larissa https://booksquare.com/me-and-my-crappy-book/#comment-35483 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:35:42 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/02/28/1040/#comment-35483 I’m always amazed at the things that come out of peoples’ mouths. Makes me wonder why it’s okay to neuter animals but not people…

]]> By: Susan Gable https://booksquare.com/me-and-my-crappy-book/#comment-35423 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:17:08 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/02/28/1040/#comment-35423 Hey, I tried to post a comment and it vanished. (sigh) Now I have to type it all over again. Sheesh.

Anyway, I basically said:

At least the husband had some manners. And dare I theorize that your books were the most “action” the poor guy has seen in a while? (VBG)

I’m with Kate, it must be the rude phase of the moon or something. I got blasted on a writer’s list today because I write those books with paper-thin characters, dubious plots, contrived circumstances…yada yada yada. Now, the writer in question all but called all Harlequin writers hacks. He based this on his experience with having read 2, count them, TWO Harlequins in his life.

I don’t know how or why people feel the need to behave so rudely. Maybe they didn’t get any chocolate for Valentine’s Day and so they’re taking it out on romance writers.

]]> By: Susan Gable https://booksquare.com/me-and-my-crappy-book/#comment-35412 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:07:55 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/02/28/1040/#comment-35412 Well, at least the husband had some manners. And dare I say your book is probably the most “action” the poor guy has had in a while? (S)

I’m with Kate, it must be the time of the year. I just took a drumming on a writer’s list, of all places, because you know, I write those books with paper thin characters, dubious plots, contrived circumstances, etc. The other writer all but called me a hack. And he’s never read MY books, he was basing this on his vast experience of having read 2, count them, TWO, Harlequins in his life.

So, it must be the rude phase of the moon or something. Or else these people didn’t get any chocolate for Valentine’s Day so they’re taking it out on romance writers.

]]> By: booksquare https://booksquare.com/me-and-my-crappy-book/#comment-35396 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:35:28 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/02/28/1040/#comment-35396 I truly find this amazing. Truly. You are far too polite. Granted, this woman probably can’t form a sentence without help…

]]> By: Kate R https://booksquare.com/me-and-my-crappy-book/#comment-35340 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:03:44 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/02/28/1040/#comment-35340 it must be the time of year. (I posted about my milestone of snottiness in my blog — and mentioned your brush with nuttiness.)

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