Comments on: Next They’ll Be Telling Us The Sky Isn’t Falling https://booksquare.com/next-theyll-be-telling-us-the-sky-isnt-falling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&%23038;utm_campaign=next-theyll-be-telling-us-the-sky-isnt-falling Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:37:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: jim https://booksquare.com/next-theyll-be-telling-us-the-sky-isnt-falling/#comment-99251 Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:37:22 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/08/30/1545/#comment-99251 A hotel room in Temecula? Just adds to the comedy.

]]> By: Booksquare https://booksquare.com/next-theyll-be-telling-us-the-sky-isnt-falling/#comment-99177 Wed, 31 Aug 2005 04:20:55 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/08/30/1545/#comment-99177 Brenda, sigh. Booksquare was not only reading Maugham and having her toenails painted, but also attending a high stakes wine tasting. I know, I know, my life is too rough to contemplate.

Jim — the iron was helpfully located in Temecula. No hallway. Hotel room. Lousy coffee. You can imagine the scene.

Karen — as one who is jaded and hypercritical, I believe you are correct. It’s always the other guy until you have the distance to realize it’s you. Which leads to a whole new set of neuroses.

David — Thanks for the clarification. He kept asking me questions that I couldn’t answer (Do you think this thing works? What if it doesn’t? Is there any chance that you want to help?). Now that I understand it was a sports-related question I can safely respond, however belatedly (I dunno. I dunno. No.).

I can’t help but notice that nobody mentioned their personal favorite Maugham short story. If this had been a real blog emergency…

]]> By: David Thayer https://booksquare.com/next-theyll-be-telling-us-the-sky-isnt-falling/#comment-99139 Tue, 30 Aug 2005 23:05:05 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/08/30/1545/#comment-99139 Never use an iron when a driver is called for. And, yes, I’m jaded yet still dull.

]]> By: Brenda Coulter https://booksquare.com/next-theyll-be-telling-us-the-sky-isnt-falling/#comment-99124 Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:08:10 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/08/30/1545/#comment-99124 Yeah, the guy’s a little snobby about upstart writers, but the article was so much fun I had to read it twice. I blogged about it last week when Booksquare was reading Maugham and having her toenails painted.

]]> By: Karen https://booksquare.com/next-theyll-be-telling-us-the-sky-isnt-falling/#comment-99086 Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:21:54 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/08/30/1545/#comment-99086 Well, it seems there is something wrong with the idea that it is jaded scribblers who are searching for an explanation that lets them off the hook. Jaded is knowing, and knowing knows when a book is dull, even if you’re the one who’s written it. Inexperienced writers are more likely to blame outside forces. Which is not to say that outside forces don’t exist. Does that CMA sufficiently?

What’s an iron?

]]> By: jim https://booksquare.com/next-theyll-be-telling-us-the-sky-isnt-falling/#comment-99074 Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:15:27 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/08/30/1545/#comment-99074 As long as the husband doesn’t chase you down the hallway wielding the iron, it’s probably OK.

On the other hand, if he does, please capture it on video.

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