Comments on: Link Roundup: BN thinks Pub Domain Books Are Subject to Copyright & Other Nonsense

By: Pamela Turner

Pamela Turner — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:47:49 +0000

Sorry for the misinterpretation! :-) I agree that one has to find the technique that works for him or her. I also suspect that most writers apply a bit of both. Even I do.

So again, thanks for setting the record straight!

By: Randi

Randi — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:10:13 +0000

Pamela,

it was the other way around. What Carolyn was peeved about was this other author who suggested that the only way one could get published was to BE a plotter, and this other author poo-poohed pantsers.

Also, Carolyn actually says in her own blog that neither way is the right way; rather, each writer will have their own successful way of writing.

By: Moriah Jovan

Moriah Jovan — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:04:37 +0000

But to imply that plotters will never publish is ludicrous.

Did she do that? I read the article and didn’t see that or infer it. *confused*

By: Pamela Turner

Pamela Turner — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:30:26 +0000

That’s fine if Ms. Jewel wants to defend the pantster. But to imply that plotters will never publish is ludicrous. I have to plot; that’s just me. There are times when I’ve written something w/o plotting and ended up spending way too much time fixing what I wrote. So I’ll say that I’m a plotter and damn proud of it. XD

By: Randi

Randi — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:31:50 +0000

@Chicklet: ROFLMAO!!!

By: Chicklet

Chicklet — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:39:14 +0000

I’m interested (and secretly giggling) in this idea b/c while it was true that kids cut off some words back when I was in Junior High (1986-1988), I haven’t heard that kind of speak since the 80’s left the building. OK, really, I just think he’s a bit behind the times…*walks off giggling*

Tune in next week, when Donn starts ending his comments by saying he’s outtie!

By: Randi

Randi — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:20:28 +0000

Carolyn Jewel is hysterical. I find it intriguing that an artist (the plotter writer) would tell other artists how to do art. I mean…it’s ART. There are guidelines on how to do various art forms, but at the end of the day, each artist has to bring their own flavor to the form. ugh. what a tool that plotter is.

OK, so I read some of Donn Cortez’ comments on Amazon. I don’t think he should be getting into discussions with the posters, but I found this really odd. He says,

“I use because there’s a trend in pop culture today to use the last half of a word as an abbreviations instead of the first half–rents for parents, tude for attitude, and so on.”

I’m interested (and secretly giggling) in this idea b/c while it was true that kids cut off some words back when I was in Junior High (1986-1988), I haven’t heard that kind of speak since the 80’s left the building. OK, really, I just think he’s a bit behind the times…*walks off giggling*

By: Beth Gray

Beth Gray — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:16:32 +0000

I really like mobipocket now. It can be downloaded to almost everything including your blackberry and pc at home. However, I also like kindle and the way it can be downloaded to the iphone .
This is definitely the way of the future.

By: Susan D.

Susan D. — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:05:12 +0000

I hope Jessica G. is right and Sony is planning a price drop. I want one but am too cheap to spend $279 (what they cost at Target), when I can get a netbook for the same price and read books from it.

By: RKB

RKB — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:30:49 +0000

Too bad Donn-with-two-nns-Cortez lost his marbles and posted that crap to Amazon. Plus he gave his own book 5-stars. What an unprofessional idiot. His book was on my “to buy” list, but now I’m not going to buy it and I refuse to buy the rest of his work if it’s ever published.

I am getting really tired of seeing authors lose their minds and say stupid crap. In the past couple of months I’ve had to drop four authors altogether and give away all the books I had bought of theirs. Some of these authors are bordering on being bugf**k crazy because of what they say in various rants.

By: Ann Bruce

Ann Bruce — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:53:18 +0000

No mention of the new Samsung e-reader? If I didn’t love my iPod Touch, I’d be trading in my Sony PRS for the Samsung. It looks like it would be the perfect size for my hands.

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:34:01 +0000

I like the emoticons. Let’s us know, up front, what we’re in for. Clever. :-D

By: Shannon Stacey

Shannon Stacey — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:57:14 +0000

Oh! That’s a lot less horrifying. (I wish I had you to vet everything I type, not just the books. *g*)

By: DS

DS — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:56:37 +0000

I’m not sure why all the enthusiasm for touch screens. Asus has a touch screen computer that I had to pull myself back from buying even though I honestly would have no rational use for it. My poor iphone constantly has to have the finger prints wiped off when I’m using it to a read a book.

And no wifi? That’s really puzzling. Like touchscreens, wifi is one of those value added things that people seem to covet. Even Bob Evans Restaurants offer free wifi! (Ok, for any part of the world that doesn’t have Bob Evans– it’s a restaurant that specializes in breakfast foods and favored by the older set except on Sunday morning when it is packed with young families. I love the chicken salad, but there are days that I swear I am the youngest person in the place who is not employed there and I’m also certainly the only one there using an electronic gadget to entertain myself.)

By: Angela James

Angela James — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:31:11 +0000

Shan,

I think you might want to reread that bit. RR isn’t seeking children’s books. Lori’s agency is.

By: Shannon Stacey

Shannon Stacey — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:18:43 +0000

I shouldn’t have read the bit about Ravenous Romance seeking children’s books while cooking dinner. As nauseated as I am now, I doubt I’ll be able to eat.

By: Jessica G.

Jessica G. — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:38:27 +0000

Don’t be underwhelmed about the new Sony Readers yet, Jane. IMO, it looks like they scaled them back for a massive price drop. I could be wrong, but if it is, I think the point is to make them more affordable for everyone. I think that’s a great tactic – get them in the hands of more people and then start building more bells and whistles later, when the technology is less price prohibitive.

Also, is it terrible that I haven’t heard of this Mr. X until today?

By: Maili

Maili — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:09:28 +0000

And, apparently Kirk Biglione will be doing videos and podcasts to help readers understand digital book reading and how to get the digital books onto digital devices.

(Putting the Accessibility FTW! hat on) I hope those videos and podcasts will be accessible to people with disabilities (aka potential customers). If it’s not possible, then please provide transcripts.

By: library addict

library addict — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:52:39 +0000

I confess, I had to click to see what a panster was – LOL. Whatever happened to the “here are some various things that work for other people, mix-and-match to see what works best for you” approach? That’s always better than the “my way or the highway” type.

I sure hope the new Sony readers are a step forward and not backwards. I am still waiting for a significant price drop before I purchase one, but I do drool over the 505 every time I go to Target or Borders. I would possibly drool over the 700, but neither store near me ever seems to have one.