I was a member of the same health club for over twenty years and lots of people there read my Nick Hoffman mysteries set in a college town that possibly reminded them of the town we live in.
At least my doctor (lawyer, accountant, dentist, psychologist, etc.) friends understand what it takes to be a writer. They're always telling me about the poems, plays, screenplays, and novels they would write if only they had the time.
People have no notion of how the publishing world works. Not to mention the writing part, lol. For them it's just abracadabra and there it is on the shelves.
These annoying questions are designed, in my view, to remind us how the rest of the world, the "real world," thinks. And that makes me glad I'm not one of them. Fun post.
I used to think that, but once the memoir My Germany (#19 of 27) took off in ways I never imagined, it became the standout, even more so than one that sold over 300,000 copies.
I can answer that, though, because it's the memoir that put thousands of miles on me on book tours in dozens of cities here and abroad and earned me a lot of money along the way.
As the late, great Orson Welles said, "I will sell no wine before its time."
Words to live by. :-)
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At least my doctor (lawyer, accountant, dentist, psychologist, etc.) friends understand what it takes to be a writer. They're always telling me about the poems, plays, screenplays, and novels they would write if only they had the time.
I more than once have said I'd do surgery, etc. if I had the time in response to one of those idle comments. :-)
People have no notion of how the publishing world works. Not to mention the writing part, lol. For them it's just abracadabra and there it is on the shelves.
I agree. The definitely have no idea how much hard work is involved by some many different people.
These annoying questions are designed, in my view, to remind us how the rest of the world, the "real world," thinks. And that makes me glad I'm not one of them. Fun post.
My answer whether truthful or not is --the one I'm working on.
I used to think that, but once the memoir My Germany (#19 of 27) took off in ways I never imagined, it became the standout, even more so than one that sold over 300,000 copies.
I can answer that, though, because it's the memoir that put thousands of miles on me on book tours in dozens of cities here and abroad and earned me a lot of money along the way.
I save the jokes for better questions like "Why should I read your book?" :-)