tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764159777348916628.post6292086189935169294..comments2024-02-18T00:11:11.490-08:00Comments on Heroines of Fantasy: The Business of Writing, the Art of CivilityHeroines of Fantasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07169664399606524540noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764159777348916628.post-17034744897394288442015-01-14T10:06:36.795-08:002015-01-14T10:06:36.795-08:00Mark here:
As the model changes, so do the behavi...Mark here:<br /><br />As the model changes, so do the behaviors attendant. The simple fact is publishing has morphed into something "different" and the business end of it has reacted faster than the creative side of it. And in our rush to catch up and "make it work for us"--our finer sensibilities take a hit, bad stuff happens, gets said and spread--and another little bit of the "other" passes away. I'm reminded of the final moments of The Neverending Story. We need to revise our collective behavior or risk falling into the Nothing.<br /><br />I will tell my stories to the void if necessary. Light does return eventually...Heroines of Fantasyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169664399606524540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764159777348916628.post-79344577417990461632015-01-14T08:42:26.845-08:002015-01-14T08:42:26.845-08:00And I would not have even seen this today had it n...And I would not have even seen this today had it not been for Karin's comment! Oy, life! And it actually goes with what you're saying here--not only do we do this for love, but we squeeze it into life in whatever way we can. Part of my writing life involves interacting with my peers, and most of them are online. Like you.<br /><br />It always amazes me when people assume I make a lot of money on my books, and think nothing of asking for a copy. Not BUY a copy, but assume I have tons laying around for the giving, and don't need the royalties I'd get if they actually bought a copy. The attitude seems to be, "Well, if you want me to read it, give it to me." Not across the board, of course, but with more than I can write off as a fluke.<br /><br />The scififan community is a strange one. Like you, Kim, I started out on LJ because it was a family of writers, brothers and sisters of the tribe. As LJ went the way of the dodo, so too did that family feel in the community at large. In scififan, it feels like a club most of us aren't qualified to join, and if we were, the hoops would be high, spaced far apart, and flaming. It's what I've always loved about HRB--we ARE a family. We do our thing despite it not being THE thing, and--while we might only be able to go our for a nice dinner on our royalties for the most part--our work is out there, being read.Terri-Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468004163467894720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764159777348916628.post-90841425942015666942015-01-14T08:19:12.460-08:002015-01-14T08:19:12.460-08:00Hi Kim! I didn't get a chance to read this unt...Hi Kim! I didn't get a chance to read this until today. Thank you for another awesome post. I have nothing to add to your very wise post. Thanks for saying it like it is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com