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She said she just laughs and says, "Well, I have two children, so guess what else I do."
Haha xD
She said she just laughs and says, "Well, I have two children, so guess what else I do."
Best. Response. EVER.She said she just laughs and says, "Well, I have two children, so guess what else I do."
My mom won't read my work because I call it horror. She says she thinks I'll be too gorey. So I asked her "who's your favorite author?" She said Jonathan Kellerman. So I go find a book by JK. The first chapter has a series of mutilations and same gender sex.
"MOTHER! Why do you read this crap?"
"He uses short paragraphs."
You ever have the writing conversation with your grandparents? Mine thought you had to pay hundreds of dollars to get a book published and didn't understand why I'd love to have a publisher pick up my book. They were amazed when I told them how it really works .
But just a side-note here. A lot of you are seriously condescending and snobby about anyone that doesn't understand what you do. I mean some of these comments are to the point of absolute ass-hattery. Maybe some of you should think before you speak so rudely? No offense intended, but it's food for thought.
Speaking of great comebacks, a friend of mine just had a literary-ish novel come out, from a big 6 publisher. She was posting on Facebook inviting friends to her book signing events. One obnoxious friend commented "Am I in this book?" and I thought her response had the perfect amount of sass and grace: "Yes, Joe, you're the main character." Cracked me up.
Just found this thread and I have to say the things that have been bothering me lately.
Me: "I'm writing a book."
My mom: "Oh! Are you writing about your family?"
(later, when my sister reads the first chapter)
sister: "So, is the main character really supposed to be you?"
Not a writer, but I get a lot of that about my paintings. People tend to assume they're self-portraits, even things like this. Um ... no?
Although my own father assumed I was the model for a taciturn Spartan Cherokee warrior woman in my husband's first published novel. It was surreal.
well this is a thread for venting. there are also a threads called "Smart things non-writers say" and "Stupid things writers say."You ever have the writing conversation with your grandparents? Mine thought you had to pay hundreds of dollars to get a book published and didn't understand why I'd love to have a publisher pick up my book. They were amazed when I told them how it really works .
But just a side-note here. A lot of you are seriously condescending and snobby about anyone that doesn't understand what you do. I mean some of these comments are to the point of absolute ass-hattery. Maybe some of you should think before you speak so rudely? No offense intended, but it's food for thought.
But, sometimes the venting makes so little sense I have to think the writer is really mad about something else. (E.g., earlier in the thread somebody apparently considered "What do you write?" a stupid question, worthy of contemptuous sarcasm rather than an answer.)well this is a thread for venting. there are also a threads called "Smart things non-writers say" and "Stupid things writers say."
My hubby works a helpdesk and complains about the callers ignorance of computers even though it is his job. People need a place to vent.
well this is a thread for venting. there are also a threads called "Smart things non-writers say" and "Stupid things writers say."
My hubby works a helpdesk and complains about the callers ignorance of computers even though it is his job. People need a place to vent.
"What's your book about?"
"Well, it's a young adult book, and-"
"Oh, is it about vampires?!"