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CrastersBabies · Nov 12, 2013

I would think this was a really snarky article....

If I hadn't seen most of the things on this list (and then some) with my own eyes.

Deleted member 42 · Nov 12, 2013

The best snark is tied to observed fact.

Filigree · Nov 12, 2013

I have witnessed forms of nearly every single point. #1 reason I stay away from local SF&F conventions now.

Becky Black · Nov 13, 2013

Well that's going on my month recommended links post.

mccardey · Nov 13, 2013

Medievalist said:
The best snark is tied to observed fact.

You are (linguistically) so not Medievalist. What have you done with Medievalist?

gothicangel · Nov 13, 2013

If the author is a close friend, and especially if you’re well off, borrow her book from the library instead of buying it. Make sure she knows you spent money to go see the sequel to Snakes on a Plane. Wonder aloud, in front of her, what you’re going to get all your relatives for Christmas. Bonus points for asking if she’s making royalties yet.

Really? If I had a friend telling me how I should spend my money, they would quickly be an ex-friend.

dpaterso · Nov 13, 2013

I did not think that was funny, and I would like to punch that guy on the snooter.

-Derek

Ken · Nov 13, 2013

... not LOL funny.
But still got some chuckles out of the article.
Along with some, "Sounds familiar.
Came close to doing that myself."
:-(

mccardey · Nov 13, 2013

Ken said:
... not LOL funny.
But still got some chuckles out of the article.
Along with some, "Sounds familiar.
Came close to doing that myself."
:-(

I'm with Ken - only more so. I liked it a lot. Especially #12 - because "that totally makes it a question."

:ROFL:

Mr Flibble · Nov 13, 2013

mccardey said:
You are (linguistically) so not Medievalist. What have you done with Medievalist?

I thought Medi was Mac. Or is it that Mac is Medi? I am so confused....

mccardey · Nov 13, 2013

Mr Flibble said:
I thought Medi was Mac. Or is it that Mac is Medi? I am so confused....

No but I'm sure that's William Haskins. I mean it just sounds like William Haskins to me. Am I wrong?

Cathy C · Nov 13, 2013

#9 and #13 have happened to me. Repeatedly. It doesn't make me ticked so much as weary. :flag:

thothguard51 · Nov 13, 2013

Damn, I thought this post was going to be about Zombies...

RedWombat · Nov 13, 2013

Number twelve is the stuff that conventional panels are made of. The terrible...terrible...stuff.

Jamesaritchie · Nov 13, 2013

10 isn't a problem. I give all my friends and relatives copies. I also give the local library copies. If forty or fifty sales harms my book, it isn't much of a book.

William Haskins · Nov 13, 2013

mccardey said:
No but I'm sure that's William Haskins. I mean it just sounds like William Haskins to me. Am I wrong?

too many capital letters.

plus i would argue that the best fact is tied to observed snark.

Mr Flibble · Nov 13, 2013

Wait a minute

Mac is Medi is William?

They are all the same people, er, person?

*needs a lie down*

Filigree · Nov 13, 2013

I thought we already had this discussion?

GingerGunlock · Nov 13, 2013

The comments were also fairly instructive.

Ken · Nov 14, 2013

... next thing you know they'll be telling us McCardey and Cathy C don't actually exist.

dangerousbill · Nov 14, 2013

Medievalist said:
14 Ways to Tick off a Writer

Someone actually did #7 to me. I inadvisedly set 'The Ancestors of Star' to FREE for a month on Smashwords as an experiment. There were 460 downloads which yielded just one review, complaining that the story wasn't the genre the jackass wanted.

Phaeal · Nov 14, 2013

thothguard51 said:
Damn, I thought this post was going to be about Zombies...

And mine arrived from the OP slightly torn. Now I'm worried about anthrax.

underthecity · Nov 14, 2013

She forgot one important one:

"Can I get a free copy of your book? And can you sign it, too?"

(Even if you've never read this author before.)

RedWombat · Nov 14, 2013

I looked at the comments...

Oh, John Ringo, no.

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