tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post2279872855930993300..comments2024-03-28T05:29:45.364-04:00Comments on Heim Binas Fiction: The Accidental WriMoCKHBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17741681893677604323noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-49505513900728114692009-09-11T10:40:59.005-04:002009-09-11T10:40:59.005-04:00My great fear is that this is the beginning of wha...My great fear is that this is the beginning of what Jeff Bezos promised would happen in the digital age, with writers being forced to share the artistic process with their readers online, and hypertext everywhere.<br /><br />I think if Lithwick's book is finished, it should not be published in print, as this would contradict the openness of the digital form that she is apparently embracing.Elsalzonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-85838690021434211072009-09-10T15:59:32.784-04:002009-09-10T15:59:32.784-04:00Obviously, part of me desperately wants to get an ...Obviously, part of me desperately wants to get an agent/book deal FIRST so that I don't appear to be just another chick-lit wanna-be writer/lawyer...<br /><br />But you know what, if she get a book deal, I'm all over it. First of all, lawyers as a general rule can't HELP but edit -- especially lawyers who clerked for judges like she and I did -- so I'm quite certain she's not going to throw a first draft out for instant publication or anything ridiculous like that.<br /><br />Second of all, she's a contributing editor at Newsweek and a senior editor at Slate, and often goes on NPR to talk about the Supreme Court's cases... she's smart and educated and informed, and I think that her fans by and large will also tend to be smart and/or educated and/or informed... in short, she's tapping into my demographic, with my genre. I don't think this can be a bad thing. HELP ME MAKE CHICK LIT POPULAR AGAIN! I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, AND I WANNA GET PUBLISHED!<br /><br />Ahem.<br /><br />Third of all... I love her attitude. She says, "I confess to being deeply uncomfortable. And also crazy excited." Doesn't that sound like a good place for a writer to start?CKHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741681893677604323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-33634472574087560492009-09-10T15:21:04.729-04:002009-09-10T15:21:04.729-04:00Wow. Sweet! Another WriMo!Wow. Sweet! Another WriMo!Reeshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387498259078528854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-154643327865219932009-09-10T14:40:51.570-04:002009-09-10T14:40:51.570-04:00i'm with stephanie. she'll have a book dea...i'm with stephanie. she'll have a book deal by the beginning of next year.<br /><br />jeannie<br /><a href="http://charactertherapist.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Character Therapist</a>Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-41347239984113363422009-09-10T14:24:02.187-04:002009-09-10T14:24:02.187-04:00What really sucks is someone like that will get a ...What really sucks is someone like that will get a book deal with no problem because she already has made a name for herself. So it won't matter if it's good or not...which will only degrade people's opinion of the genre more.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-63508444944152669962009-09-10T13:39:37.900-04:002009-09-10T13:39:37.900-04:00Hi, Carrie! I'm amazed at how much time (and f...Hi, Carrie! I'm amazed at how much time (and focus!) she has to be able to write on a blog, her regular job, and a chick lit book in a month. That will be really interesting!Kristen Torres-Torohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903038121623389560noreply@blogger.com