tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post1725027816513610953..comments2024-03-27T15:49:35.422-07:00Comments on Lindy's Lair: Who's Afraid of the Prolific Writer?jrlindermuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-5396733332721677512012-05-20T21:12:18.596-07:002012-05-20T21:12:18.596-07:00I love your thoughts on this topic, John, and the ...I love your thoughts on this topic, John, and the examples you cite. James Patterson, of course, with his team of prolific writing elves.<br /><br />Then Simenon who, as I know it, would check into a hotel and not leave until the book was written (a week? a weekend?) He is known to have had bedded 10,000 women in his lifetime, a self-proclaimed sex addict. Where did he find the time to write? Of course, he didn't have a cell phone or the Internet -- but jeez! <br /><br />We do have the small publishers and Amazon today, and I'm thankful for that. Great blog.Eileen Obserhttp://www.eileenobser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-11279249413212424202012-05-19T15:46:47.565-07:002012-05-19T15:46:47.565-07:00Exactly, Marja. Thank you all for commenting.Exactly, Marja. Thank you all for commenting.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-1484789241911691792012-05-19T15:45:57.290-07:002012-05-19T15:45:57.290-07:00I agree about wanting it to stay fun.I agree about wanting it to stay fun.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-4838263310542349522012-05-19T15:44:31.779-07:002012-05-19T15:44:31.779-07:00Right. Many are of dubious quality. But at least t...Right. Many are of dubious quality. But at least they put the effort into it and it's up to the readers to sort them out.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-31595411965200279662012-05-19T15:40:43.761-07:002012-05-19T15:40:43.761-07:00Not easy. But dooable.Not easy. But dooable.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-90310024237077351152012-05-19T15:39:19.159-07:002012-05-19T15:39:19.159-07:00Can you imagine the strain of writing 60 to 80 pag...Can you imagine the strain of writing 60 to 80 pages a day--and having them be good ones? Simenon and Asimov had to have been machines.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-59192089400650085642012-05-19T15:37:19.545-07:002012-05-19T15:37:19.545-07:00Thanks, Pauline.Thanks, Pauline.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-41889260850753855832012-05-19T15:37:04.644-07:002012-05-19T15:37:04.644-07:00Could be, Kae. Newspapers have to do whatever they...Could be, Kae. Newspapers have to do whatever they can to draw readers these days.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-70665314983705613752012-05-19T10:29:14.525-07:002012-05-19T10:29:14.525-07:00When I read a book and know I want to read more by...When I read a book and know I want to read more by that author, I go right out and look for more books. If there aren't any, sometimes I forget who the author was. Multiple books a year keeps your name in front of the public and doesn't give them a chance to forget you.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-37498597237651216552012-05-19T08:45:42.123-07:002012-05-19T08:45:42.123-07:00This is a great point you're making, John. Wi...This is a great point you're making, John. Without the middleman, writers can both take more chances and produce more work. I don't know if I could take the stress of writing that much. Sooner or later, ramping up production would turn something fun into something like work. I want to stay shy of that point.<br /><br />William Doonan<br />www.themummiesofblogspace9.comWilliam Doonanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540517192121681243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-71540961286196880172012-05-19T08:41:48.811-07:002012-05-19T08:41:48.811-07:00Good comment. The problem is not prolific writers ...Good comment. The problem is not prolific writers or the quality of their work; it is that modern technology has enabled Everyman to write novels, so there are a million titles on Kindle, and most of them of dubious quality. Content buyers grow wary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-38488891199168334162012-05-19T07:25:44.552-07:002012-05-19T07:25:44.552-07:00I agree with Kae. Articles like the one you mentio...I agree with Kae. Articles like the one you mentioned are just a newspaper's way of creating their own buzz, much the same as we small press writers seek to create interest in our books.<br />I've been told that, when writing a series, an author should strive to produce a new book every 6-9 months, especially early on in the series. Not an easy task - as John wrote - but it makes perfect sense to me.Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-59263482633707094692012-05-19T07:07:46.684-07:002012-05-19T07:07:46.684-07:00Interesting points, John. I still don't see ho...Interesting points, John. I still don't see how most writers can find the time to be super-prolific. A writer who publishes independently (and writers published by the major leagues, too), has to spend a lot of time, energy, and money selling and promoting his or her books, and that eats into the writing time. Then there's the problem of making a living. Unless your books are selling like gangbusters, you need another source of income. I wish I could write full time, but it's not working out that way.john M. Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175415154857919353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-50091238582370779112012-05-19T07:04:15.571-07:002012-05-19T07:04:15.571-07:00Much food for thought John. Thank you for that.Much food for thought John. Thank you for that.pauline holyoakhttp://www.paulineholyoak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975660612181993995.post-62055517737002507942012-05-19T06:50:12.692-07:002012-05-19T06:50:12.692-07:00Good list of the prolific.
I pretty much agree wit...Good list of the prolific.<br />I pretty much agree with you.<br />I also think the NYT produces articles like this for the controversy...Newspapers are in trouble, too, and, like the TV news, need to spark some pro/con copy to keep the audience engaged.Kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11211292377867409604noreply@blogger.com