tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post3979045157077978928..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: Everyone has a book in them...?Frances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-49271095968638830312010-04-13T12:56:32.026+01:002010-04-13T12:56:32.026+01:00I'm with Aliya on the "don't mind it&...I'm with Aliya on the "don't mind it". Sometimes I just humour them because you can tell from the beginning whether or not they are serious about the writing. And while it is a bit mercenary, I even encourage them as someone who wants to write will invariably buy more books, and the buying of more books is a good thing, even if it's not mine. (Though I do tell them how much hard work it is - satisfying, yes - but hard).<br /><br />On a serious note, if you do find that rare breed that really does want to write a book but just needs that push of encouragement, then it's satisfying to know that you've provided that encouragement. After all, a lot of us where in that same place once...mattfwcurran.com Web Admin https://www.blogger.com/profile/13651266491906006561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-61009058305034597572010-04-09T08:23:37.516+01:002010-04-09T08:23:37.516+01:00I don't mind it. I cackle at the thought of th...I don't mind it. I cackle at the thought of them one day sitting down and trying. It reinforces in me that I have actually learned something through all these years of fiddling about with stories.nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398443646324855212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-3617525417750029092010-04-08T23:03:37.666+01:002010-04-08T23:03:37.666+01:00Someone said that to me today! Equally irritating ...Someone said that to me today! Equally irritating is the <br /><br />"my brother/ great aunt/neighbour has written a book too." <br /><br />Me: "What's it about?"<br /><br />Them: "I think its a sort of autobiography,I haven't read it yet."Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594174632573628818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-12815619653366252252010-04-08T09:41:18.190+01:002010-04-08T09:41:18.190+01:00Definitely linking to this! That line drives me m...Definitely linking to this! That line drives me mad.Faye L. Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962126539347817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-58270118174056737602010-04-06T17:08:01.510+01:002010-04-06T17:08:01.510+01:00Hi David. I totally agree. I've just read McCa...Hi David. I totally agree. I've just read McCarthy's The Road; a relatively simple (if very bleak) idea, but a brilliant book.<br /><br /> And how do you (politely) reply to those people whose life stories are going to make such riveting reading? I haven't found the asnwer to that one yet.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-7054980622356244552010-04-06T15:06:59.557+01:002010-04-06T15:06:59.557+01:00I've heard a great many writers complain about...I've heard a great many writers complain about this. <br /><br />A funny corollary is that many of those same people who think they might dash off a book at some point believe that the writing is the easy part, and that the crucial bit is having a great idea for a book. You'll find a lot of these people offering to collaborate with you--they'll come up with the ideas if you'll just scribble it all down.<br /><br />I'd just like for those folks to know that I have almost never heard of a book that was intrinsically a great idea. It's all about execution.<br /><br />I'd also like to tell those people that, no, the story of their lives really wouldn't make an interesting book, either.<br /><br />But I suppose those people aren't reading your blog, are they?David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.com