tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post4185243232450555394..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: A grumbleFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-92035296459862156452010-12-01T11:30:40.554+00:002010-12-01T11:30:40.554+00:00Hi, Tim. I think what I feel is, isn't one kin...Hi, Tim. I think what I feel is, isn't one kind of fame enough? Aren't some of these people being a bit greedy? Or am I just jealous...?<br /><br />(But I bet Dawn's book is better than Katie's.)Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-4869966946888985872010-12-01T11:06:13.923+00:002010-12-01T11:06:13.923+00:00I've no problem with celebrity novelists being...I've no problem with celebrity novelists being pushed if they're celebrities for actually writing novels--Ian McEwan for instance.<br /><br />Where they're famous for other things--Dawn French or, err, Katie Price--it doesn't really seem fair. Not that KP is ever likely to feature on Book at Bedtime..<br /><br />A beautiful verification word: farseautTim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-87055002528741832722010-12-01T10:15:58.935+00:002010-12-01T10:15:58.935+00:00Hi David - Dawn French is a very successful Britis...Hi David - Dawn French is a very successful British actress and comedienne, and quite famous enough! <br /><br />Yes - onomotapoeia is a wonderful word. Kids love it.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-34448763626699892142010-11-30T23:45:59.152+00:002010-11-30T23:45:59.152+00:00I have no idea who Dawn French might be. I gather ...I have no idea who Dawn French might be. I gather she's famous, but apparently not quite famous enough.<br /><br />Any kid who likes "onomotapoeia" (which is admittedly a fun word to say) is worht keeping around.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-2573281244107970692010-11-29T22:21:30.503+00:002010-11-29T22:21:30.503+00:00Hi, Akasha. I briefly contemplated the idea of s...Hi, Akasha. I briefly contemplated the idea of streaking across Picadilly in the rush hour to gain some notoriety, but decided against it. Not a pretty sight, and also it's rather cold. But fame first - any kind of fame -and then write the novels. That's seems to be the way to go.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-50585792075749827292010-11-29T20:31:42.144+00:002010-11-29T20:31:42.144+00:00I agree with you Frances. I too like Dawn French a...I agree with you Frances. I too like Dawn French and I will admit to getting her novel down off of the bookshop shelf for a peek, but I didn't buy it; her style of writing isn't my cup of tea. It makes me really angry that the likes of Katie Price and co can get their books published just because of who they are. Perhaps we should try to become a celebrity first and a writer second...?Akasha Savage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13482147165827577180noreply@blogger.com