tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post1008858971170467952..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Five Paragraphs of RusselUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-27157735147678414602012-07-21T14:28:41.397-05:002012-07-21T14:28:41.397-05:00I feel that the bandwagon is usually full and rea...I feel that the bandwagon is usually full and ready to go at any time. Whether the new thing is courtroom thrillers, vampire YA novels, or naughty bondage, the agents and publishers have slush piles full of it. Some of it is well written, some of it is poorly written but, whatever the subject, it's there and ready to be published and probably already sitting on someone's desk.Dan_Lufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096055160420981482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-37412812513245803502012-07-20T09:02:44.826-05:002012-07-20T09:02:44.826-05:00Russel, I take back all the things I've been s...Russel, I take back all the things I've been saying you behind your back. This is pretty damn smart. Especially for a wanker Scotsman who doesn't even know how to set a bomb under someone's chair. <br /><br />The point is, 50 SHADES is not really a book. It's a publishing phenomenon. People are wringing their hands, asking what we can learn from it. But the fact is we as authors can learn very little. We should be thankful for it -- because, hey, people who don't usually buy books are buying them! -- and then get back to our own work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-41378724997522592412012-07-20T08:34:40.880-05:002012-07-20T08:34:40.880-05:00It's an argument often heard, here at DSD and ...It's an argument often heard, here at DSD and elsewhere --<br /><br />If you want people to read your books, then you should write books people want to read.Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-54502524972586500812012-07-20T08:31:09.258-05:002012-07-20T08:31:09.258-05:00No, we shouldn't all jump on the erotica bandw...No, we shouldn't all jump on the erotica bandwagon. But I have to wonder if this doesn't show that there is a demand for the books that isn't really being met. So for those inclined to write these stories anyway, there might be a good market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com