tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post7561889339857155352..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: That WriterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-69711107815292473802017-12-26T19:24:09.690-05:002017-12-26T19:24:09.690-05:00"He who tooteth not his own horn, the same sh..."He who tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooted." ~ Damon Runyon and my mother, but I don't like to do it, and every time I do, it's the wrong way or the wrong time and I sound like I'm bragging. And I appear to be a writer of short stories and might never have a book published, and if people ask about my books I'll have to confess. And I've written only six stories, five of which have won contests and/or been traditionally published in anthologies by reputable publishers, one of which appears on a reputable zine--that's BSP, but I can say it to writers who understand the situation--but I've done it over a period of SEVENTEEN YEARS, and earned approximately $125.00, and if people ask if I'm rich, I can't say, "No, but I'm good," and I'd probably add, "But I may never write anything decent again." And delightful blog posts don't count. And I'm an introvert. I do sometimes say, sheepishly, "Well, I write." I've left autographed books on hotel bookshelves and I gave a copy to the maintenance supervisor who fixed the hotel A/C at Malice Domestic (he was nice and said he reads mysteries but his wife and daughter will probably get hold of it first). And copies to the therapist who told me I had to start writing, and one the internist who asks about my writing. I'm going to give copies to my oncologist, who might not read the stories, but who deserves something in return for the drugs he gave me, and if he doesn't like the stories, that's okay, because I didn't think much of the drugs. If I'd read this before last week's colonoscopy, I'd have taken along a copy for my proctologist. He's never offered to show me my video, but that's okay, because I doubt it has a plot or much dialogue. Goodness knows the setting isn't noteworthy.M. K. Wallerhttp://kathywaller1.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-56415621703995273132017-12-21T09:41:35.581-05:002017-12-21T09:41:35.581-05:00I have sold books to my dentist and cardiologist!I have sold books to my dentist and cardiologist!Al Tuchernoreply@blogger.com