tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post4035889253448725775..comments2023-05-30T08:29:42.770-04:00Comments on The Erotica Readers & Writers Association Blog: So Why Aren’t You Famous?Croco Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417265522875605547noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-53957806459551668392014-06-19T17:03:01.131-04:002014-06-19T17:03:01.131-04:00Good points, Lisabet, and that small bit of celebr...Good points, Lisabet, and that small bit of celebrity magic all authors possess might be why people who meet us are a bit aggressive about our achievements. As in--you seem ordinary, how can I square that with the magical aura of "author." Another apparent aspect of this is that from the inside, "fame" is never what it seems on the outside. I'm sure I don't fully appreciate my portion of it, although it is much easier to see your stature in erotica for me!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615190390845433428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-57134905139482815592014-06-19T07:12:10.242-04:002014-06-19T07:12:10.242-04:00Donna, compared to many people, you are famous, an...Donna, compared to many people, you <i>are</i> famous, and so am I. People have seen your name on the spine of your book. They recognize your byline on your short stories. You may not think this is much - but when I talk to my readers, I realize that many of them view being published as something miraculous, and see an author as some sort of higher being. <br /><br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-54001485073590114652014-06-19T05:49:10.824-04:002014-06-19T05:49:10.824-04:00I very much look forward to seeing your next posts...I very much look forward to seeing your next posts then.Jacqueline Brockerhttp://jacquelinebrocker.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-32077671033361234362014-06-18T22:41:32.765-04:002014-06-18T22:41:32.765-04:00I've never wanted to BE famous either, but I h...I've never wanted to BE famous either, but I have felt on the defensive in terms of the expectations of non-writers about what "success" is in writing, including assumptions that if you're published, you're making lots of money!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615190390845433428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-67329896357140036672014-06-18T22:40:15.920-04:002014-06-18T22:40:15.920-04:00Finishing a novel is a great achievement. Think of...Finishing a novel is a great achievement. Think of how many people who start and don't finish or want to write one but never start. I saw a statistic for 2010, the average sale of a book (factoring in blockbusters as well) is 250 copies. Making 100 readers happy is not small thing!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615190390845433428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-68929130360694886742014-06-18T18:45:01.511-04:002014-06-18T18:45:01.511-04:00For myself, I've never wanted to be famous - i...For myself, I've never wanted to be famous - it seems far more a curse than a blessing. And I am certain I would rather write the books I'm passionate about for my niche market than something more commercial that I didn't care about. For me success is feeling each book is better than the last, and loving what I do. Sessha Battohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569927397738788073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-22578248675476128652014-06-18T13:54:24.565-04:002014-06-18T13:54:24.565-04:00Just finishing my first novel made me feel like a ...Just finishing my first novel made me feel like a success. I had been wanting to write one for 25 years before I finally did it. The fact that I've only sold a 100 copies is disappointing, but it doesn't change my opinion of accomplishment. Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947369627662687721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-86988913545051307502014-06-18T13:17:42.087-04:002014-06-18T13:17:42.087-04:00Jacqueline, your point is not tangential at all, i...Jacqueline, your point is not tangential at all, it's the reason I began to look more carefully at the cult of the celebrity and how/why we translate it to so many other aspects of our lives--looks, money, popularity, achievement. I'm hoping that examining it will help us resist these ideas which have emotional weight even when we know they're ridiculous.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615190390845433428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-53765521304448569702014-06-18T07:53:21.223-04:002014-06-18T07:53:21.223-04:00Excellent post.
For me, part of my thinking of wh...Excellent post.<br /><br />For me, part of my thinking of what constitutes a 'real writer' is less about celebrity or not and more whether or not they make a living from it - which is ridiculous of course, but a hard one to shift from my brain. Because the idea that the hard work doesn't count if you're not a money making machine is ridiculous, and yet that idea still persists in ways I wish it didn't. Tangential to what you're discussing but relevant I think.Jacqueline Brockerhttp://jacquelinebrocker.netnoreply@blogger.com