tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post4477352284219021759..comments2023-03-25T12:09:13.824+00:00Comments on grumblog: Laugh or cry?Graeme K Talboyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147746990011686351noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-60596531250622472362008-02-13T12:16:00.000+00:002008-02-13T12:16:00.000+00:00Thought you'd know it, seeing as you listen to Haw...Thought you'd know it, seeing as you listen to Hawkwind ;-))Zinnia Cyclamenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841314997513292477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-74356574733389815672008-02-12T18:20:00.000+00:002008-02-12T18:20:00.000+00:00Wow. Haven't heard that expression in a long time....Wow. Haven't heard that expression in a long time. ;-)Graeme K Talboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147746990011686351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-81863634768161150642008-02-12T16:46:00.000+00:002008-02-12T16:46:00.000+00:00Great rant! Let's have the breadheads up against ...Great rant! Let's have the breadheads up against the wall!Zinnia Cyclamenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841314997513292477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-3230272242398597222008-02-12T15:50:00.000+00:002008-02-12T15:50:00.000+00:00I suppose it might have been, but that's not where...I suppose it might have been, but that's not where I saw it (online). But then, there's a lot of crap about.Graeme K Talboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147746990011686351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-40182769629735045162008-02-12T13:57:00.000+00:002008-02-12T13:57:00.000+00:00"This was shite in a way that was stunning" ~ love..."This was shite in a way that was stunning" ~ love it! <BR/><BR/><BR/>i know you're not naming names but I think I might have an inkling, cos it didn't impress me much either ~ wasn't in the saturday review section of a national paper by any chance, was it? ;-)Kate.Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382512850730256227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-45358003176294550282008-02-10T11:18:00.000+00:002008-02-10T11:18:00.000+00:00I do believe there are good publishers and there a...I do believe there are good publishers and there are things moving in places where the bad publishers wouldn't even think to look. I just worry for all those people with talent (whether it is literary erudition or the ability to tell a ripping yarn really well) who don't get the chance because of the fixation with a wholly false view of the world that some publishers and agents seem to have.<BR/>Graeme K Talboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147746990011686351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-61058630961680518332008-02-10T09:58:00.000+00:002008-02-10T09:58:00.000+00:00We (the great unpublished) are constantly being to...We (the great unpublished) are constantly being told that if we're good enough, we will eventually make it out of the slush pile and into print. As a 'wannabe' I live in this bubble of optimism but I must say I'm starting to wonder.<BR/><BR/>When is the revolution and how do we join:-)Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-57252740911577538982008-02-08T11:08:00.000+00:002008-02-08T11:08:00.000+00:00I've not had a chance to see the whole of Ursula l...I've not had a chance to see the whole of Ursula le Guin's essay, but I've read a few comments and quotes. It seems to hit the mark.<BR/><BR/>And do, please, keep on keeping on. I've read some of your work and it's great.Graeme K Talboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147746990011686351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-77980811439232312152008-02-07T22:47:00.000+00:002008-02-07T22:47:00.000+00:00You took the words right out of my mouth! Of cours...You took the words right out of my mouth! Of course, speaking as a yet-unpublished writer, I may be a little biased. ;)<BR/><BR/>Did you happen to read Ursula K. Le Guin's essay, "Staying Awake," in the recent issue of Harper Magazine? In it, she discusses the way publishers and editors have come to view literary work as a commodity, rather than an art, which leads them to stick with Big Name Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738190874181111086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-78050218577614573662008-02-07T22:08:00.000+00:002008-02-07T22:08:00.000+00:00Very true. Though I'm sure, as I hinted, it is som...Very true. Though I'm sure, as I hinted, it is something we will have to do for ourselves. There are many good publishers, but there are many more who have lost sight of the importance of what they do (books) and the people who produce them (writers).Graeme K Talboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147746990011686351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-63914209574151499952008-02-07T22:04:00.000+00:002008-02-07T22:04:00.000+00:00I entirely agree with you and it makes me angry to...I entirely agree with you and it makes me angry too. We just have to keep plugging away attempting to produce and support high-quality work. Someone somewhere will listen one day.<BR/><BR/>A<BR/>xxxAnne Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982495677389302410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-80508945591034983412008-02-07T21:09:00.000+00:002008-02-07T21:09:00.000+00:00Bless you. You'll probably just see me get a sever...Bless you. You'll probably just see me get a severe kicking from the establishment. But at least my coat will be clean.<BR/><BR/>I just get so angry about this sort of thing.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps time to stop being angry and try to do something about it.Graeme K Talboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147746990011686351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115845433278251923.post-47334043964856474072008-02-07T20:54:00.000+00:002008-02-07T20:54:00.000+00:00Speaking as a wannabe writer and a fully-paid up m...Speaking as a wannabe writer and a fully-paid up member of the reading public, may I request the privilege of holding your coat?Vaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264127639863399404noreply@blogger.com