tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908420078451078136.post3065765512564276865..comments2023-10-25T08:32:45.899-07:00Comments on The Blog of Timothy Carter: Ka-Ching!Timothy Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982874914735092331noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908420078451078136.post-87857749873571864852007-05-16T12:51:00.000-07:002007-05-16T12:51:00.000-07:00Tim I think this is pretty good start, and let's f...Tim I think this is pretty good start, and let's face it the majority of books that sells 300 copies the first day have predictable plots and/or big big publishers to promote them. <BR/><BR/>I think you should be proud of you, pay your cable bill and try to use part of the money also for a little gift for you (or you and your wife) just to remind you that doing the thing that you love can also PippaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845624003269280711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908420078451078136.post-92129791644209182292007-05-16T11:22:00.000-07:002007-05-16T11:22:00.000-07:00Thank you very much, all of you! And remember, th...Thank you very much, all of you! And remember, this is just my first book. Once I get a few more out there, all earning royalties for me, then I'll really be able to celebrate!<BR/><BR/>Wendy, thanks for the kind words.<BR/><BR/>Graywave, if it was only the money I was after, I would have quit long ago. It has to be love, baby. You gotta love it to keep at it.<BR/><BR/>Bill, glad I could Timothy Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982874914735092331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908420078451078136.post-79044798008401650052007-05-16T03:56:00.000-07:002007-05-16T03:56:00.000-07:00Hello there, thanks for dropping by . I think I go...Hello there, thanks for dropping by . I think I got that Video of Batiste linked from Crooks & Liars. And did I spy your profile pic as made on a Mac?<BR/><BR/>If you did, you are tre' cool. If not, you're still tre' cool, and it's nice to meetcha. <BR/><BR/>Keep writing; I've been working on a book about my "bipolar" nature for over 20 years, and it's saved my life. I thought it was going to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908420078451078136.post-47884864132185474832007-05-15T07:35:00.000-07:002007-05-15T07:35:00.000-07:00That's just the kind of inspiration to keep other ...That's just the kind of inspiration to keep other aspiring novelists like me chugging along! Just when I was pondering the futility of it all, you swoop in and tell me there's actually money to be made from doing this. Not a living, maybe, but money nonetheless--money you wouldn't have had otherwise. Keep 'em coming!Bill Cokashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100840155626191109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908420078451078136.post-89517451864187420492007-05-15T03:32:00.000-07:002007-05-15T03:32:00.000-07:00Timothy, excellent news! Yet strangely depressing,...Timothy, excellent news! Yet strangely depressing, too. I've heard this kind of thing before from many writers. There's just no money in it. It's one of the reasons my own novels sit unpublished on my hard drive. It just doesn't seem worth the effort of sending them out. I love doing the writing but the only thing that would make the hassle of getting published worthwhile would be big rewards.<BRgraywavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609426782409481706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908420078451078136.post-91905414601742169132007-05-14T16:57:00.000-07:002007-05-14T16:57:00.000-07:00Congratulations. It's always nice to be on the pl...Congratulations. It's always nice to be on the plus side of the ledger!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07300094483282054900noreply@blogger.com