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Stephen King wrote "Carrie" -

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:26:23 +0000

In reply to Best selling fiction (NYT)

Stephen King wrote "Carrie" - what do you think that is?

And has James Patterson had an HBO show? Thought not.

Case rested. Now where's my straightening iron?

Don't forget the thong and

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:24:47 +0000

In reply to Great! So all I have to do is

Don't forget the thong and pumps - don't have to look good in them, just have to give it that good ol' college try. Think Oberlin. Think anything. You'll be at South by Southwest in no time.

Great! So all I have to do is

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:57:37 +0000

In reply to Ever think of writing

Great! So all I have to do is write and star in an HBO chick-flick series and then write a chick-lit book proposal with color pictures.

PS I'm going to meet with a friend of mine at Random House for lunch. I'll ask her about getting in on the action.

Best selling fiction (NYT)

Elusive Trope — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:55:36 +0000

In reply to Who?

Best selling fiction (NYT) for the week authors in 2011. James Patterson has three different books during the year.

Who?

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:00:09 +0000

In reply to people only care about chick

Who?

people only care about chick

Elusive Trope — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:36:26 +0000

In reply to He's a dude - ever since

people only care about chick lit & flicks. Brother, can you spare a dime?

I think Tom Clancy, James Patterson, Michael Connelly, George RR Martin, and Stephen King would be surprised to know that they are writing chick lit.

He's a dude - ever since

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:40:13 +0000

In reply to Ever think of writing

He's a dude - ever since Bridget Jones and Sex & the City, people only care about chick lit & flicks. Brother, can you spare a dime?

[BTW, to be famous, helps to have 2 well-known artists as parents. Rent them if you have to - well worth the expense. And in your bio, always use the word "precocious". Just because it's expected, even if you're not. Did she say her father's family came over on the Mayflower? Presumably Mom's came over on the Exodus? Very New York, nauseatingly so. Let me tell you about my problems....]

Oh, one more thing - Mumblecore is now self-parody. Very profitable self-parody if you're well-connected, but still, it's jumped the shark. Say adieu.

Aw, Jeez. . .Genghis, don't

Ramona — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:01:31 +0000

In reply to Ever think of writing

Aw, Jeez. . .Genghis, don't look!

Why'd you have to go and do that, aa? That was mean.

Painful, even.

Ever think of writing

artappraiser — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:52:41 +0000

In reply to How to Support An Author

Ever think of writing something along the lines of in the tradition of Helen Gurley Brown, David Sedaris, and Nora Ephron,” offering “frank and funny advice on everything from sex to eating to traveling to work.” ? just razzing y'all...