tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10900857.post3521728619233048762..comments2023-10-17T04:26:16.733-04:00Comments on C.J. Darlington: How much do you spend on your writing?C.J. Darlingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16541599888177703695noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10900857.post-11454894088738734452007-08-29T16:52:00.000-04:002007-08-29T16:52:00.000-04:00Hello C.J.As editor of Writer's Digest Book Club, ...Hello C.J.<BR/>As editor of Writer's Digest Book Club, occasionally I'll do a google search on the Club to see what bloggers have to say and today ... well, there you were (smile).<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to say hello and to thank you for the great Club referral and for being a 10-year member of the Book Club. If you and your writing group would like to read more about the upcoming books and others already offered in WDBC, along with other interesting publishing news, please visit www.wdeditors.com/wordpress. Our WD imprints are listed by season - just scroll down to find "Fall '06 to "Fall '07."<BR/><BR/>Best to you,<BR/>Linda Walker, editorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10900857.post-10482372936531066212007-08-27T15:22:00.000-04:002007-08-27T15:22:00.000-04:00Hey, C.J., thanks for these encouraging words. Cou...Hey, C.J., thanks for these encouraging words. Couldn't of come at a better time for me, who's been moping around lately about my commitment to writing since I've passed over another season of writing conferences for lack of $$$. :)hrhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14596988242528734544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10900857.post-79011883183963674842007-08-15T16:43:00.000-04:002007-08-15T16:43:00.000-04:00I suppose it depends on how you define spending mo...I suppose it depends on how you define spending money on writing. One might count the classes I took in college, but they were required to get an unrelated degree. Writing conferences may be great for some people, but not for me. I tend to start thinking about why the people giving the conference are doing that instead of writing, if they know so much. I don't mess with most books that explain how to write. I buy novels, but only for my own entertainment, so they don't count.<BR/><BR/>My biggest concern at this point is to make a profit on any book that I write. Up to this point I have done well with <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1419659715/ref=cm_arms_pdp_dp/102-7465734-1712138" REL="nofollow">Church Website Design: A step by step approach</A> and <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1419670395/ref=cm_arms_pdp_dp/102-7465734-1712138" REL="nofollow">Searching for Mom</A> moved into the black yesterday. Spending money on things that I really don't think I need makes it harder to break even on a book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10900857.post-67440516792108933282007-08-07T20:14:00.000-04:002007-08-07T20:14:00.000-04:00I think my greatest expense was the laptop- but hu...I think my greatest expense was the laptop- but hubby surprised me with it for my birthday, so does that really count?<BR/><BR/>Most of my how-to books were bought on the cheap, or handed down from my brother after he gave up on his plans to write. A few I borrowed from you, and a few I bought to review. Those were the least helpful. :)WordVixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713637403798552713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10900857.post-7642194240609193852007-08-04T20:37:00.000-04:002007-08-04T20:37:00.000-04:00True words, CJ.True words, CJ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com