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March 31st, 2008
09:53 am - Jen's scaring people away again...
So, I'm noticing a pattern in my search for other writers to collaborate with: They answer my ad asking for more information; I tell them about my idea and send them a link to my fictionpress page; I never hear from them again. So, one of two things is scaring them away, it's either my idea, or my writing... or both. Maybe they want to be published without actually having to do anything. That's understandable. Who doesn't want that? Unfortunately, here in the real world, it doesn't work like that. I thought I made it pretty clear in the ad that I'm not some major publishing company looking for talent. I'm just some jerk who wants to publish a book but doesn't feel like doing it alone. Or, maybe, they read my stories and got freaked out. Maybe they thought I was some kind of serious writer, producing Great Works of Literature, instead of stories about monsters destroying office buildings and cats destroying small towns. Ha-ha the cat one cracks me up.
Do I need to be more specific? I was hoping I could get writers with all different styles of short fiction and lump it all together in a book. I mean, I don't write the same kind of stuff all the time, believe it or not. I have some lighter, less scary fare in my portfolio. I don't want to have to leave that stuff out because I'm publishing a book with a "theme." Oh man. I'm going to end up just doing it by myself, aren't I? How disappointing. It's going to be just like the band, only harder, because a book can't play shows. Ugh. I need a street team.
I find it amusing that William Daniels' 81st birthday is an event on Facebook, and all these kids are like, "Happy birthday, Mr. Feeny," and I'm the only one that seems to want to point out that he was also the voice of KITT on Knight Rider. I mean, hello? Knight Rider? Anyone? Knight Rider kicks the crap out of Boy Meets World, even early Boy Meets World, before the show was all about Topanga and Corey's relationship and how Shawn was always getting in the middle of it. *BARF* Even third season Knight Rider dregs are better than Boy Meets World. *sigh* I feel like I'm 81 years old.
I still need a new job. I'm looking, but there isn't much out there. I've got all these projects going on, anyway, what with the potential book and the web sites and all. I even had someone answer my ad for free copywriting the other day. Hopefully that will work out and I can use it to get myself a freakin job already.
I'm not going back to school.... la la la...
Current Location: Mr. Feeny's Birthday
Current Music: Pretenders
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