tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post3253864043119900289..comments2024-03-28T15:17:03.077-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: Here’s a thing we writers need to rememberBarbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-21215388555408891902017-06-08T09:03:43.676-04:002017-06-08T09:03:43.676-04:00You're more than welcome!You're more than welcome!<br />Rick Blechtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800052815589987998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-65941688805996769492017-06-08T08:48:45.749-04:002017-06-08T08:48:45.749-04:00Posterity is a beautiful thing, and one of the per...Posterity is a beautiful thing, and one of the perks of being a writer. Our works will survive us. Thanks for reminding us of that, Rick.Eileen Goudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156415980783091338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-88505058750486664292017-06-07T19:32:09.947-04:002017-06-07T19:32:09.947-04:00Irene, you're absolutely correct, and the comm...Irene, you're absolutely correct, and the comment didn't make me angry, just said that someone got obvious enjoyment out of being cruel. We all know that there are people out there who are like that. It's part of life.<br /><br />The nice things that are said to us ink-stained wretches always resonate more than the nasty things.<br /><br />My best moment as an author? Watching someoneRick Blechtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800052815589987998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-22727222732916415832017-06-06T20:59:33.870-04:002017-06-06T20:59:33.870-04:00The remark from the woman who picked up your book ...The remark from the woman who picked up your book at a signing sounds like something someone with a natural mean streak would say for the heck of it, for the enjoyment in slamming somebody. And/or because they've recently been criticized and the hard working author, sitting there proud of their work, is an darned easy target. <br /><br />Thank heaven for the readers who truly enjoy our books,Irene Bennett Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937044174331602758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-26727332758488519172017-06-06T15:24:06.937-04:002017-06-06T15:24:06.937-04:00Savor the good moments, indeed.Savor the good moments, indeed.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-20111392854965921002017-06-06T15:17:11.705-04:002017-06-06T15:17:11.705-04:00On the other side of the coin, I was at a bookstor...On the other side of the coin, I was at a bookstore signing a year or so ago when a woman approached and asked, "Is this your book?" picking up one that had come out a few years earlier. Before I could answer, she added, "I read it. I didn't like it. It wasn't a very good book," then just walked away.<br /><br />You learn to savour the good moments while trying to Rick Blechtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800052815589987998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-36368591184187275032017-06-06T13:08:53.463-04:002017-06-06T13:08:53.463-04:00That's really cool that she remembered your bo...That's really cool that she remembered your book. I think that's what writers strive for, to have someone remember their work.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.com