tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post1859284890605897740..comments2024-03-11T16:14:49.158-07:00Comments on Don't pet me, I'm writing: The things we don't want to knowTAWNA FENSKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-3429927784998933732011-07-22T12:34:46.308-07:002011-07-22T12:34:46.308-07:00Oh, dear, I know the feeling. That's the way w...Oh, dear, I know the feeling. That's the way we are, us girls from Sweden, regardless of age. Don't want to ruin the mystique. First time my editor called me about how my book is sellin in East Africa I didn't stop myself. He was so happy: "It's sellin' very well!" (That was a few days after the release. So I asked how well, thinking that hundreds is OK, thousand is unlikely). "43", he said. "Fortythree what?!" I said. "Copies," he said. So now I don't ask any longer.Karinhttp://www.karinenglund.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-15427945609694664832011-07-21T12:17:03.632-07:002011-07-21T12:17:03.632-07:00I'm a geek. If it's data, I must... know....I'm a geek. If it's data, I must... know...! <br /><br />But I prefer not to know about magic tricks, gifts, and book endings. Some things are just more fun when they're a surprise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-28032433109111683072011-07-21T11:20:22.979-07:002011-07-21T11:20:22.979-07:00I can teleport.I can teleport.Patrick Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121337008453549441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-84660336903686562022011-07-21T10:25:20.235-07:002011-07-21T10:25:20.235-07:00I'm not big on surprises. Sometimes I can'...I'm not big on surprises. Sometimes I can't even relax enough to enjoy a book until I peek at the end to see if what happens is worth the time I'm investing in reading it. <br /><br />(I KNOW. Sacrilege. What can I say? Spoilers don't spoil it for me.)<br /><br />Knowing how a magic trick is done doesn't spoil it for me either. I am just as easily impressed by how well the magician pulls it off as I am by any perceived "magic."Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-40021664424887472612011-07-21T09:35:38.535-07:002011-07-21T09:35:38.535-07:00I'm a total information junkie. I want to know...I'm a total information junkie. I want to know as much as possible about almost everything (with the main exception being the dirty little secrets of my friends and family). <br /><br />Magic tricks fascinate me. I want to know how they do those, too.Katie Richiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772859501793867623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-13521687193899203152011-07-21T08:26:28.876-07:002011-07-21T08:26:28.876-07:00I'm not that impressed by real magicians. I...I'm not that impressed by real magicians. I'm always aware they're tricking me somehow. Now magic in the form of physical comedy like the Amazing Jonathon - I love him.<br />I'd like to say I wouldn't want to know but I suspect I'd be lying to myself. I base this suspicion on the number of times I check the stats on my blog to see how many people may be reading the novel I'm serializing for free there. If money was involved - I'd probably obsess.Judy,Judy,Judy.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09096626656997443201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-86577247041408276622011-07-21T08:21:42.907-07:002011-07-21T08:21:42.907-07:00Is used to be able to do a few card tricks. Alas, ...Is used to be able to do a few card tricks. Alas, no more.<br /><br />I prefer things like this to remain a mystery too. If I can't control it, I won't waste time worrying about it. Unless I do.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-68592426926567929182011-07-21T08:09:31.798-07:002011-07-21T08:09:31.798-07:00Oh i disagree, I would really want to know. (I th...Oh i disagree, I would really want to know. (I think, having never published a book.) For magic probably not though. Really good question :)Mary Kate Leahyhttp://houseoflaoch.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-27634137894654942982011-07-21T08:00:00.587-07:002011-07-21T08:00:00.587-07:00I think there is such a thing as paralysis by anal...I think there is such a thing as paralysis by analysis, which cuts me because I'm a stats geek at heart. Using numbers as a pure indication of success, particularly as it relates to a highly subjective experience like reading tastes, is a formula for bat-poop craziness. I guess it's probably best to leave it to the bean counters?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-67039023358832442332011-07-21T07:49:27.010-07:002011-07-21T07:49:27.010-07:00I join you in your boat, Tawna! I had the red ale...I join you in your boat, Tawna! I had the red alert appear and disappear on Amazon and let my emotions rise and fall with it. I've been doing a lot of fretting and biting, but am really trying to concentrate on more productive things, like...oh... actually writing. And hanging out with my daughter, which in today's case means watching elephants poop -- we're going to the circus. It's impossible to nailbite while watching elephants poop.Elisehttp://www.eliseallen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-14690965283267123342011-07-21T07:37:23.616-07:002011-07-21T07:37:23.616-07:00I love magic tricks and knowing how they're do...I love magic tricks and knowing how they're done! But I don't know any. :(Patty Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928111057602279792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-88323126312938782192011-07-21T07:31:21.300-07:002011-07-21T07:31:21.300-07:00Magic shows irritate me to no end...I hate that no...Magic shows irritate me to no end...I hate that no matter how hard I try, I can't figure out how the freaking card I picked ends up on the ceiling. Like I need any help feeling stupid... :)Kristinahttp://www.tenminutemissive.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-2222270391597552032011-07-21T07:27:56.734-07:002011-07-21T07:27:56.734-07:00Obsessing about things is my favorite form of exer...Obsessing about things is my favorite form of exercise, so I have a feeling I'll want to know <i>everything</i> about my book numbers (once I have a book out that generates numbers).<br /><br />I don't know any magic tricks, but I know a <i>lot</i> of bar bets. Some of them even work. . .Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265589529909793312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-70314742015276757632011-07-21T07:20:10.120-07:002011-07-21T07:20:10.120-07:00I just hope they printed enough Kindle copies and ...I just hope they printed enough Kindle copies and mine isn't delayed.Patrick Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121337008453549441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-26926284668364516562011-07-21T06:59:23.595-07:002011-07-21T06:59:23.595-07:00I think I would not want to know anything about th...I think I would not want to know anything about the sales, right up to the point that they actually started selling. At that point I would probably start obsessively checking until it got to a point where I could say "Hell yay! I sold a lot of books!" then I could return to my normal state.<br /><br />Sorry I don't know any magic tricks, unless you count making money disappear!John Hinzehttp://www.johnwhinzeii.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-20711354269574616392011-07-21T06:57:00.530-07:002011-07-21T06:57:00.530-07:00I don't know, biting can be quite productive i...I don't know, biting can be quite productive if it's the sort of thing you're into.<br /><br />Potentially dumb question: Does Amazon shipping early potentially help you? I mean, I'd think pre-release sales are sort of on the level of pre-orders, which are generally awesome? <br /><br />Also also, I bet a magician would be fantastic in the sack. <br /><br />Oh, don't look at me like that. You were totally thinking it.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08586071866045082842noreply@blogger.com