tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post2155676090734247753..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: Reflections on Clueless NotionsMirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-65860663900780727142016-10-30T23:57:46.900-07:002016-10-30T23:57:46.900-07:00Can't say I know much about the publishing ind...Can't say I know much about the publishing industry, really. I do know what I like and don't like in my writing, illustrating, and self-publishing industry though. And that's good enough for me.Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-77620765197505463412016-10-26T10:54:13.818-07:002016-10-26T10:54:13.818-07:00Your mother was wise. I think this puts me in the ...Your mother was wise. I think this puts me in the wake-and-then-teach-'em groups...Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-88641905320287643252016-10-26T10:04:04.917-07:002016-10-26T10:04:04.917-07:00I recall a writer on the BB (chat board for kid-li...I recall a writer on the BB (chat board for kid-lit) whose husband suggested she storm an acquisitions meeting at a large publisher and make a case for her her book.:P I've been wondering ever since if such ever worked in ANY business, or if it's another one of those things gleamed from movies...Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-24406923059910570392016-10-26T09:46:07.098-07:002016-10-26T09:46:07.098-07:00My mom used to quote this proverb--
He who knows ...My mom used to quote this proverb--<br /><br />He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool. Shun him.<br /><br />He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is a child. Teach him.<br /><br />He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep. Wake him.<br /><br />He who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise. Learn from him.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458293325369594900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-78696744012208797892016-10-26T07:21:56.278-07:002016-10-26T07:21:56.278-07:00There are so many things the non-writer people in ...There are so many things the non-writer people in my life are blissfully clueless about when it comes to publishing...bless their hearts! <br /><br />Knowing what we don't know is a kind of knowing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816574953419131532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-85603088712292949112016-10-25T17:39:08.512-07:002016-10-25T17:39:08.512-07:00"...the view they give of the publishing indu..."...the view they give of the publishing industry is skewed."<br />This^. <br />It might give us pause about the movies' depiction of many things, not only that of which we know a little something.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-84290627763580548872016-10-25T16:23:19.515-07:002016-10-25T16:23:19.515-07:00Maybe it's my imagination, but it seems to me ...Maybe it's my imagination, but it seems to me that a lot of movies have characters who are writers, whether they work for magazines or newspapers. I suppose writers like writing about writers, but the view they give of the publishing industry is skewed.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-55106649074494522532016-10-25T12:50:01.426-07:002016-10-25T12:50:01.426-07:00Nothing wrong with your mind, Jan. You know you do...Nothing wrong with your mind, Jan. You know you don't know, so you're all right.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-34236551192779256022016-10-25T12:48:44.613-07:002016-10-25T12:48:44.613-07:00Is that where the expression "not worth the p...Is that where the expression "not worth the paper it was written on" comes from? And now that it isn't even on *paper,* we need another expression. Preferably one not in the passive voice... ;)Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-46449767581906555132016-10-25T12:21:43.955-07:002016-10-25T12:21:43.955-07:00In my family, I'm famous for only half-knowing...In my family, I'm famous for only half-knowing just about everything. I'll hear something fascinating on the radio while in the car, but it all crumbles when I try to relate it to somebody else. Not just a factor of aging - I've always done this - too much going on in my brain, I suppose...janlcoateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494058075748351556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-62046458414915422952016-10-25T10:53:08.229-07:002016-10-25T10:53:08.229-07:00It's funny, but I swear the more I learn about...It's funny, but I swear the more I learn about this industry, the more clueless I feel. I've met publishers who don't honor contracts, despite them being legal documents. What's the point of negotiating a deal if the document doesn't hold up? I still haven't figured this one out.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.com