Jamie C.'s Comments
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Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
Jamie C. Jan 4, 2010, 1:40pm EST
300! Well, why didn't they talk to me, Sia? LOL!

The title of my book has been changed. It's now "Backstage Pass". Still adapting to that idea. It's hard giving control over to someone else, you know?
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
Jamie C. Jan 4, 2010, 10:44am EST
In better news, my editor just sent my cover to me. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
Jamie C. Jan 4, 2010, 8:40am EST
Ugh... EARLY.

Ugh... COLD.

Ugh... real life returns.
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
Jamie C. Jan 4, 2010, 12:07am EST
Real life. BLEH! I suppose 6 am will come incredibly early, so I'd better head for bed. Good night, 'bats.
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 4 | comments: 32
Jamie C. Jan 4, 2010, 12:05am EST
Checking in for Sunday. I don't know if you just want to know that I achieved my goal for today or have an actual wordcount for your spreadsheet. So I'm reporting that I DID achieve my goal. And my actual wordcount for Sunday: 1250 words
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
in reply to a comment by Lisa "Queen Wombat" F.
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 8:37pm EST
I wouldn't want to hurt you, Viv. I microwave those tomatoes before I hurl them at you.
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
in reply to a comment by Lisa "Queen Wombat" F.
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 8:27pm EST
No, I wonder why I haven't moved in with you yet. :-)
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
in reply to a comment by Pat S.
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 8:26pm EST
Pat, my contract specifically says if fewer than 100 electronic copies are sold in a year (and it's no longer available in hard copy format) it counts as no longer in print. So they are aware of these issues. But seriously, get thee an agent before signing a contract. This just gets more and more complicated every year.
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 6:38pm EST
I thought a high of 7 today was bad. Looking ahead, the high on Weds and Thursday will be 1 and 0 with a low of -14 and -21. That's not including the windchill. Global warming, you say? Not here, mister.
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
in reply to a comment by Wendy C.
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 6:35pm EST
Hope your wrist feels better quickly. What part of "I need to write" does that wrist not understand?
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
in reply to a comment by Judi F.
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 6:34pm EST
Serious suckage. If you read the comments on that CNN article, most of them think they're validated in stealing not only e-books, but movies that are still in the theater, music, DVDs, etc. Bogus. Just bogus.
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 4:58pm EST
Speaking of snow, I'm off to scoop yesterday's accumulation so it will be easier to get myself off to work tomorrow. Bleh, work tomorrow.
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 4 | comments: 32
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 2:09pm EST
"Find out what WIP stands for." LMAO!

My title is: Jace's Submission
Goal: 1000 words per day
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 1:58pm EST
Oh yay, Pat! I'm so glad you recovered your file.
My goal this week is easy. 1,000 new words per day minimum on book 3. Is that a reasonable goal? I haven't read your article yet.
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
in reply to a comment by Pat S.
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 12:12pm EST
I'd be ready to break something, too. Pat, does anyone have access to your house? Maybe a trusted individual could ship your laptop to you. Hell, if it was me, I'd be in the car with lead in my foot.
Dec 31, 2009 | recommended: 7 | comments: 305
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 12:07pm EST
Told you Jace and Aggie were trying to keel me. :-) And thanks for the encouragement. Emotional was what I was going for.

Happy New Year, Wombats!
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 12:02pm EST
I clicked on your Blio link and this leapt off the page at me:

"electronic books for the Kindle outsold physical books on Amazon for the first time this Christmas, said Amazon, one of the largest online book retailers"

And they're expected to sell 5 million Kindles by the end of the year. 5 million?!?!!!?!! I had no idea there were that many out there.

From a reader's standpoint, I've seriously been considering a kindle, but I'll probably wait a couple years for the technology to improve. Seems like a lot of money to fork out for a one-function machine. I do like the size of it though. I can't imagine reading an entire book on a tiny i-phone screen.

From a writer's standpoint, I think making my work available in multiple formats is a great thing. I know a lot of erotic romance readers are used to the electronic format and prefer it. I do have some concern about pirating, but I suppose it's no different than loaning a book to people after you finish reading it. I do think it's easier to distribute a pirated electronic copy to lots of people simulataneously, where as, a print copy would make the rounds more slowly. That would be my only real beef with e-books, oh and that traditional publishers tend to make a HUGE profit on e-books and don't give the author a fair share, imo.
Jan 3, 2010 | recommended: 3 | comments: 129
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 11:51am EST
First again! New record.
Dec 31, 2009 | recommended: 7 | comments: 305
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 9:53am EST
I woke up starving and sore. My diet/exercise routine is killing me. The first few days are always the worst, so it's to be expected. The weight I regained during the holidays is already coming back off. Taking a month off and being lazy set me back a year in fitness, it seems. Geez, what I did yesterday in my workout used to be easy for me and I had to break it into two sessions because I thought I was going to die. No more taking a month off for me. No sirree.

I've got fun stuff like laundry to do today. Gotta squeeze my writing in there somewhere.

And my random dancing.
Dec 31, 2009 | recommended: 7 | comments: 305
in reply to a comment by Pat S.
Jamie C. Jan 3, 2010, 9:48am EST
I think a Wombat powerdraft is a GREAT idea, Pat.
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