tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post3242972248242470371..comments2024-03-28T16:21:30.329-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Don't You Love This, Writers?pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-91776239663561339012012-03-21T08:02:36.226-04:002012-03-21T08:02:36.226-04:00Yes, yes yes!! I love when that happens. Best feel...Yes, yes yes!! I love when that happens. Best feeling in the world if you're a writer :-):-).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-36791749833845493352012-03-20T20:44:28.206-04:002012-03-20T20:44:28.206-04:00Patti, excellent point! It drives Jackie crazy th...Patti, excellent point! It drives Jackie crazy that every celebrity from Madonna to (pick a celebrity here) whomever gets a children's book published, no matter how useless, based on who they are.<br /><br />The only such celebrity whose books I've heard her say were worthwhile was Jamie Lee Curtis.<br /><br />Jeff M.<br /><br />PS - Gwynnie is OK but she's no Blythe Danner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-34446511690783148132012-03-20T19:14:55.790-04:002012-03-20T19:14:55.790-04:00Considering her father died rather youngish, maybe...Considering her father died rather youngish, maybe not the best gene pool (also, the pretentious foolishness, if that has any genetic root).Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-22627642742895347412012-03-20T18:54:42.101-04:002012-03-20T18:54:42.101-04:00She thinks she has actually earned all that's ...She thinks she has actually earned all that's come her way and not by the fact of having Hollywood royalty and a good gene pool to back her.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-41552247302770276592012-03-20T18:48:29.222-04:002012-03-20T18:48:29.222-04:00Detest Paltrow? She's rather a pretentious foo...Detest Paltrow? She's rather a pretentious fool, but is she worth that much effort? (I guess she summered in Spain or some such, or perhaps was simply a more attentive student of the language than I have been.)<br /><br />And, remember, some of our mutual friends are writing those "celebrity" books for them (the better ones, usually, I suspect).Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28180191297332608682012-03-20T18:46:32.505-04:002012-03-20T18:46:32.505-04:00Seem being the operative word. The same mechanism ...Seem being the operative word. The same mechanism presents itself as supernatural to many.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-40894538859248451152012-03-20T14:29:13.069-04:002012-03-20T14:29:13.069-04:00I'll tell you what drives me most crazy. When ...I'll tell you what drives me most crazy. When a celebrity writes a book for kids. Publishers will take them, parents will buy them, passing up books by real writers. And since I detest Paltrow, I expect no less. She squandered what little talent she had IMHO.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-69122432466482613752012-03-20T13:42:29.220-04:002012-03-20T13:42:29.220-04:00If a non-writer (of fiction) can throw in a questi...If a non-writer (of fiction) can throw in a question here: does it drive you crazy when you're working hard trying to write something you think is worthwhile (and perhaps, able to sell) and you read of some "celebrity" who has just "written" a book, or better yet signed a contract to "write" a book for more money than 99% of all writers will make in their lifetime?<br /><br />It makes me crazy and I'm not even out there competing for shelf space with the latest opus from Snooki or whoever. It just goes along with my wife's frequent remarks about how teachers have to justify their salaries and summer vacations to people when athletes, rappers and "reality show" stars make their salaries look like pocket change.<br /><br /><br />I thought of it today when I read a few headlines (I don't read the articles) about Gwyneth Paltrow defending her cookbook and insisting that she wrote it all herself.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-31105887981849391972012-03-20T13:35:30.727-04:002012-03-20T13:35:30.727-04:00Love it when that happens. Had some of that yester...Love it when that happens. Had some of that yesterday and today, and it's why I write.YA Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371132883359264412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48541833045486064822012-03-20T13:23:41.464-04:002012-03-20T13:23:41.464-04:00The brain on overdrive.The brain on overdrive.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.com