Make writing a novel more worthwhile?
PresentTense:
I know what you mean witch, everytime I read about something in my course I always manage to convince myself I have that disorder.
"Hmmm...ADHD...so THAT'S why I cant concentrate in class. Well, either that or the lecturer is boring me by speaking in a monotone voice that can send even a insommiac to sleep."
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: witch on 2005 August 04, 05:32:37
I'm quite good at self-diagnosing when reading psychology books or articles. It's amazing the number of psychoses I discover I have. :P
Oh, I do that all the time. Then I snicker at the complete ridiculousness of it. Why, if I really had that many problems, I'd have been locked up by now. Except for the fact that insane asylums aren't really good at holding people who escape calmly.
jrd:
They're better than you think, only we call it 'congress' now.
Jane:
Perhaps it could be both more worthwhile and more realistic -- if the amount you were payed scaled based on how many novels you'd written. The first novel could be worth almost nothing-- a few hundred, say-- but each successive novel could be worth more, as your sim builds his literary reputation. By the time you've writte 4 or 5, they could start being worth more than paintings; by the the time you've written ten, they could be worth exponentially more.
Kitiara:
Quote from: Darkstormyeve on 2005 August 04, 02:31:48
Quote from: veilchen on 2005 August 04, 02:19:40
Quote from: Darkstormyeve on 2005 August 04, 01:52:42
I bet "Mrs Harry Potter" is doing quiet well.
I saw a news item about the author of the Potter stories. I didn't pay much attention, but I did hear the word 'millions', that I am sure of. Personally, I have never read any of those books, nor have I watched any of the movies, but I couldn't say exactly why. I'm just not attracted to either, for no apparent reason.
G.
I'm the same. I have never read them either. I have seen the films and will maybe get around to reading them for something to do (when I retire one fine day). I may have seen the same thing as you on the author. It was recent and probably some show about the release of her latest book. People were lined up for ages in the book stores here the day it came out. Funny thing is, I remember our local computer store having the same problem with the release of The Sims 2.
When the series started a was a co-manager in a book store. I am an avid reader, but avoided Harry Potter on principle. At some point the store started a Harry Potter Fan Club. No one wanted to host it, I got stuck with it. I read the books. They were good. I got addicted. I am now reading them to my kids as bedtime stories. Laugh at me all you want, I am a 31 year old mother of 3 and I like Harry Potter. Of course, there is some hope for me, I haven't even bought the 6th one yet (although I will eventually, no doubt about it). :)
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