tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post4029278079773573031..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: EnvyJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-79960905973179206452010-08-23T13:43:09.269-04:002010-08-23T13:43:09.269-04:00I'm chiming in very late, here...but great pos...I'm chiming in very late, here...but great post.Kathleen Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009876100214388898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-14862165205766830542010-08-20T10:22:35.159-04:002010-08-20T10:22:35.159-04:00Envy doesn't help any. Of course we all wish t...Envy doesn't help any. Of course we all wish to be more famous, make more money, but that's probably not all that important in the scheme of things.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-7707660561793994332010-08-19T09:40:29.744-04:002010-08-19T09:40:29.744-04:00Well, said, Sandy. Envy is an intial gut response ...Well, said, Sandy. Envy is an intial gut response that says, I wish that were me. But on reflection, whatever one thinks of her merit, she earned St. M's big bucks and will do so for Bantam. We all can't be midlisters. ;-DGerrie Ferris Fingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550926331044401955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-44966115958850730272010-08-19T08:08:30.341-04:002010-08-19T08:08:30.341-04:00Well said, Sandy! Ms. Evanovich's success can...Well said, Sandy! Ms. Evanovich's success can only help us all as writers. And few writers have been able to make me laugh out loud the way she has.Judy Clemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905294558438773987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-10944584444415308462010-08-18T20:58:54.892-04:002010-08-18T20:58:54.892-04:00A gracious, fair and thoughtful post, Sandy. Thank...A gracious, fair and thoughtful post, Sandy. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-5303841040208917062010-08-18T17:03:41.214-04:002010-08-18T17:03:41.214-04:00What a great post, Sandy! Writers need to support...What a great post, Sandy! Writers need to support writers. And yes, in general people who make big money make it because they are TALENTED. Isn't that the way we still want it to be when our talent is discovered? :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-44642053509048891552010-08-18T16:40:11.100-04:002010-08-18T16:40:11.100-04:00Thanks for stating everything so succinctly. I was...Thanks for stating everything so succinctly. I was a little mad at James Patterson (but not Stephen King or Grisham) until I heard of J. Evanovich's $50 million. I've met her at a conference and she's a very likable person who, I'm sure, works her butt off to satisfy her readers.Pauline Alldredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847008019331163905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-43477722352939662402010-08-18T16:37:39.065-04:002010-08-18T16:37:39.065-04:00Great post, Sandy. Sour Grapes are such a universa...Great post, Sandy. Sour Grapes are such a universally human reaction to the success of others that they're documented at least as far back as Aesop. <br /><br />I wonder if the vitriolic comments about Alan Bradley's novels on DOROTHY-L have an aspect of Sour Grapes to them.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603044941553500842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-44133580334592590702010-08-18T16:28:33.439-04:002010-08-18T16:28:33.439-04:00Well said, Sandy.
You often are one of my go-to s...Well said, Sandy.<br /><br />You often are one of my go-to sources for clarity and thoughtfulness.<br /><br />Thanks.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-37825988057232854672010-08-18T16:11:13.682-04:002010-08-18T16:11:13.682-04:00Hear, hear. We've all moaned about the lack of...Hear, hear. We've all moaned about the lack of women being reviewed, the lack of the mention of women in the various Top 10 or Top 100 mysteries, or the fact that most of the prizes and accolades go to male writers, yet when a woman gets into that league all we do is bitch? Where's the sense in that?Pat Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08824114343214016153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-34241037935974564782010-08-18T15:47:33.872-04:002010-08-18T15:47:33.872-04:00Ah, but envy is one of the seven deadly sins, Grac...Ah, but envy is one of the seven deadly sins, Grace. I usually associate jealousy with emotional connections between people -- we're jealous when someone we love (a mate, a parent, a friend) prefers someone else. <br /><br />I think both envy and jealousy are so much a part of human nature that eradicating them would be nearly impossible. And if they were eradicated, mystery writers would Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-68812194348591945332010-08-18T14:57:20.673-04:002010-08-18T14:57:20.673-04:00Hi, Sandy --
A great post. I have always tried t...Hi, Sandy --<br /><br />A great post. I have always tried to distinguish between "envy" and "jealousy." In my mind, envy is thinking, gee I wish I were as fortunate as Janet, for example, while jealousy says, if I can't have it, I don't want her to have it either. A big difference.<br /><br />In this case, I am envious of people's success, wishing that I could Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-85506302638793195852010-08-18T13:14:06.279-04:002010-08-18T13:14:06.279-04:00Such a good post, Sandy! It needed to be said!Such a good post, Sandy! It needed to be said!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-74848261048419858552010-08-18T12:42:26.390-04:002010-08-18T12:42:26.390-04:00Thank you, Sandra, for this blog. I too was stunn...Thank you, Sandra, for this blog. I too was stunned and disheartened to hear the cattiness over Janet's request.<br /><br />I won't reiterate everything you said so succinctly...just, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-3773501497922219062010-08-18T11:17:08.027-04:002010-08-18T11:17:08.027-04:00Great blog post, Sandra. Thank you! I was stunned ...Great blog post, Sandra. Thank you! I was stunned by the vitriol other writers unleashed at the news of Janet Evanovich's new contract. Especially since most of it came from women.<br /><br />Lisa HarkraderLisa Harkraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621772115149048328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-84671852072304772652010-08-18T10:56:35.159-04:002010-08-18T10:56:35.159-04:00Ingrid, writers like Evanovich and Patterson can h...Ingrid, writers like Evanovich and Patterson can help keep a publisher afloat during difficult economic times, when sales of other books are down. <br /><br />MaxWriter, I've had the same experience -- friends being resentful of any small success I've had. Because I'm with a small press,and I'm considered a "niche" writer and will always have relatively small sales, I&#Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-46122273619603733142010-08-18T09:45:36.025-04:002010-08-18T09:45:36.025-04:00I've been dealing with some small-potatoes env...I've been dealing with some small-potatoes envy. I've been unsuccessfully submitting to the same annual anthology every year since I first got a story in it in 2004. Other writers I know have been in it, and while I was disappointed for myself, I was happy for them and their excellent stories. This year my story made it in, and two (possibly three) writers from my face-to-face group did Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-81235005872452213862010-08-18T09:44:39.332-04:002010-08-18T09:44:39.332-04:00Great post! I've never understood the bashing...Great post! I've never understood the bashing of successful, "rock star" authors like Patterson, Evanovich, et al. While I'm not a fan of either, I don't begrudge them their success. Envy is an awful emotion, and it's far more destructive to the person who exhibits it than the person it's directed at. Rather than envying these superstars, I prefer to look at themIngrid Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874816179648089811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-82307389494479333662010-08-18T09:31:35.412-04:002010-08-18T09:31:35.412-04:00I think Ms. Evanovich makes plenty of money from h...I think Ms. Evanovich makes plenty of money from her books -- all you have to do is look at her sales figures, which can't be faked. How much she gets in the form of an advance is between her and her publisher, but whatever it is, her books will earn it back. I'm not a big fan of her books myself, but I have to respect her success. She is providing a lot of readers with exactly the kind Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-24404653902892323502010-08-18T07:19:15.067-04:002010-08-18T07:19:15.067-04:00It's worth noting that the $50 million number ...It's worth noting that the $50 million number may be bogus as well. It is a common practice in the movie industry to be "creative" when stating the salaries of big-name stars in films. This creates buzz for the movie, and few are in the position to verify if so-and-so really did get $XX million for starring. The same may be the case here. Certainly a lot of buzz has been generated. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com