tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post3442017559783122697..comments2024-03-27T23:59:01.850-07:00Comments on Writing About Writing (And Occasionally Some Writing): Amazon Bestseller (Claire Youmans)Chris Brecheenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-79589283801199828872016-03-25T22:02:10.020-07:002016-03-25T22:02:10.020-07:00Only now catching up with posts, but I had jump in...Only now catching up with posts, but I had jump in and say that is all absolutely (painfully) on-the-nose. Great post.Bethany F. Brenganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174727157257689080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-4520555781252723902016-03-24T17:24:24.616-07:002016-03-24T17:24:24.616-07:00I am an Amazon Best-Selling Author, too, because I...I am an Amazon Best-Selling Author, too, because I have a short story in an anthology that did moderately well for one day. And yes, I was unimpressed by it.<br /><br />The people who got rich in the Gold Rush weren't the gold miners. Most of the gold was gone by 1851. The people who got rich were the merchants who sold the gold miners everything they needed to go mine gold. I have the feeling that what we're seeing now is a Gold Rush for writers, and that the only people really getting rich are the folks who sell editing services, marketing, book covers, etc. The merchants. Once in a while someone will discover a nugget of gold (Andy Weir, for example) but it's uncommon.<br /><br />If I were wise I'd quit writing and go become an editor, but I like writing too much.Terranoreply@blogger.com