tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post1920989231630266018..comments2023-08-18T04:28:00.494-04:00Comments on Maybe I'm Just Lazy: One Woman's Journey Through MS and Life: Another Book HoaxJulie M. Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13202264108356942158noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-90289840466512048162008-04-25T14:19:00.000-04:002008-04-25T14:19:00.000-04:00If you write a book, it definitely should be label...If you write a book, it definitely should be labeled as fiction, I am sure a lot of this blog is, or at the very least, embellished. Is it funny that someone's dad had a shotgun trying to shoot a mouse while his children where in the house? Frickin' hillarious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-39610425950092232932008-03-11T10:24:00.000-04:002008-03-11T10:24:00.000-04:00This is probably all about marketing, profits, and...This is probably all about marketing, profits, and the bottom line. Memoirs sell better than fiction. Memoirs make authors, editors, and publishers more money than fiction does. This isn't about creativity - it's about money.<BR/><BR/>I read a profile published in the Times a few weeks ago about the alleged LA gang member who wrote a memoir later exposed as fake, and something just didn't seem Tim Allikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845449319189392840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-50173527309090152112008-03-10T11:16:00.000-04:002008-03-10T11:16:00.000-04:00My friend Liz sent me this link to an NPR commenta...My friend Liz sent me this link to an NPR commentary by Scott Simon, a journalist and a novelist who I admire a lot. He gave me a new perspective on the whole book hoax thing. What do you think?<BR/>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88008140Julie M. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202264108356942158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-59363467757567685022008-03-06T20:07:00.000-05:002008-03-06T20:07:00.000-05:00JOURNALISTIC!!!!!!!!!! Why the hell don't they hav...JOURNALISTIC!!!!!!!!!! Why the hell don't they have spellcheck in the comments section?Julie M. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202264108356942158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-76257768291071834182008-03-06T20:05:00.000-05:002008-03-06T20:05:00.000-05:00I hate when I spell something wrong in an un-spell...I hate when I spell something wrong in an un-spellcheckable comment box! Of course I meant "you're," the contraction for you are and not "your." Ugh.Julie M. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202264108356942158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-24274539963824494282008-03-06T20:04:00.000-05:002008-03-06T20:04:00.000-05:00Wow! Anonymous, you sure are angry about the whole...Wow! Anonymous, you sure are angry about the whole book hoax...or perhaps your just pissed at my response. You know what? I'm starting to love the negative comments. If I'm not pissing someone off, maybe I'm not close enough to the edge.<BR/>Back to the book hoax: I heard a couple interesting perspectives on NPR this week. One was that, if someone pretends a LITERARY (as opposed to jouralistic)Julie M. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202264108356942158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-56950333370161732552008-03-06T16:58:00.000-05:002008-03-06T16:58:00.000-05:00You can sugar coat lying all you want.Those writer...You can sugar coat lying all you want.Those writers lied to their advantage and financial gain and it sounds like you condone what they have done. Is that what you aspire too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-19803993024673824622008-03-05T19:32:00.000-05:002008-03-05T19:32:00.000-05:00OMG! The visual of your dad with a shotgun in fro...OMG! The visual of your dad with a shotgun in front of a mouse hole had me roaring!<BR/><BR/>Methinks you should write a book too. Label it "fiction" and then no one would be able to challenge it. LOL<BR/><BR/>AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com