tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post528044301855654477..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Be Proud of Your Writing This Year by Dan HollowayKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-1242160467006320102014-01-17T09:20:01.535+00:002014-01-17T09:20:01.535+00:00Dan, I reckon if Jan and I are in the shower toget...Dan, I reckon if Jan and I are in the shower together there won't be any room for the kindle so it will have to smoke on the floor outside. On the other hand we could avail ourselves of Dennis's large shower, but he'll probably want to join us. Please add names below for the cold shower party! Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-69407002362143831792014-01-17T08:52:37.187+00:002014-01-17T08:52:37.187+00:00There have been times when I've been called a ...There have been times when I've been called a shower before, but never so many times when I've been told I've caused people to need a shower!Dan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-45104507256823398032014-01-17T00:00:02.244+00:002014-01-17T00:00:02.244+00:00Wonderful post, Dan. My new Kindle Fire, to be ord...Wonderful post, Dan. My new Kindle Fire, to be ordered next week, has two treats in store for it.glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-39390289883339706952014-01-16T23:41:27.960+00:002014-01-16T23:41:27.960+00:00Terrific post and typically so, Dan.I too have dow...Terrific post and typically so, Dan.I too have downloaded the Self-pub with Integrity and it really does what it says on the tin so thank you for that. Now for the erotica. If anyone's interested, I have a really big shower.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-83580532909414162462014-01-16T20:05:54.641+00:002014-01-16T20:05:54.641+00:00Yes, it started as an experiment to do it complete...Yes, it started as an experiment to do it completely anonymously and see how far I could get without using my name or any of my contacts - the answer is that it quickly became a very time-consuming job that was taking away from the writing, so it's much easier to do it as part of my other stuffDan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-61858690382363056892014-01-16T19:46:55.971+00:002014-01-16T19:46:55.971+00:00yes another great post Dan, I shall check out your...yes another great post Dan, I shall check out your erotica, I already downloaded the self-pub with integrity book a bit ago. I see you are using a pseudonym for the erotica, Dani Ko, is there a reason for that? you write a wide variety of things as yourself. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-19742381789837182462014-01-16T13:27:47.449+00:002014-01-16T13:27:47.449+00:00Mari - thank you "I wonder, though, how we ca...Mari - thank you "I wonder, though, how we can balance creative integrity and not compromising with being prepared to listen to what other people tell us about our writing." <br />It so happens I wrote a piece about EXACTLY this a few days ago, outlining a three stage process we can go through to ensure that we get exactly the information we need and are able to filter out what is confusing<br />http://authorceo.com/2014/01/learn-bad-listener-dan-halloway/<br /><br />Chris - I'll be interested to hear if you needed a shower, or if you ended up chucking your Kindle in the shower! I can't quite help myself with making my writing political in some way or other but it's basically just an (I hope) more nuanced rags to riches story that doesn't close the bedroom door :)<br /><br />Marc - ha! Isn't it funny how frequently the daft examples you come up with actually sound more interesting than what you're actually writing!<br /><br />Sessha - we could all learn from you - I'd say you're one of the most successful people I know<br /><br />Jan - !Dan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-42707638631057595452014-01-16T12:52:19.809+00:002014-01-16T12:52:19.809+00:00oh, i got it free as well, thanks. chris, should ...oh, i got it free as well, thanks. chris, should we take that cold shower together? (ooh, missus!)Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-25082991543820602062014-01-16T12:51:00.587+00:002014-01-16T12:51:00.587+00:00i've put that up on facebook, dan. great stuff...i've put that up on facebook, dan. great stuff<br />Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-44860820239101281522014-01-16T12:42:52.878+00:002014-01-16T12:42:52.878+00:00Finally something I do right! I have only ever wri...Finally something I do right! I have only ever written what calls to me - I am proud of my work (which does not mean I can boast about it without becoming a tongue-tied numpty)and I always will be. I honestly can't imagine writing anything other than what sings to me, even though it would be a lot more 'successful' if I could write more mainstream stuff.Sessha Battohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569927397738788073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-47350820120024118252014-01-16T12:41:08.116+00:002014-01-16T12:41:08.116+00:00You're so right about the plethora of informat...You're so right about the plethora of information writers are given as well-meaning advice that inevitably much of it contradicts itself. So how to sift the good from the bad, the right from the wrong? Don't even try. We started writing with some sort of artistic vision in our heads, what it means to be a writer, how we aim to tell our stories, so as you say, just stick to that and you'll do just fine.<br /><br />A line like "your retellings of Slovak myths in the voice of Raymond Chandler" in itself proves beyond any doubt that Dan Holloway is a writerSulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-41780896306920684052014-01-16T11:48:47.512+00:002014-01-16T11:48:47.512+00:00Great post Dan. I've just downloaded both book...Great post Dan. I've just downloaded both books and now I'm quaking in my shoes and wondering how erotic is 'erotic with a social conscience'. Will I need to take a cold shower after reading 'An Oxford Christmas'?Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-87151474942541459412014-01-16T10:40:46.137+00:002014-01-16T10:40:46.137+00:00Great post, Dan. I think a lot of us find it incre...Great post, Dan. I think a lot of us find it incredibly hard to be proud of our own work. I wonder, though, how we can balance creative integrity and not compromising with being prepared to listen to what other people tell us about our writing. I probably wouldn’t pay much heed to someone who said ‘Write <i>x</i> because <i>x</i> sells,’ but if someone whose opinion I respected were to warn me that something didn’t work, or would be better if I did it some other way, I’d certainly listen.<br /><br />I love ‘Self-publish with Integrity’, by the way! I only wish I’d read it <i>before</i> I started self-publishing...Mari Biellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221256993468150226noreply@blogger.com