Comments on: Don’t Give up the Day Job, Phil http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil Philip Palmer on writing for print, radio and screen Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:26:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Chris (The Book Swede) http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Chris (The Book Swede) Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:21:58 +0000 http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/#comment-176 Looking forward to seeing this! Mwuahaha! Everyone should be embarressed in front of a camera every so often! Keeps you authors humble! =] And might I ask, what's wrong with widget manafacturing*?! ;) Best wishes, Chris PS: * TBH, I'm not entirely sure how one manafactures widgets, anyway... I can understand the concept of doors even if I can't do carpentry; must be something similar! Looking forward to seeing this! Mwuahaha! Everyone should be embarressed in front of a camera every so often! Keeps you authors humble! =]

And might I ask, what’s wrong with widget manafacturing*?! ;)

Best wishes,
Chris

PS: * TBH, I’m not entirely sure how one manafactures widgets, anyway… I can understand the concept of doors even if I can’t do carpentry; must be something similar!

]]> By: Robert grant http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Robert grant Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:37:47 +0000 http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/#comment-175 Wotcha Any chance of a link to http://www.sci-fi-london.com I only say this 'cos the 7th annual festival is coming up and it's germane. Also I review books for their website..;-) Cheers! Rob Wotcha

Any chance of a link to http://www.sci-fi-london.com

I only say this ‘cos the 7th annual festival is coming up and it’s germane. Also I review books for their website..;-)

Cheers!

Rob

]]> By: Philip Palmer http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Philip Palmer Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:36:21 +0000 http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/#comment-174 CRASH!!!! That's the sound of readers of this blog falling off their chairs, laughing at my plight. Great stuff. Hope you have a great time with the high schoolers, Jen...they're probably used to sensible and dull speakers talking about how to be a laywer, or a widget manufacturer. Whereas you write cool novels about vampires. So I think you'll have a captive audience...! CRASH!!!! That’s the sound of readers of this blog falling off their chairs, laughing at my plight. Great stuff.

Hope you have a great time with the high schoolers, Jen…they’re probably used to sensible and dull speakers talking about how to be a laywer, or a widget manufacturer. Whereas you write cool novels about vampires. So I think you’ll have a captive audience…!

]]> By: Jennifer Rardin http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Jennifer Rardin Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:09:30 +0000 http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/#comment-173 LMAO! Okay, I have now crawled off the floor, back onto the chair. Not laughing at your expense, my dear. Just at what people make us do, when it should be quite clear we're best at expressing ourselves ON PAPER PLEASE! I'm about to go speak to a bunch of high schoolers about writing. Have chosen to wing it in much the same manner you did. I have a feeling we're just going to end up staring at each other glumly, at which point I know I'm going to recall this story and start laughing hysterically. Which will be the LAST time they ask me to talk at Career Day! LMAO! Okay, I have now crawled off the floor, back onto the chair. Not laughing at your expense, my dear. Just at what people make us do, when it should be quite clear we’re best at expressing ourselves ON PAPER PLEASE! I’m about to go speak to a bunch of high schoolers about writing. Have chosen to wing it in much the same manner you did. I have a feeling we’re just going to end up staring at each other glumly, at which point I know I’m going to recall this story and start laughing hysterically. Which will be the LAST time they ask me to talk at Career Day!

]]> By: Philip Palmer http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Philip Palmer Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:59:58 +0000 http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/#comment-172 Thanks George... Thanks George…

]]> By: George http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/comment-page-1/#comment-171 George Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:20:22 +0000 http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/03/11/dont-give-up-the-day-job-phil/#comment-171 Philip, really, genuinely, please don't worry about it. My experience is that practically every author put in front of a camera feels afterwards that it wasn't a great success - but it always turns out much better than they feel. I'm sure it will be wonderful and look forward to seeing it. Philip, really, genuinely, please don’t worry about it. My experience is that practically every author put in front of a camera feels afterwards that it wasn’t a great success – but it always turns out much better than they feel. I’m sure it will be wonderful and look forward to seeing it.

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