tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post7331820342178033645..comments2024-03-18T05:45:58.680-05:00Comments on Agent in the Middle: That Old $3.7 Million Apocalyptic Vampire Trilogy DealRavenous Romancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671397588069818557noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-18576465713385022552013-02-23T08:58:59.407-05:002013-02-23T08:58:59.407-05:00I visited several websites however the audio featu...I visited several websites however the audio feature <br />for audio songs current at this website is really excellent.<br /><br /><br />my blog :: <a href="http://www.lonelyguy.org/read_blog/11276/payday-loans-with-no-checking-account" rel="nofollow">faxless payday loans</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-52498486018664675072013-02-23T08:58:05.064-05:002013-02-23T08:58:05.064-05:00Hello this is somewhat of off topic but I was want...Hello this is somewhat of off topic but I was wanting to know if blogs <br />use WYSIWYG editors or if you have to manually code with HTML.<br />I'm starting a blog soon but have no coding know-how so I wanted to get advice from someone with experience. 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Justin Cronin is an amazing, award-winning writer: you can be sure whatever he writes will rise way above the usual cliched "vampire" book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-80445626804987544732007-08-29T11:36:00.000-05:002007-08-29T11:36:00.000-05:00I read this after you first posted it and it got m...I read this after you first posted it and it got me thinking...scary, I know.<BR/><BR/>But WOW! I got the most awesome idea for a novel! I love it when this happens. 11,000wds in and the character idea is still making me buzz. And no vampires of any kind!<BR/>Can't wait to see the response. <BR/><BR/>So, thanks! You've inspired new worlds.<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-42832974339955551732007-08-27T18:46:00.000-05:002007-08-27T18:46:00.000-05:00I'll say it. I don't write vampire novels, so I'm...I'll say it. I don't write vampire novels, so I'm free to rant. This is so incredibly stupid of the publishing industry it just proves, in spades, how stupid it is to even bother with them. What are they thinking? I'd bet this author would have been happy as can be to get a five digit advance. Now what have they done? Told every other really great writer they suck the big one. Forget it. You're not literary, you're not whatever it takes.<BR/><BR/>After The Road, I pretty much thought big Publishing had completely lost its mind. This just proves it.<BR/><BR/>At least his name isn't Paris. That's about all the redeeming characteristic I can see.<BR/><BR/>I'm posting this as anonymous since I'm so supremely ticked off at the stupidity of this. If I put my name on it, I'm sure I'd be blacklisted from any publisher so stupid as to pay this kind of money for a retread story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-6646085809810207872007-08-21T08:45:00.000-05:002007-08-21T08:45:00.000-05:00Reminds me of the Ebola scare a decade ago. You kn...Reminds me of the Ebola scare a decade ago. You know that some virus would wipe out the human population. Seems like he just combined a few genres to come up with something interesting. As a person not interested in vampire stories I would be interested in this because of the virus aspect, the government gone awry, and there's a hero to rescue us that was born because of the idiots who let the experiment get out of hand. <BR/><BR/>I guess I can believe this because I see stories where the govt. did this in the 50's to black men (deliberately infected them with disease in order to study the disease), I've come to realize that at least 50% of govt employees are there because they are incompetent and can't get work elsewhere, and it would be just like one of them to arrogantly believe he/she could change the world and instead threaten the human population because of a mistake. They would, of course, take credit for the hero who saved the world because her powers were tied to the virus. I especially like that the hero is female. <BR/><BR/>So this is a book I would pick up to read because I like the idea of human error creating a virus that threatens to kill the world and that same human error creating the hero that would save the world even though I'm not into vampires. <BR/><BR/>And I'm anonymous because my husband works for the govt. I believe he falls into the 50% who are competent category!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-62944976831868251932007-08-20T07:45:00.000-05:002007-08-20T07:45:00.000-05:00If this books does badly do you think it will adve...If this books does badly do you think it will adversely impact the market for vampires and other paranormal stories?<BR/>I don't begrudge any author the deal. Comes maybe once in a lifetime. But if it kills a genre, it's a drag, and it takes a long time to come back. I'm still waiting for horror to come back as it should be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-62758681537427767102007-08-19T12:29:00.000-05:002007-08-19T12:29:00.000-05:00I guess that means there is hope for me and my var...I guess that means there is hope for me and my various attempts to use every frigging vampire cliche I've ever read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-41277729737917726012007-08-16T16:17:00.000-05:002007-08-16T16:17:00.000-05:00But did they have to go to the other extreme, and ...But did they have to go to the other extreme, and pay so much? I mean, leave a little in the pot for the rest of us. Please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-86986947308852560512007-08-15T13:15:00.000-05:002007-08-15T13:15:00.000-05:00Lori, That is ALOT of money. Wow. Do your clients ...Lori, <BR/>That is ALOT of money. Wow. Do your clients genreally discuss their ideas with you before they write them, or do they write them and then show you the work?Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-69143807438528933232007-08-15T09:05:00.000-05:002007-08-15T09:05:00.000-05:00Lori, what is your take on why Ballantine thinks t...Lori, what is your take on why Ballantine thinks this story is going to be a best seller? As you pointed out, this story isn't doing anything terribly unique. Even if the writing is stellar and amazing, that doesn't always generate huge sales, but they sure seem to be banking that it will. <BR/><BR/>I'm wondering, given the publicity this deal is generating, if Ballantine was thinking, 'we think this is a great book, capable of being a best seller, so let's dump some publicity money up front into the advance in order to turn a few heads and get some buzz generated.' It doesn't sound like a bad idea really, but I don't know publishing enough to know that they would even think along those lines. Sure makes me wonder if I can write horror though.<BR/><BR/>JDuncanJDuncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487305836910594252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-78800449027097241432007-08-15T07:00:00.000-05:002007-08-15T07:00:00.000-05:00I'd rather just hate him. ;) Millions indeed.I'd rather just hate him. ;) Millions indeed.Rhonda L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17163003709594610570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-16677251352961842452007-08-14T10:37:00.000-05:002007-08-14T10:37:00.000-05:00You make some good points here. But these things a...You make some good points here. But these things are always so hard to predict, and execution isn't always the major factor from some of the things I've read. In most cases of life I truly believe we make our own luck and happines, but in rare cases I just believe luck (call it what you will)and timing and fate all play an important role. There are many examples I could give, but Paula Abdul is the best.<BR/><BR/>Hope your summer is going well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-90895824139500266342007-08-14T08:26:00.000-05:002007-08-14T08:26:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tip. It's much appreciated. Little ...Thanks for the tip. It's much appreciated. Little nudges in any direction get the juices flowing, even if they don't pan out into a multi-million dollar contract. Thank you.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-19725016744820111732007-08-13T11:16:00.000-05:002007-08-13T11:16:00.000-05:00Vampires seem to be the new black this year. Or th...Vampires seem to be the new black this year. Or the new red. It's all over television, too. Maybe vampires will vanquish those annoying reality shows.Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-76583150083274613592007-08-13T02:15:00.000-05:002007-08-13T02:15:00.000-05:00Isn't it great that when stories like this become ...Isn't it great that when stories like this become news fodder, it will hopefully encourage people who might not otherwise read books from this genre to actually step outside of their comfort zone (ie book club choices) and buy such a book. Re comfort zones, yesterday I met a man yesterday who, as a rule, does not read ANYTHING that is written by a woman.LJ Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08591370180642103902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-13024852562013517982007-08-10T19:10:00.000-05:002007-08-10T19:10:00.000-05:00Yeah, I'm not sure how to feel about it either. I'...Yeah, I'm not sure how to feel about it either. I'm about to start shopping a post apocalyptic first in a series that happens to have vampires. In fact the first book focuses on vampires. So is this good, in that I might get more view because of the subject, or bad because the market might become glutted very soon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-72480869195372864872007-08-10T12:38:00.000-05:002007-08-10T12:38:00.000-05:00The BBC just recently updated the Dr Jekyll and Mr...The BBC just recently updated the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde story to very entertaining (albeit joyously trashy) effect with its series Jekyll, starring local (to me) boy James Nesbitt. I'm sure it'll turn up on BBC America if it hasn't already, and it's well worth checking out. I think it perfectly proves your point about reinvigorating horror tropes.Stuart Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883631620345577504noreply@blogger.com