tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post7763117641956326593..comments2023-04-06T04:37:39.726-04:00Comments on Wicked Writers: The Future of Books and a ContestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-37313756092033289572010-08-06T20:42:14.000-04:002010-08-06T20:42:14.000-04:00Well, thank you, Julie. I would have answered you ...Well, thank you, Julie. I would have answered you sooner, but I have been in that second bathroom all day. I've been painting this second week of my vacation. Two bathrooms with new mirrors mounted, new paint, new decorations. Whew! I'm going to sit for these next two days.<br>Thanks for mentioning the contest. Extra credit for you! ;)James Garcia Jrhttp://jamesgarciajr.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-3340698722065162342010-08-06T20:48:40.000-04:002010-08-06T20:48:40.000-04:00Hi, Erin. Thanks for stopping by. I really appreci...Hi, Erin. Thanks for stopping by. I really appreciate itJames Garcia Jrhttp://jamesgarciajr.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-29015703838248996512010-08-06T20:52:33.000-04:002010-08-06T20:52:33.000-04:00Sniff! Sniff! I miss my vinyl! I miss yellow Tower...Sniff! Sniff! I miss my vinyl! I miss yellow Tower Records bags, getting in my car just to go to the record store, that new album smell, looking at the photos and listening along while I read through the lyrics... Oh! Hi. I didn't see you there. What were we talking about?<br>Just Kidding. Thanks, George.James Garcia Jrhttp://jamesgarciajr.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-12352454493689145602010-08-07T04:05:56.000-04:002010-08-07T04:05:56.000-04:00Great points made here - especially love the DVD a...Great points made here - especially love the DVD and cassette comparison, Jimmy. I've got my Kindle, now I just have to start buying books and reading on it! Of course, it would help if I downloaded the existing ebooks on it that I own - I just haven't figured that part out yet. <br><br>George - you may enjoy a post I did a few months back that compared the music industry to publishing: http://wickedwriters.com/2010/05/31/music-to-publishing-will-it-be-the-same/<br><br>It's not ground breaking, by any means, but I learned a lot talking to my friend Andy.C.J. Ellissonhttp://www.cjellisson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-73998441223046496262010-08-06T09:51:59.000-04:002010-08-06T09:51:59.000-04:00Very nice post, James. I'm so green I leave st...Very nice post, James. I'm so green I leave stains on furniture I sit on, so whatever it takes to keep the earth healthy...This is just one of many ways. I have yet to purchase a device, but I can read ebooks on my computer, and I'm doing it. I'm also liking it.<br><br>Good luck with all your writing endeavors!Robert C. Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-83662974628096182582010-08-06T10:09:49.000-04:002010-08-06T10:09:49.000-04:00Ha, ha, James, another great post. I have a whole ...Ha, ha, James, another great post. I have a whole playlist that goes with one of my stories and wouldn't that be wonderful if a reader could option to hear it, as the inspiration for the scene I was writing. I know every time I hear some songs I remember those minutes, tears streaming down my face (it was the I'll never see you again scene), when the nice gentleman in the corner came over, offered a napkin and asked if I was okay. And an author interview? Sort of like the "enhanced" DVDs we get with the bloopers, deleted scenes and director or actor interviews. I sometimes enjoy those more than the movie.<br><br>Yeah, just think about what's in store, if we keep our eyes open. No, nothing can replace a good book as you wiggle your toes in the sand at the shore under a floppy hat (not you, of course), or cuddling under a quilt on a dark and stormy night. And remember reading those forbidden ones at church camp with a flashlight--I always got caught. Nothing will replace those experiences, but I love thinking about how enhanced ebooks can be, and look forward to the day when....<br><br>Sharongardensofthehearthttp://gardensoftheheart.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-88554255682695822902010-08-06T10:35:33.000-04:002010-08-06T10:35:33.000-04:00This is the way of things. I can still remember re...This is the way of things. I can still remember resisting CDs--until I heard my first one. In 20 years, a whole generation will wonder why the heck people made such a commotion about going digital.Maria Zanninihttp://mariazannini.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-45590001688478499372010-08-06T11:51:44.000-04:002010-08-06T11:51:44.000-04:00Thank you, Robert. And thank you for taking the ti...Thank you, Robert. And thank you for taking the time.James Garcia Jr.http://jgarciajr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-86173423937103782362010-08-06T11:58:17.000-04:002010-08-06T11:58:17.000-04:00I always have to buy the huge Collector's Edit...I always have to buy the huge Collector's Edition dvd's w/ all of the extra stuff. I'd never put that book down! You don't think I could pull off that floppy hat? Morrison pulled off the fur coat look? Yeah, I know: he was Mr Mojo Risin!!<br>Thanks for the note, Sharon.James Garcia Jr.http://jgarciajr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-87895798903153542292010-08-06T12:01:24.000-04:002010-08-06T12:01:24.000-04:00On the other hand, when my book goes paperback thi...On the other hand, when my book goes paperback this fall you can bet I'll be sleeping with that thing under my pillow! Lol! Thanks, Maria.James Garcia Jr.http://jgarciajr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-36393222739210453832010-08-06T12:16:17.000-04:002010-08-06T12:16:17.000-04:00Great post, James! I am still in love with actual...Great post, James! <br><br>I am still in love with actual books, but I know that eventually I'll be getting on the digital bandwagon. That's definitely where we're headed, and I think it's a good thing for readers.<br><br>I'd love to win James' book. I'm intrigued at how horror and Christian and romance can all be tangled in the same pages!Julie Musilhttp://juliemusil.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-17039770107654632612010-08-06T14:10:28.000-04:002010-08-06T14:10:28.000-04:00Nice post - excellent topics. The future of e-boo...Nice post - excellent topics. The future of e-books is just beginning, and those who prefer to stick to paper can hang with gramps!Erin Colehttp://erincolelive.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-81188629210003125432010-08-06T16:40:12.000-04:002010-08-06T16:40:12.000-04:00Great post, James!I liked the way you compared thi...Great post, James!<br><br>I liked the way you compared things with evolution of Blockbuster and the cassette. With that in mind, I went even further...<br><br>We had the horse, we had the buggy, we had the horseless buggy, we have the automobile. What will we have next?<br><br>We had the chisel and stone. We graphite and board, we had parchment and ink, we had paper and pen, we had typewriter and ink ribbon, we had the keyboard and ink cartridge - and in some cases, a laser printer cartridge. What's next?<br><br>First we had word of mouth. That lead up to the telegraph, then the telephone, and now the cell phone. When will the next form come? Or has it already arrived with Skype?<br><br>We started out with a crank, a tin can of sorts with small slots of metal coming out, hitting slim metal rods. Next came wax disks with grooves, vinyl records with grooves, then reel to reel tape, 8-track tapes, cassettes, CDs, digital audio tape -going into digital format we download in the forms of MP3<br><br>And I don't need to get redundant and mention the whole radio/moving pictures/television/cable/VCRs/DVDs - and all that gives me a headache to try to sort out...<br><br>Things change. Life changes. We as humans change. <br><br>What doesn't change stagnates and eventually dies out.<br><br>As nostalgic as I am, I really do see nothing but positive growth for everything connected to the e- industry for the next five years.<br><br>The good ol' boys publishing club in NYC may be stubborn - but it's that staunch attitude and lack of foresight that will sink major publishing houses hell-bent on doing things their way.<br><br>The Independent spirit of e-publishing will succeed, offering imagination parched readers a chance to taste new thoughts and new ideas from refreshing authors writing stories that would have never passed in the old school.<br><br>This will lead to a story revolution - and readers will pick and choose from a buffet of various subjects and a mixture of genres to delight the senses and goose the imagination! <br><br>All this, pouring from the exciting and vibrate world of the e-book and it's family of e-related publishing nitches.george allwynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-45173641134220615742010-08-09T14:51:12.000-04:002010-08-09T14:51:12.000-04:00Hi JamesEbooks, what a big subject. I've given...Hi James<br><br>Ebooks, what a big subject. I've given my opinion time and time again, but you've said it so much better. I like to add the voice of The Buggles to this, with their classic one hit wonder "Video Killed the Radio Star". Contrary to the song's prediction, video, nor more recently CDs and DVDs haven't killed radio stations, cinemas or anything else. We may have changed how we listen to music or how we watch films, but "The Song Remains The Same". Similarly, paper books aren't dead or dying, they're changing. Over the next few years a better system for lending ebooks will evolve and this will become the new mass market paperback option, the inexpesive way for mass production of literature priced for mass consumption.<br><br>Readers will love the easy access to novels and the price, once everything settles down in publishing. Once the price stablises, everyone will come out a winner. Publishers will be able to take more chances on new and exciting talent. The investment, though still high, will drop and, by not having to invest in long print runs of untested writers, the minds of publishers may become open to change. Many writers, who under the old regime would never be published, will see their novels published and read, some will even make some real money from it and the few writers who now dominate the racks in bookshops will have some hefty competition.<br><br>So all ebooks will do is clear our homes of the hundreds of cheap paperbacks. No more trips to the recycling depot with bin bags full of paperbacks. Win, win as far as I'm concerned and as for the novels, if I love then I'll buy a copy for my bookshelves because I collect books. Novels could be the same as films, where if you enjoy a film at the cinema, you also buy the DVD for your collection.<br><br>Really interesting post James.Gaynorhttp://vamplitpublishing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-12946132836015278752010-08-11T12:28:27.000-04:002010-08-11T12:28:27.000-04:00Great post, James... I'm with you on your take...Great post, James... I'm with you on your take of the power of e-books. I believe ebook content is not there yet! Not only that, it has a long way to go! Just as with the PCs of the 80's and 90's, a mere replacement of the typewritter (or calculator) was missing the point! Just look at a PC now! The books of the future will not work in paper! The book will not be a book as we know it today - that is when the book will be dead, but not before! <br><br>Long live the book! :)David Sartofhttp://www.davidsartof.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-62144815451601502192010-08-11T12:29:38.000-04:002010-08-11T12:29:38.000-04:00And what is more, I'll probably be long gone.....And what is more, I'll probably be long gone... pushing the daisies, before I have to worry about the end of paperbacks! :)David Sartofhttp://www.davidsartof.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-85002487463498337022010-08-11T14:18:17.000-04:002010-08-11T14:18:17.000-04:00But if you wrote paranormal, you come back again a...But if you wrote paranormal, you come back again and again and try it all over, or live forever.Sharon Hamiltonhttp://gardensoftheheart.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-45297334008496380442010-08-11T18:30:41.000-04:002010-08-11T18:30:41.000-04:00Thanks. I would have replied sooner, but now I'...Thanks. I would have replied sooner, but now I'm having issues with my pc. I hope to be back up soon.James Garcia Jrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-47174016574612593372010-08-11T18:34:50.000-04:002010-08-11T18:34:50.000-04:00I'm sure they will be beautiful daisies, howev...I'm sure they will be beautiful daisies, however! Kidding. Thanks to everyone for keeping the dialogue going well into the 2nd week.James Garcia Jrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-39592368531256418582010-08-12T02:30:28.000-04:002010-08-12T02:30:28.000-04:00Well, despite visions of paranormal groundhogs, I ...Well, despite visions of paranormal groundhogs, I guess being late to the party has its uses! :)dsartofhttp://www.davidsartof.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-10763527240746336872010-08-12T09:02:36.000-04:002010-08-12T09:02:36.000-04:00James, Sorry so late in making a comment here. It&...James, Sorry so late in making a comment here. It's been a crazy week for me. As always wonderful post! I feel like mine are a bit drap compared to the humorous and yet inspriational posts you come up with! I guess I need to dig deep and find my sense of humor and write some great stuff. (My hubby says I"m not funny btw, so this might take some serious digging.) <br><br>And I DO remember cassettes! Although I'm one of the younger ones of this group. I remember vinyl too and 8-track tapes but only because my parents still held on to their collections from high school. (First album I remember listening to was Pink Floy "Dark Side of the Moon" on vinyl!!) I love all the digital but there is something about the scratchy vinyl sound that just can't be beat - it's the best.Anastasia V. Pergakishttp://avpergakis.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-74667075612176999222010-08-12T18:54:22.000-04:002010-08-12T18:54:22.000-04:00Hi, Ana. Thanks for the note. Better late than nev...Hi, Ana. Thanks for the note. Better late than never, right?<br>Did you smack your hubs for telling you that you were not funny in your posts? Sometimes I think myself too serious, certainly that author's photo is. That's so staged!<br>Dark Side of the Moon was the first cd I bought, btw.<br>Thanks.James Garcia Jrnoreply@blogger.com