The Publishing Lottery and Other Insults

My author buddy Jim C. Hines posted a truly splendid post on his blog today that just has to be read. Jim is addressing a point made by a commenter. It begins as follows:

Dear Anonymous Commenter,

Thank you for taking the time to comment on my post about Self-Publishing Myths. While the poor grammar and spelling were annoying, (something you might want to work on as you self-publish that second book), I was struck by this part of your comment:

“Lets be realistic- how many people get published through traditional publishers? When people used to ask me if i was published i would ask them if they had won american idol.
Its not about talent, its about pitching, luck, who you know and the stars aligned!”

I spent way too much time thinking about your words, trying to find a response that would capture the true depth of my feelings. I came up with the following:

Bite me.

For the rest of Jim's brilliant and priceless response, go to his blog.

FYI -- Con & Conjure is going great! I can finally see the end of the book.
Lisa