19 Responses to “Schyeah, I’m Famous!”

1. Shiloh Posted: Aug 17th, 2007 at 8:01 am

   1 Hey! I took the time to go to MBAM and enter MY info. How come I’m not getting any appreciation? :P Mutual geekiness, huh? That stuff friendships are made of.

2. bam Posted: Aug 17th, 2007 at 8:09 am

   2 Awww, thanks, Shi. You want an autograph too?

3. Shiloh Posted: Aug 17th, 2007 at 8:52 am

   3 :-) Just acknowledgement is good enuff for me!

4. Nick Posted: Aug 17th, 2007 at 9:38 am

   4 Such flattery! You deserve all the recognition (and subsequent book sales) you can get, though, Dee. This is an amazing accomplishment and I’m so happy for you. W00t! Just don’t forget about your devastatingly gorgeous BFF when you become rich and famous, okay? Because I totally want to go swimming in your mansion’s heart-shaped pool. Cheers to your many future successes!

5. Jackie Posted: Aug 17th, 2007 at 4:18 pm

   5 HUZZAH, BAM!!!!!!!

6. Heather (errantdreams) Posted: Aug 17th, 2007 at 4:46 pm

   6 I picked up a copy this morning! I couldn’t say grats at the time because your server was down. So, grats! I hope you’re celebrating your big day in style. I have a stack of review books a mile high right now, but I do promise to make room for Skin to Skin.

7. December/Stacia Posted: Aug 17th, 2007 at 4:58 pm

   7 Hey, I can finally get onto your site to say Congrats!! Can’t wait to read it!

8. Ann Aguirre Posted: Aug 17th, 2007 at 8:30 pm

   8 Congrats, dude.

9. MM Posted: Aug 17th, 2007 at 9:54 pm

   9 Congrats on your sale. Now I wonder how long it will be before someone stabs you in the back and rips your work apart, like you’ve done to so many other writers. How long before someone lies about what you’ve written because of their jealousy, trying to insure that your career is destroyed before it even gets started, because they don’t have one yet. Or, even worse, just to make a few pathetic friends laugh. Yes, congrats Bam. May you never know the pain you’ve caused to others. Because I somehow doubt you’d be able to live with yourself if you did. Then again, maybe you would.

10. catie Posted: Aug 17th, 2007 at 10:44 pm

    10 All right, all right–the excerpts convinced me. …and I’m not anybody special, just a blog reader. Congratulations Bam! I can’t wait to dive in.

11. bam Posted: Aug 18th, 2007 at 12:30 am

    11 Author Comment Congrats on your sale. Now I wonder how long it will be before someone stabs you in the back and rips your work apart, like you’ve done to so many other writers. How long before someone lies about what you’ve written because of their jealousy, trying to insure that your career is destroyed before it even gets started, because they don’t have one yet. Or, even worse, just to make a few pathetic friends laugh. Yes, congrats Bam. May you never know the pain you’ve caused to others. Because I somehow doubt you’d be able to live with yourself if you did. Then again, maybe you would. *sets down champagne* *crickets* Um. Okay. Awkward. Way to go, buzzkill. Not that I don’t love you for caring enough to comment. All right, all right–the excerpts convinced me. …and I’m not anybody special, just a blog reader. Catie, operative word is “reader”. That’s what makes me love you. Heck, even if you couldn’t read, I’d love you. Just don’t forget about your devastatingly gorgeous BFF when you become rich and famous, okay? Because I totally want to go swimming in your mansion’s heart-shaped pool. whaddup, Nick. I guess a heart-shaped pool is better than a kidney-shaped pool, huh? And to Jackie, December, Ann, and Heather… GROUP HUG!

12. Samantha Posted: Aug 18th, 2007 at 12:54 am

    12 Congrats, BAM!!!

13. Karen Sccott Posted: Aug 18th, 2007 at 1:40 am

    13 Congrats on your sale. Now I wonder how long it will be before someone stabs you in the back and rips your work apart, like you’ve done to so many other writers. How long before someone lies about what you’ve written because of their jealousy, trying to insure that your career is destroyed before it even gets started, because they don’t have one yet. That sure pissed on the parade huh? I wonder who MM is Bam, no doubt somebody who’s book you thought sucked eh? (g) Well, MM, if you’re an author who’s career failed before it barely got started, I’d say that was probably more to do with your lack of talent, than a negative review from Bam, or anyone else for that matter. In which case, you might want to try working to try to improve your writing, rather than blaming somebody else for your shortcomings. I’m pretty sure not everyone will like Bam’s books, but as long as she doesn’t go postal in public when she receives her first negative review, (you know it’ll happen right Dee?) then she will be just fine.

14. Heather (errantdreams) Posted: Aug 18th, 2007 at 3:27 am

    14 bam: I’ve written AND received both positive and negative reviews, and had authors react both well and poorly to the negative reviews I’ve written. If there’s one thing I know, it’s that while sure, negative reviews ain’t easy, they’re also inevitable (we don’t all have the same tastes, after all, so how on earth could everyone like the same work?). An author who doesn’t understand that and can’t handle it shouldn’t be trying to publish their work publicly. So don’t worry about MM and those like her. Either she’ll eventually learn that a negative review isn’t the end of the world or her career, or she’ll move on to a career more suited to her.

15. Catherine Posted: Aug 18th, 2007 at 1:21 pm

    15 Wow MM. God forbid Bam have an honest oppinion on what she does and doesn’t like to read. I’m sure authors would much rather have false flattery to protect their ego rather than a reader that points out the flaws that most of us noticed. At least with honest reviews they can correct their mistakes (or keep their current writing style, whichever they choose) and possibly expand their fan base.

16. Ann(ie) Posted: Aug 18th, 2007 at 3:31 pm

    16 I bought it, even though I’ve already read it. *grins*

17. Eve Vaughn Posted: Aug 19th, 2007 at 7:39 am

    17 Bought the book on Karen’s recommendation. Read it and enjoyed it. Looking forward to you next story.

18. Wylie Posted: Aug 19th, 2007 at 11:40 am

    18 Ouch! MM perhaps needs a little bit of perspective…

19. Cathie Posted: Aug 19th, 2007 at 6:25 pm

    19 Congrats BAM! This looks, (he looks too) so great!