Comments on: Book = Teh Devil

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Speakeasy » Blog Archive » From Libba Bray… — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:18:17 +0000

[...] And Justine Larbalestier’s response: Books = teh Devil [...]

By: Serafina Zane

Serafina Zane — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:11:23 +0000

It’s times like these that make me fear for my natural immunity to chicken pox.

Also, writing pivotal scenes makes me nauseous.

By: Ellen Klages

Ellen Klages — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:14:48 +0000

Oh, yeah. Shingles, so far, twice per book. Massages — as necessary, once a month at first, then shading towards weekly (and more) near the end, when my neck and shoulders refuse to move even after hot showers and a bit of Balvenie 12-year-old Doublewood.

And we won’t get into the intestinal (ahem, fortitude) needed to finish a novel on deadline….

By: Cat Sparks

Cat Sparks — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:39:17 +0000

Very interesting. I completely feel like I’m having a filthy little affair with novel # 2, whereas #1 was just this big horrid slog. And still is.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:56:25 +0000

Have you considered getting a massage?

By: hillary!

hillary! — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:37:02 +0000

Hmm, didn’t John Green’s eyeball threaten to explode when he was writing Paper Towns?
What kind fo skin disease does MJ have!!?

By: Brent

Brent — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:26:34 +0000

Thanks for the warning! Pity I didn’t know this back when people told me: “You should be a writer!” Little did I know that they secretly hated me and were plotting my downfall with those fateful five words.

On the plus side, you should all your book-writing whinging, combine it with your “How to write a book” posts, and add a dash of structure. You’d get a wonderfully humorous story, perhaps even a book’s worth!