tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post6889726785974277717..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: I Would Love to Be a Writer But I Have a Proper JobCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-28197694346468128682010-05-02T18:41:23.775+01:002010-05-02T18:41:23.775+01:00I love when people say: 'I think I have one bo...I love when people say: 'I think I have one book in me.' That's like saying to a brain surgeon: 'I think I have one brain surgery in me'. <br /><br />I also love the guy who told me I should have held out for a million dollar book deal like he plans to do.Jan Markleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317561950719847803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-9738386521349248652010-05-01T10:18:34.845+01:002010-05-01T10:18:34.845+01:00Love it, Candy! Yes, we've all met him. The mo...Love it, Candy! Yes, we've all met him. The most annoying one I've had was 'What are you doing at the moment'/'I'm a writer'/'Oh. Is that the new euphemism for unemployed?'<br /><br />(My answer was - 'Are most of the unemployed VAT-registered these days?')Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.com