tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29951307.post115799252078875249..comments2023-04-10T04:24:54.242-04:00Comments on Asian Fun and Then Some: Lunch Breakmai wenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570452594754186072noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29951307.post-1158067524636859142006-09-12T09:25:00.000-04:002006-09-12T09:25:00.000-04:00Thanks Elizabeth, I totally agree. I mean, you Kn...Thanks Elizabeth, I totally agree. I mean, you Know people don't go into a career as a writer (quitting your job to do it!) for the money!!mai wenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570452594754186072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29951307.post-1158066960944254292006-09-12T09:16:00.000-04:002006-09-12T09:16:00.000-04:00Great post, Mai Wen! My feeling about big book dea...Great post, Mai Wen! My feeling about big book deals? More power to the authors who can command them! It means the years of loneliness and cheap beer has finally paid off.<BR/><BR/>Why don't we just celebrate each other's success? Instead we hide jealousy behind petty comments like "artists who make too much money can't really be making art." Like writing something that connects with a lot of people is somehow a bad thing? <BR/><BR/>Weird.Elizabeth Kreckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122785972211597168noreply@blogger.com