tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post8483917104946311666..comments2024-03-25T14:36:16.797-04:00Comments on The Crime Writers' Chronicle: What is Luck?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-52619751856747840252014-05-21T18:17:14.292-04:002014-05-21T18:17:14.292-04:00I have never thought much about the term luck... ...I have never thought much about the term luck... But I have done a great deal of thinking about fate and divine providence. tjsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-79124642821944207952014-05-21T11:28:03.293-04:002014-05-21T11:28:03.293-04:00And then there are the people who want to tell you...And then there are the people who want to tell you their idea. This atheist resorts to prayer for patience on those occasions. It's funny that no one ever says, "I will write a book if I ever get lucky enough." The FIRST thing you have to do to get lucky with publishing a book is to write one. After you have 60+K of really good words written, that's when luck enters into the equation. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-36873882193615707262014-05-21T09:59:44.695-04:002014-05-21T09:59:44.695-04:00"You must be really lucky" would be even..."You must be really lucky" would be even more irritating than "I could never do that." I used to get that a lot and it annoyed me. "So what?" I always thought. "I could never do what you do, either." Or even better, "I could write a book if I had the time."Kate Gallisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107289413804236810noreply@blogger.com