Comments on The Rejectionist: Author-friends, Meet Daniel Handler

Oh, you had me at Maker's Mark. Really. The pi...

2010-01-30T13:59:27.772-05:00

Oh, you had me at Maker's Mark. Really. The pirate novel and the quote in response to being rejected 37 times just put me over the edge into *oblivion*

Big literary crush. So big.

Great interview- thank you Le R :)

WOOT! I checked the blog and saw the title for to...

2010-01-29T18:33:14.514-05:00

WOOT! I checked the blog and saw the title for today's post and yelled out: Holy Shit! It's Lemony Snicket!

I maintain that The End was one of the most elegantly plotted and executed books I have read of any genre!

Also loved the playful, snarky, sad Adverbs. Did not think The Basic Eight was too dark, either, fyi.

*Fangirl squeak*

Ah, the ever-changing line of what's "too...

2010-01-29T09:40:50.494-05:00

Ah, the ever-changing line of what's "too dark." This reminds me of an interview I read with the creators of South Park: when the show was syndicated, they went back to the first season, thinking they'd have to edit the hell out of it for the new audience... and realized that what was mind-blowingly shocking in 1997 was no big deal 2005, and they had hardly any work to do at all.

My son adores Lemony Snickett. I must admit though...

2010-01-29T08:41:43.495-05:00

My son adores Lemony Snickett. I must admit though that, had I read the books beforehand, I wouldn't have given them to him (my excuse is that he's 7). Now, it's too late, he's already hooked. And adapting the grim expression pretty successfully in everyday life. :)

I totally need me a Snicketish name. Then I will r...

2010-01-29T07:48:34.588-05:00

I totally need me a Snicketish name. Then I will rule the world.

Anyone have suggestions?

That was an awesome interview! I'm going to h...

2010-01-28T16:29:17.119-05:00

That was an awesome interview! I'm going to have to track down some of his other books now. (AKA besides the Lemony Snicket series).

Myimaginaryblog, I am in awe of your cyber-stalking abilities!

*IF* I were to ever get rich, I already have a list of projects I'd like to support. No-kill animal shelters for my county and the next one over, a battered women's shelter, and I'd like to buy shiny new fire trucks for the Tightwad Volunteer Fire Department and get them to paint TVFD 51 on the side. (G) Even though there're only two stations, though two is pretty impressive, I think, for a town with a population of 62. ;)

P.S. Assuming I found the same site he used to det...

2010-01-28T16:13:15.933-05:00

P.S. Assuming I found the same site he used to determine wealth rankings, and assuming the rankings haven't changed much since 2007, I have a pretty good idea what Mr. Handler gave to his charity of choice.

(I should get some sort of cyber-stalking award--perhaps for "Randomest Stalking.")

Yay! Dancing in the campus library! You guys jus...

2010-01-28T16:08:13.790-05:00

Yay! *Dancing in the campus library!*
You guys just made my day! Thanks for a wonderful interview; I need to read Adverbs. :)

My 9-year-old daughter made it 9 books in to the S...

2010-01-28T15:56:24.868-05:00

My 9-year-old daughter made it 9 books in to the Snicket series--at least that's the number I just counted in the stack on our shelf--and even then she confessed that she was still hoping against hope that at some point there would finally be a happy ending for the poor orphans.

Those questions of how best to give away one's money are tough ones. My husband and I were deciding what we could give for Haiti relief and I asked, "If we had tens of millions, would we still give the same fraction of our savings?" He agreed that those decisions would be harder the more money we had: Do you put it into a foundation or a trust so it continues to grow? Give most of it to one good cause at the risk of having nothing left for the even greater need that arises the next week?

I'll have to keep those potential difficulties in mind as a defense against any impulse to become a bestselling children's book author.

Love hearing from published writers. Thank you Re...

2010-01-28T15:11:00.381-05:00

Love hearing from published writers. Thank you Rejectionist.

Oh, Mr. Handler. I am a fan. "Zebra" alw...

2010-01-28T14:53:02.822-05:00

Oh, Mr. Handler. I am a fan. "Zebra" always brings a little smile to my face.

It is both encouraging and depressing at the same ...

2010-01-28T14:11:09.523-05:00

It is both encouraging and depressing at the same time knowing Mr Handler's first book made it to publication after 37 rejections. And having a pirate book rejected now? If people with his track record can't get past the first hurdle????

Thanks for an excellent interview!

I LOVE YOU Mr. Handler. You're brilliant.

2010-01-28T13:57:39.865-05:00

I LOVE YOU Mr. Handler. You're brilliant.

I am in love with Mr. Snicket, but I now see I mus...

2010-01-28T13:29:07.997-05:00

I am in love with Mr. Snicket, but I now see I must cheat on him with Mr. Handler. I propose some sort of "Big Love"-style arrangement, as I am currently married as well. Polygamy goes swimmingly with both cloak and dagger antics and bourbon I find.

Oh man, if you've skipped "The Composer i...

2010-01-28T12:49:33.172-05:00

Oh man, if you've skipped "The Composer is Dead" because it's a picture book run out and buy it now. HILARIOUS and brilliant. Anyone who has ever played in an orchestra will get a huge kick out of it. ("Oh, I forgot the violas!" "Everyone always forgets us...")

Peter and the Wolf is great, but it's lovely to have a new way to introduce kids to the instruments of a symphony orchestra.

I read author interviews every day during lunch, a...

2010-01-28T12:36:59.337-05:00

I read author interviews every day during lunch, and this is one of the most entertaining and candid I’ve found.

I never knew who wrote those Lemony Snicket books my nephew loved, but now I do, and where I can get mine.

This interview is AWESOME on so many levels.

2010-01-28T12:35:45.864-05:00

This interview is AWESOME on so many levels.

what a fun and lovely interview! I love a good pir...

2010-01-28T11:59:35.549-05:00

what a fun and lovely interview! I love a good pirate novel so I wish you the best in selling the story.

Um, a pirate novel written by Lemony Snicket-ehem-...

2010-01-28T11:39:25.205-05:00

Um, a pirate novel written by Lemony Snicket-ehem- I mean, Mr. Handler. Can I get in line to buy that now? The publishing industry must b crazy if no ones buying that.

Thanks for the interview. As a non-published writ...

2010-01-28T11:35:07.091-05:00

Thanks for the interview. As a non-published writer with works-in-progress for kids and grown-ups* I found it quite encouraging.

*I would say adults, but that makes it seem dirty somehow.

Comments on The Rejectionist: Author-friends, Meet Daniel Handler

Oh, you had me at Maker's Mark. Really. The pi...

WOOT! I checked the blog and saw the title for to...

Ah, the ever-changing line of what's "too...

My son adores Lemony Snickett. I must admit though...

I totally need me a Snicketish name. Then I will r...

That was an awesome interview! I'm going to h...

P.S. Assuming I found the same site he used to det...

Yay! *Dancing in the campus library!* You guys jus...

My 9-year-old daughter made it 9 books in to the S...

Love hearing from published writers. Thank you Re...

Oh, Mr. Handler. I am a fan. "Zebra" alw...

It is both encouraging and depressing at the same ...

I LOVE YOU Mr. Handler. You're brilliant.

I am in love with Mr. Snicket, but I now see I mus...

Oh man, if you've skipped "The Composer i...

I read author interviews every day during lunch, a...

This interview is AWESOME on so many levels.

what a fun and lovely interview! I love a good pir...

Um, a pirate novel written by Lemony Snicket-ehem-...

Thanks for the interview. As a non-published writ...

Yay! Dancing in the campus library! You guys jus...