tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post1620699698227765469..comments2023-11-05T06:50:20.570-05:00Comments on Picture Book Ninja!: How to Spend an Advance (that You Don't Even Have Yet!)Corey Schwartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06683944890522588405noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-88625599112221538402009-12-03T16:14:30.623-05:002009-12-03T16:14:30.623-05:00Probably something boring like pay off the minivan...Probably something boring like pay off the minivan, but I like to dream about taking a great vacation :)Diana Pazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368186068872293410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-71411978245119382412009-11-30T12:40:50.840-05:002009-11-30T12:40:50.840-05:00Fun post!
I would work my tail off trying to prom...Fun post!<br /><br />I would work my tail off trying to promote the book (pretty nerdy, huh?)<br /><br />Or...I would put it toward something fun for the family.<br /><br />Wow. Sometimes I blow myself away with my own radical behavior. hehehe!<br />www.shannonkodonnell.blogspot.comShannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-18424494626832800982009-11-30T11:04:01.980-05:002009-11-30T11:04:01.980-05:00Congratulations!
Hmmm. If I got an advance, I'...Congratulations!<br /><br />Hmmm. If I got an advance, I'd probably spend it on more books. >.<Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-50358041076868608702009-11-30T10:43:01.831-05:002009-11-30T10:43:01.831-05:00If/when I'm ever in the position to receive an...If/when I'm ever in the position to receive an advance, I'll surely do something boring like pay off a bill or outfit my daughter in braces. LOL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570437173288571934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-40687837469873280162009-11-30T10:41:56.706-05:002009-11-30T10:41:56.706-05:00This is so lame: I use every cent for day care to ...This is so lame: I use every cent for day care to write more. Honestly, it's like I'm an addict.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-73622082109476887522009-11-30T07:41:14.511-05:002009-11-30T07:41:14.511-05:00Well, Tess, you'd probably get a lot more for ...Well, Tess, you'd probably get a lot more for YA. PB advances are notoriously low. And I do want to put the money into book promotion, but it is SO far off. I could be looking at Spring '13! Crazy, huh?Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-56815581005918639632009-11-30T00:57:09.581-05:002009-11-30T00:57:09.581-05:00if i got a nice big advance, i'd take my grand...if i got a nice big advance, i'd take my granddaughter<br />to the museum. any museum she wanted to see.<br />anywhere it happens to be!*<br /><br />* please see: swimmerjordan.blog.commyrna rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237530451100560249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-79661973526142025392009-11-30T00:39:52.176-05:002009-11-30T00:39:52.176-05:00I'd have to go on a trip for important researc...I'd have to go on a trip for important research--you know, like to the British Library, the Louvre and the Vatican. Just work. ;)Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-13903407099573572772009-11-29T23:37:13.247-05:002009-11-29T23:37:13.247-05:00It depends when it happens. If it's sooner rat...It depends when it happens. If it's sooner rather than later, I'd like to get a new and very cool cell phone. If it's later, I might get one of those transporters (like the ones in Star Trek) for my book tour. Oh, dear...let's hope it's MUCH sooner than that. Hee!<br /><br />Seriously, I think it would go to book promotion stuff and my kids' college tuition.Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-30817391083540734362009-11-29T23:30:22.290-05:002009-11-29T23:30:22.290-05:00Okay, you guys promise not to laugh? I bought (dr...Okay, you guys promise not to laugh? I bought (drumroll)... a personalized license plate! (Well, I've always wanted one!)Ame Dyckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393759167937500382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-83122852208849941902009-11-29T22:37:09.908-05:002009-11-29T22:37:09.908-05:00How funny - I'm reading your post and thinking...How funny - I'm reading your post and thinking, "cool! that's a major amount of cash!" ... then I finished and thought "Oh well :D"<br /><br />We can wish and dream, right? Me? I'm sinking any future advance right back into the work (book launch, swag, tours). Well, after I take the family to celebrate at Cold Stone.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-56971046071977788832009-11-29T21:48:13.349-05:002009-11-29T21:48:13.349-05:00We did a real estate deal this week -- sold an apa...We did a real estate deal this week -- sold an apartment in Manhattan -- and when I get my check I'm going to give it to my daughter for a dive trip to the Caribbean ... or, maybe I'll go to the Super Bowl. ;-)<br />Love,<br />Pahytimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156331430286939027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-48835906337532523672009-11-29T21:35:38.150-05:002009-11-29T21:35:38.150-05:00I love Tyrannosaurus Drip!
Hmmm...what will I buy...I love Tyrannosaurus Drip!<br /><br />Hmmm...what will I buy with my first advance? The first thing that popped into my head is a new chair for my living room. The second thing is a really great pair of leather boots. I'm sure I could do both if I'm thrifty.Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-7351258421768643912009-11-29T21:21:18.536-05:002009-11-29T21:21:18.536-05:00A trip somewhere fun for *cough* research. Like an...A trip somewhere fun for *cough* research. Like an old castle. Or a spiffy website. Art lessons. How bout a regular babysitter.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095264668972996587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-72721755481387227912009-11-29T20:47:58.396-05:002009-11-29T20:47:58.396-05:00Ooh, I'll play! I'd take a vacation with m...Ooh, I'll play! I'd take a vacation with my husband. Something tropical and fabulous. Of course the most likely scenario is that we'll put it all in savings. BORING.lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-48643572828602080192009-11-29T20:43:15.710-05:002009-11-29T20:43:15.710-05:00what a fun daydream for me. LOL I haven't even...what a fun daydream for me. LOL I haven't even gotten anything ready to query and I could only imagine my list..though I think at the top of it is moving back home to be closer to my mom, well, and I just miss CA.Kristi Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527544253341529009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-89049890221919489842009-11-29T20:38:08.940-05:002009-11-29T20:38:08.940-05:00Practical me: spiffy author website
Fun me: Dis...Practical me: spiffy author website<br /><br />Fun me: Disney cruise<br /><br />Practical me will win because Hubbykins will take her side. (And, yes, I realize that a picture book advance would cover neither of these.) :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380826220166366026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-3178307972285718572009-11-29T20:32:42.851-05:002009-11-29T20:32:42.851-05:00Fix the hot tub.Fix the hot tub.Paul Michael Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318098111985714443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-15683231544892510182009-11-29T20:22:27.190-05:002009-11-29T20:22:27.190-05:00Pay off the kids' therapy bills and take the k...Pay off the kids' therapy bills and take the kids to Disneyland. <br /><br />I guess it depends on how much it is--it might be an either/or scenario.<br /><br />Plus, there will always be the temptation to laminate it, frame it, and stare at it for hours.Wendy Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-6491998450258928992009-11-29T19:55:16.338-05:002009-11-29T19:55:16.338-05:00I'm going to buy a new pair of shoes. Nothing ...I'm going to buy a new pair of shoes. Nothing fancy, just a pair of Born, but I love Born. And I'm going to take my husband to dinner. He deserves it many times over for being so supportive.Tara McClendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246124060126729229noreply@blogger.com