tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post2268753217050670148..comments2024-03-28T02:00:11.260-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Guest Post by Tracy Sharp & Iain Rob WrightJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-14481541307370878852014-07-19T16:47:38.096-05:002014-07-19T16:47:38.096-05:00Editing is definitely a process. I enjoy it becau...Editing is definitely a process. I enjoy it because I feel I get to know the characters better when I'm refining what they say, sense, etc., but it does take time. I guess it just takes as along as it takes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740121595880017339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-25388631061091031022014-07-18T20:12:24.658-05:002014-07-18T20:12:24.658-05:00Kevin, I always feel like I'm going backwards ...Kevin, I always feel like I'm going backwards when editing. It's really the hardest part for me. Seems to take forever. I just take it a page at a time. <br /><br />I go through at least two editing drafts, during which I also layer in things like emotion and action, senses (smells, sights, sounds). <br /><br />It's a process! Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-56728332838714163472014-07-18T18:45:42.988-05:002014-07-18T18:45:42.988-05:00Tracy, thanks for the advice about writing! How d...Tracy, thanks for the advice about writing! How do you gauge "good" progress while editing a story? Sometimes editing makes me feel like I'm going backwards. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740121595880017339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-20158340037493783672014-07-18T16:11:06.277-05:002014-07-18T16:11:06.277-05:00Hi Tracy
I checked out your FB page. Looks good s...Hi Tracy<br /><br />I checked out your FB page. Looks good so far. I'll add to it when I get a chance. Great idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504475401820135087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-28050053010843775912014-07-18T15:39:48.031-05:002014-07-18T15:39:48.031-05:00Thanks Alistair!Thanks Alistair!Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-83460348467676040842014-07-18T15:31:20.065-05:002014-07-18T15:31:20.065-05:00Tracy, that's what we're here for, right? ...Tracy, that's what we're here for, right? Helping each other. I'll check your group out in a bit. Sounds like a neat idea.Alistair McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549555602692910018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-78649090760613721672014-07-18T12:45:48.537-05:002014-07-18T12:45:48.537-05:00Thanks for the great post from all of you, special...Thanks for the great post from all of you, special thanks to JAK for getting this up for the rest of us. I'll definitely be checking out your books!John Ellsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253978941460283164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-89614327118376516342014-07-18T11:50:59.562-05:002014-07-18T11:50:59.562-05:00Excellent, Michael! This is also open to editors, ...Excellent, Michael! This is also open to editors, book cover artists, formatters, anyone who has skills writers can use! Spread the word! Let's help each other!<br /><br />Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-50999461828938110002014-07-18T11:15:59.774-05:002014-07-18T11:15:59.774-05:00Tracy - I just gave your FB page a like and posted...Tracy - I just gave your FB page a like and posted about my own release (on sale now! WOOT!). Thanks for this opportunity! Red Surf sounds great; adding that one my TBR pile shortly.<br /><br />Iain - Soft Target sounds terrific. I'm big a fan of 24 and am taking note of this one. When's it release?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-35927957748336371952014-07-18T09:57:48.168-05:002014-07-18T09:57:48.168-05:00Okay, all you writers and readers, I just stared a...Okay, all you writers and readers, I just stared a Facebook Promo page for writers to promote their work and readers to recommend work. Please feel free to use it! <br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/DigitalBookAddictsTracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-85992651150583168252014-07-18T07:43:14.427-05:002014-07-18T07:43:14.427-05:00You just gave me a great idea, Alistair. Think I&#...You just gave me a great idea, Alistair. Think I'll throw Leah in the book I'm writing now and see how it works :)Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-84002520946476879732014-07-18T07:28:55.356-05:002014-07-18T07:28:55.356-05:00Alistair, so far, Leah hasn't made any appeara...Alistair, so far, Leah hasn't made any appearances in any of my other stories, because those stories deal with the supernatural. But you never know :)Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-46237369062708154102014-07-18T07:20:30.515-05:002014-07-18T07:20:30.515-05:00Thanks for the reply, Tracy. I could see how teami...Thanks for the reply, Tracy. I could see how teaming up with someone like Joe could boost the visibility of your other stories. More specifically, what I was talking about would be akin to getting your Leah readers to check out non-Leah stories that you've pubbed. Does Leah make any cameos in those, or do you keep them totally separate?Alistair McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549555602692910018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-7594400021586350192014-07-18T06:25:26.545-05:002014-07-18T06:25:26.545-05:00Thanks, Silas! Same to you!Thanks, Silas! Same to you!Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-65262701102007877132014-07-18T06:24:43.700-05:002014-07-18T06:24:43.700-05:00Hi Alistair! I'm fairly new to collaborating, ...Hi Alistair! I'm fairly new to collaborating, but my collaboration with Joe, Jacked Up, has definitely boosted the sales of my Leah Ryan series. That's an absolute fact. <br /><br />I think collaboration helps because with two or more authors, you have a higher chance of being seen by readers. <br /><br />When you introduce the worlds of both or more writers involved in a project, readers become invested in all the characters and want more. Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-47420345391879075782014-07-17T22:51:23.406-05:002014-07-17T22:51:23.406-05:00Great to hear of your growing successes. I have b...Great to hear of your growing successes. I have been introduced to so many great authors from Joe's blog. It is very motivating to watch the success of others and see the supportive self-pub environment, I'm looking forward to all these great reads.<br /><br />Best of luck, and thanks for the advice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504475401820135087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-86096716982611358342014-07-17T21:29:56.970-05:002014-07-17T21:29:56.970-05:00Nice post, you two. I've read one of Iain'...Nice post, you two. I've read one of Iain's books and really liked it, enough that I've got The Final Winter and ASBO waiting on my Kindle to read before checking out his collaboration with Joe.<br /><br />Anyway, ass-kissing aside, diversifying the portfolio always seems like a good idea, but do you feel like your readers jump from one series to another? Or from a series to a standalone work?<br /><br />I ask because the series I write with two other authors does quite well, and certainly a lot better than my individual works. Could be the other two guys propping me up, of course :)<br /><br />Any advice for cross-promoting?Alistair McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549555602692910018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-92146792906738470652014-07-17T21:27:39.270-05:002014-07-17T21:27:39.270-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alistair McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549555602692910018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-72883177081645557172014-07-17T20:15:02.259-05:002014-07-17T20:15:02.259-05:00Thanks, Susanne! I love series books, too :)Thanks, Susanne! I love series books, too :)Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-33217987378659274852014-07-17T20:14:11.324-05:002014-07-17T20:14:11.324-05:00Hi Tracy and Iain,
Fun post with some nice tips.
...Hi Tracy and Iain,<br /><br />Fun post with some nice tips.<br /><br />Best of luck with the new books. I love series and watching the characters change.<br /><br />SusanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-19664652731418241662014-07-17T18:26:29.527-05:002014-07-17T18:26:29.527-05:00Hi Kevin, I'd shoot for 1000 words. If I didn&...Hi Kevin, I'd shoot for 1000 words. If I didn't make that, I didn't beat myself up for it. I just tried my best to reach it. Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-86765204604009304092014-07-17T17:58:47.810-05:002014-07-17T17:58:47.810-05:00Thanks for the advice! How much time did you try ...Thanks for the advice! How much time did you try to write each day when you were juggling a regular job in addition to everything else? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740121595880017339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1867992148222770322014-07-17T16:48:31.584-05:002014-07-17T16:48:31.584-05:00Thanks, Alan! Same to you!Thanks, Alan! Same to you!Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-45984970868690400192014-07-17T16:45:00.836-05:002014-07-17T16:45:00.836-05:00Congrats on your successes! Here's to many mor...Congrats on your successes! Here's to many more :-DAlan Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003811594552160836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-39888673738087006192014-07-17T16:11:19.954-05:002014-07-17T16:11:19.954-05:00Thanks, Jude!Thanks, Jude!Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.com