tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post3179464422844474259..comments2024-03-28T02:00:11.260-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Resolutions for Writers 2011JA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-23518799590238654032011-01-25T11:01:00.403-06:002011-01-25T11:01:00.403-06:00This is GREAT info for us newbies. Currently writ...This is GREAT info for us newbies. Currently writing my first novel. This is inspiring Thanks for sharingUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560487718150833182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-69432097886429510252010-12-25T13:41:35.693-06:002010-12-25T13:41:35.693-06:00Thank you for such an inspirational post! I love ...Thank you for such an inspirational post! I love your forward-thinking approach to where publishing is going--it has given me an entirely new perspective on where to take my writing this year.<br /><br />Happy holidays, and I look forward to keeping in touch.Just Joan Marketing Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799883636967465635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-14364147366163942482010-12-24T13:15:27.450-06:002010-12-24T13:15:27.450-06:00This was a very enjoyable and informative post. I ...This was a very enjoyable and informative post. I don't recall how I arrived here, but you can bet I'll be a regular reader. Hope you have a very successful 2011!Liora Hesshttp://www.liorahess.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-85062248298259836672010-12-24T10:45:56.904-06:002010-12-24T10:45:56.904-06:00@Jay
Amy idea if literary fiction will lend itself...@Jay<br /><i>Amy idea if literary fiction will lend itself to the self-pubbing model, or does it, by nature, rely on The Gate Keepers? </i><br /><br />In my view, literary fiction will start to take hold in 2011/2012. This may be a sweeping generalization, but I expect literary writers are more likely to be tied to the writing establishment in terms of needing "validation"(as you suggest), so it will just take them longer to make that mental/emotional transition. In my experience, they are also more tied to the aesthetics of a printed novel, so slower to move to ebooks. But I think it's coming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-67879737937329714782010-12-23T15:09:19.273-06:002010-12-23T15:09:19.273-06:00I deleted an entire folder of webpage bookmarks ti...I deleted an entire folder of webpage bookmarks titled, Agents, without remorse. <br /><br />Thanks, Joe. May everything you plan and hope for 2011 ripen on the vine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13922434004092399756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-92163446331608195552010-12-23T15:06:07.098-06:002010-12-23T15:06:07.098-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13922434004092399756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-42291059375007557672010-12-23T02:26:37.754-06:002010-12-23T02:26:37.754-06:00@ evilphilip. Thanks. :)
@ Walter Knight. Well, A...@ evilphilip. Thanks. :)<br /><br />@ Walter Knight. Well, Amazon also has a program aimed at film makers. Just sayin'.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-85282461786893984562010-12-22T21:46:49.828-06:002010-12-22T21:46:49.828-06:00"I Won't Self-Publish Crap"
Thumbs ..."I Won't Self-Publish Crap"<br /><br />Thumbs up on that. <br /><br />Merry Christmas, Joe. Thanks.David Ebrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037059701518103541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-55791689949177039552010-12-22T20:26:52.265-06:002010-12-22T20:26:52.265-06:00Thanks Joe, you are a God. Now, how do I get my b...Thanks Joe, you are a God. Now, how do I get my books made into a movie?<br /><br />You laugh? Like you, I'm a lot farther than anyone thought I'd get. How do I get to Hollywierd?Walter Knighthttp://www.waltknight.yolasite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-30716222347103191362010-12-22T15:56:46.432-06:002010-12-22T15:56:46.432-06:00"You can have a peek at the
cover art here.&...<i>"You can have a peek at the <br />cover art here."</i><br /><br />Seriously excellent.evilphiliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100843889719733921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-88375340708426460462010-12-22T14:10:05.226-06:002010-12-22T14:10:05.226-06:00This is seriously awesome. I've just self-publ...This is seriously awesome. I've just self-published an anthology of writer's work, The Handbook of the Writer Secret Society, and I was hoping to hear some confirmation that it was okay to self publish something (not crap).<br /><br />2011 is what I wanted to hear...thank you. I believe it's dead on, but you would know more than I :).C Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686080976624518524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-61102675898993404572010-12-22T13:47:23.818-06:002010-12-22T13:47:23.818-06:00I'm one of those convinced by Joe and a couple...I'm one of those convinced by Joe and a couple other indie writers. (Zoe Winters, I'm looking at you too!)<br /><br />I'm loading my next book up to Amazon today. <i>Initiate</i> the first book in the fantasy series, The Unfinished Song. <br /><br />You can have a peek at the <br /><a href="http://taramayastales.blogspot.com/2010/12/behold-new-cover-art.html" rel="nofollow">cover art</a> here.<br /><br />By the way, I also do cover art for hire, if anyone is interested.<br /><br />Tara MayaTara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-39842943806223691772010-12-22T11:27:04.667-06:002010-12-22T11:27:04.667-06:00Inspiring post.
I have a book I want to put up on...Inspiring post. <br />I have a book I want to put up on Amazon but I'm dragging my feet, wondering if it's ready. Perhaps that should be my New Year's resolution.Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-83213196829428881052010-12-22T09:02:43.185-06:002010-12-22T09:02:43.185-06:00De-lurking to say thanks, and best wishes for your...De-lurking to say thanks, and best wishes for your continued success.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-56720142380515455692010-12-22T02:25:11.524-06:002010-12-22T02:25:11.524-06:00Dear Joe
Reading your candid takes, your honesty i...Dear Joe<br />Reading your candid takes, your honesty in this reflective piece, and also your wit, is just good. Many have done a 180 wheelie, others a slow knee-drag 180 because of reading the real life story of JK.<br /><br /> While some (me...lol) are slow writers, there's yet hope we might also pub ebks someday... certainly you set the example Joe with your own brand of brio and toil...<br /><br />This ain't no eulogy, just an end of the year thanks to you... where I come from, they'd say you've flown all balls out thus far. Do carry on. Many of us are proud of you. I am one.<br /><br />blessed holidays<br />dr.cpedr.cpenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-24444051543541465702010-12-21T23:59:35.486-06:002010-12-21T23:59:35.486-06:00Joe, you mentioned how many times you changed or t...Joe, you mentioned how many times you changed or tweaked covers. Can you do a blog post with a few examples and talk about how each one helped in a good or bad way? I love cover art, and that mention made me curious. I would love to see the changes from one cover to the next so we could see the progression.J.A. Marlowhttp://jamarlow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-68484519134445016282010-12-21T23:58:39.481-06:002010-12-21T23:58:39.481-06:00"PW is now acknowledging self-publishing &..."PW is now acknowledging self-publishing & today's issue includes a section on self-publishing including a title listing and reviews. Blake Crouch raised some troubling points about PW's behavior but I thought people would like to have a look anyway. Here's the link...http://tinyurl.com/22mp677"<br /><br />Yep, and you "pay to play" in order to even be considered worthy of being reviewed. For Indies, especially those focusing on ebooks, PW is a joke. Some even argue, a scammer, because of how they set up their self-publisher review system.<br /><br />They claim that the money paid does not guarentee a good review. But just because of the money issue, I don't trust that. It's a conflict of interest. And I don't trust them.<br /><br />From the announcement: "This, our first PW Select supplement, received approximately 200 books for us to announce to the industry."<br /><br />Oh, lovely. about 200 books. Multiply 200 with the amount they are charging for the listing an the carrot waved in their faces of a possible review ($149). That equals around $29800 (since they didn't give exact numbers). Nice tidy sum that cash-strapped PW made off the backs of self-publishers.J.A. Marlowhttp://jamarlow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-76103506222135297932010-12-21T21:48:39.746-06:002010-12-21T21:48:39.746-06:00"Philip, when will your novel be available on...<i>"Philip, when will your novel be available on Kindle store? I read the description, and now I want it!"</i><br /><br />Best case scenerio I will be finished and ready to upload it to the Kindle in March.<br /><br />I'm friends with several people who work in publishing and I plan to submit that work to those individuals before going the self-publishing route.<br /><br />Thank you for checking out that brief description on my Blogger site. I've been living with those characters for years, I'm looking forward to getting something out there for people to read.evilphiliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100843889719733921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-74812661667741368732010-12-21T21:31:43.038-06:002010-12-21T21:31:43.038-06:00I definitely love this post. Thanks a lot for moti...I definitely love this post. Thanks a lot for motivating me to start with, "I MUST try something new!" thought. You remind me a lot of how professional author Delatorro McNeal II influenced my writing career. He published some good books too, I found them at <<http://www.facebook.com/DelatorroWorldwidesheynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-76094665489181573702010-12-21T19:36:50.874-06:002010-12-21T19:36:50.874-06:00You are also one of only about 5 living authors on...<i>You are also one of only about 5 living authors on that list. :)<br /><br />Congrats! Do you do any promotion for your book?</i><br /><br />;-) Just checked. Yep, I'm still this side of the sod. <br /><br />My titles lean to western romance, but there's plenty of action. <br /><br />I've done online promotion (free), mostly just announcements on Kindle boards (Writer's Cafe and Book Bazaar boards). Recently I did an author "meet and greet" at our public library, and I gave a talk on digital publishing a the local art center. I don't have a blog or Facebook page or twitter account. I think the best way to promote your book is to 1) write a good book, 2) add an attractive cover, 3) provide a great product description to hook the reader, 4) give it a low price -- 2.99<br /><br />Philip, when will your novel be available on Kindle store? I read the description, and now I want it!Anna Murraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-16534079395653696422010-12-21T17:07:59.094-06:002010-12-21T17:07:59.094-06:00To Jennifer, "Excellent. Thank you for the re...To Jennifer, "Excellent. Thank you for the response. Will read up on those older posts."<br /><br />To anyone knew here, (technically I'm "new" but I've been reading it for a while) I suggest reading all of 2010 on this blog. It's a real-time journey of an established author watching and analyzing the development and viability of self pubbing ebooks. JK's opinion starts out conventional, that self-pubbing is not for the professional author. But he gradually does a 180 with all the rationale and evidence laid out in front of you. It's a great read for anyone who writes. <br /><br />SteveSharper13xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275818335558623630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-78861271731764117412010-12-21T16:37:14.303-06:002010-12-21T16:37:14.303-06:00It stands to reason that if you try to predict six...<i>It stands to reason that if you try to predict six years' worth of income on a self-pubbed title, that's the minimum you should take if offered a contract from the Big 6.</i><br /><br />But then there's the old saying about a bird in the hand.<br /><br />And there's a lot more to a contract than an advance. You have to weigh the pros and cons of the entire package.Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-8333914314853357232010-12-21T15:59:37.370-06:002010-12-21T15:59:37.370-06:00"I got a rejection because my writing "d...<i>"I got a rejection because my writing "didn't sparkle."<br /><br />That book has sold over 6,000 copies, and it's always on the bestseller list in the western category on Kindle store."</i><br /><br />You are also one of only about 5 living authors on that list. :)<br /><br />Congrats! Do you do any promotion for your book?evilphiliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100843889719733921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-81822237444045593562010-12-21T13:03:23.124-06:002010-12-21T13:03:23.124-06:00I particularly found what you said about the const...I particularly found what you said about the constant tweaking helpful. When you are transitioning from the old way to self publishing it's easy to forget that you're not locked in to whatever you started with. <br /><br />I started with a small digital publisher back in 2007 and I too am still stunned how much has changed this year. <br /><br />Now to just keep up. :)<br /><br />Happy Holidays!Eliza Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759056080459056913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-40752324300291884072010-12-21T12:58:54.086-06:002010-12-21T12:58:54.086-06:00Excellent. Thank you for the response. Will read u...Excellent. Thank you for the response. Will read up on those older posts.<br /><br />JAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802462399298945211noreply@blogger.com