tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post9144662455080036441..comments2024-03-28T02:00:11.260-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Guest Post by Tracy SharpJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-43488946150738542062013-07-09T15:00:46.992-05:002013-07-09T15:00:46.992-05:00I'e just downloaded your free book and am look...I'e just downloaded your free book and am looking forwards to reading it when I'm on my holiday in a few weeks time.<br /><br />Reading your post, I can hear myself. I get fed up with people constantly saying 'I don't know how you do so much'. If things are important in your life then you need to make time for them.<br /><br />I'm a medical student, now in my final year but over the last couple of years I have been writing a trilogy of novels. It keeps me sane when I'm stressed from work and so I NEED to make time for it, it's not optional.<br /><br />I know the feeling of being rejected in the literary business. I've had a few rejections in the last year but I've decided to post the first few chapters of my book online to try and gain some readership. I figure that if you can prove that you are popular then an agent or publish may agree to take you on, or even approach you instead of the other way around. <br /><br />Good luck in your future ventures.<br /><br />If anyone is interested the link to my novel is below:<br />http://thewatchtowerchronicles.wordpress.com/ Francesca Moorehttp://thewatchtowerchronicles.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-48781212058887973992013-07-05T08:43:50.184-05:002013-07-05T08:43:50.184-05:00Sometimes I think I don't work hard enough. Th...Sometimes I think I don't work hard enough. Then I read posts like this and know that I don't!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing :)Alistair McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549555602692910018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-18552052434973819812013-07-04T01:55:17.607-05:002013-07-04T01:55:17.607-05:00Go Tracy! It's inspirational to read about oth...Go Tracy! It's inspirational to read about other writers slogging away in the trenches like me. From the tiny acorn grows the mighty oak, and all that!<br /><br />I also love that at the bottom of the comments page, after 'prove you're not a robot', it says 'choose an identity'. Can I really? Ok then, I'll be a famous writer, with fans begging for my next novel...Inara Everetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132553483907486858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-43807771576831702552013-07-03T22:42:52.477-05:002013-07-03T22:42:52.477-05:00Cool Amanda! I have relatives there! Cool Amanda! I have relatives there! Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-20517263903502490152013-07-03T21:45:42.362-05:002013-07-03T21:45:42.362-05:00I'm from Timmins, ON. So not too far from Sudb...I'm from Timmins, ON. So not too far from Sudbury :)<br />Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-24877305253078754722013-07-03T21:43:51.275-05:002013-07-03T21:43:51.275-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Amanda Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528729172182097426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-3435860374967824212013-07-03T12:34:55.074-05:002013-07-03T12:34:55.074-05:00I always read the excerpt rather than the comments...I always read the excerpt rather than the comments for a book. Your excerpt sounds good but fix "North East." It in only one word "Northeast." Trust me on this. I lived in Boston for thirty years and taught English. <br /><br />Good luck to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-83040569634010160582013-07-03T07:53:43.457-05:002013-07-03T07:53:43.457-05:00Thanks for your comment about the text on the cove...Thanks for your comment about the text on the cover, Anonymous!<br /><br />Amanda, that's just it. You can't fix a blank page. Just do it ;) Even when I'm not putting words down on the page, I'm plotting in my head. I don't even know how to turn it off. I'm from Sudbury, Ontario. Where are you at?<br /><br />Thanks, Amber. I love the cover too!Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-75613548401600885582013-07-03T03:36:56.176-05:002013-07-03T03:36:56.176-05:00Loving the interviews & learning about these n...Loving the interviews & learning about these new authors and their books. Great cover, TracyAmber Danehttp://dain54.wordpress.com/about/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-91441888879496281042013-07-03T01:46:30.671-05:002013-07-03T01:46:30.671-05:00Hi Tracy. Great post. Loved the part about writing...Hi Tracy. Great post. Loved the part about writing when you're tired, sick, blocked. So true. I think writer's need to set achievable daily goals and then JUST WRITE. Edit later. But reach that goal. Eventually, that 1k or 2k words a day will add up to a novel.<br /><br />Also noticed on your Amazon profile that you're from a small mining town Northern Ontario, Canada. I am too. I wonder if it's the same city :)<br /><br />Downloaded Soul Trade. All the best to you!Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-63628195514610359672013-07-03T01:46:03.065-05:002013-07-03T01:46:03.065-05:00Hi Tracy. Great post. Loved the part about writing...Hi Tracy. Great post. Loved the part about writing when you're tired, sick, blocked, don't feel like. So true. I think writer's need to set achievable daily goals and then JUST WRITE. Edit later. But reach that goal. Eventually, that 1k or 2k words a day will add up to a novel.<br /><br />Also noticed on your Amazon profile that you're from a small mining town Northern Ontario, Canada. I am too. I wonder if it's the same city :)<br /><br />Downloaded Soul Trade. All the best to you!Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-77946108605560859492013-07-02T23:13:12.808-05:002013-07-02T23:13:12.808-05:00Tracy, I find it really hard to read Soul Trade...Tracy, I find it really hard to read Soul Trade's title, even when the cover's bigger than a thumbnail (it's impossible when it's tiny). You might want to think about new text for that cover, even if you keep the art. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-90354317446949784122013-07-02T18:58:26.301-05:002013-07-02T18:58:26.301-05:00"I write when I’m tired. I write when I’m sic..."I write when I’m tired. I write when I’m sick. I write when I’ve got no heart for it. When I’m blocked, I start moving my fingers and the words just come. It isn’t always easy but I do it. I write when all that I put down on the page is nothing but drivel. I don’t edit myself when I’m writing that first draft. I just write."<br /><br />Right on, Ms. Sharp! I'm working on building up my own "just write" muscles. If I added up all the time and energy I've spent doubting myself and my writing, and just used that time and energy to write instead... well, I'd have a lot more books written.M.F. Sorianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701702635814547705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-11182307087490866922013-07-02T18:03:58.183-05:002013-07-02T18:03:58.183-05:00Thanks, Hollis!
I appreciate it, John! Thanks for...Thanks, Hollis!<br /><br />I appreciate it, John! Thanks for reading :)<br /><br />Haha! Ann! At the time, I sure didn't! Thank Goodness! ;) Thanks for your encouragement! I love your Chandler series with Joe! Kick-ass to the max! My favorite kind of writing :)<br /><br />Thanks, John. I know the feeling. Believe me! Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-33434214743982922852013-07-02T16:55:03.402-05:002013-07-02T16:55:03.402-05:00Tracy, that was one of the most entertaining and r...Tracy, that was one of the most entertaining and realistic blogs I've read, so I'm really looking forward to reading your book. I'm definitely in my ramen noodle phase, which I'll romanticize about years from now when I'm eating lobster. Thanks to you and Joe, who help keep writers like me going in the meantime.<br /><br />John John Mohlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-39983365247497513132013-07-02T16:52:46.278-05:002013-07-02T16:52:46.278-05:00Tracy, that was one of the most entertaining and r...Tracy, that was one of the most entertaining and realistic blogs I've read, so I'm really looking forward to reading your book. I'm definitely in my ramen noodle phase, which I'll romanticize about years from now when I'm eating lobster. Thanks to you and Joe, who help keep writers like me going in the meantime.<br /><br />John Mohler Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-37967817312223812172013-07-02T16:22:39.662-05:002013-07-02T16:22:39.662-05:00Hi, Tracy!
I'll bet you never realized what a...Hi, Tracy!<br /><br />I'll bet you never realized what a positive thing that Harlequin rejection would turn out to be. :)<br /><br />Congratulations on your marriage and here's to brave new opportunities!Ann Voss Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141783064748972033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-34956657319917206152013-07-02T15:22:55.632-05:002013-07-02T15:22:55.632-05:00Thanks for the inspiring and honest post, Tracy! ...Thanks for the inspiring and honest post, Tracy! I'm writing a series of sci-fi shorts that I keep pumping out at a rate of one a month... and to my surprise, as long as I keep writing, they miraculously get uploaded and into the hands of readers. One hundred readers a day, at this point. <br /><br />To make it real, I get a formatting slot that serves as my deadline, I pay for a cover, and I upload what I can onto the KDP platform in advance. Then ALL I have to do is fill in some 20,000 words. Piece of cake! <br /><br />Congratulations on the honeymoon... I assume there was a wedding as well. Now you'll have even more material -- so that poor lonesome hot naked babe character won't be getting "explicit with herself" in the shower all alone. Maybe she'll get a friend to help! ;-)Patrice Fitzgeraldhttp://www.patricefitzgerald.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-86566797484396633632013-07-02T14:50:58.744-05:002013-07-02T14:50:58.744-05:00Joe, thanks for the insight into the potential val...Joe, thanks for the insight into the potential value of one-star reviews. And, Tracy, thanks for your insights. I grabbed a copy of "Soul Trade" and look forward to becoming one of your fans.John Erwinhttp://goodstorypress.com/IntoTheSnowPromotionalSample.pdfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-56284070986170862982013-07-02T13:50:10.631-05:002013-07-02T13:50:10.631-05:00That was a wonderful post! Thank you! :)That was a wonderful post! Thank you! :)Hollis Shilohhttp://www.amazon.com/Hollis-Shiloh/e/B00BPXIMWOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-26314158552492645962013-07-02T12:41:06.178-05:002013-07-02T12:41:06.178-05:00Jude, might try and go drive by his house just to ...Jude, might try and go drive by his house just to see it! I think they actually do tours of all the places he's worked and stuff. Must be pretty creepy for the Kings, though! <br /><br />Jim, I was shocked when I finished the degree and really knew nothing about how to actually write. What a rip!<br /><br />Hi PV! I have a blog on goodreads now. I got a creepy fan letter and as a knee-jerk reaction I deleted my old blog. Can't get it back. Maybe it's for the best :)<br /><br />Haha Mike! Thanks! <br /><br />Jill, I do that with movies. The more bad reviews they get, the more I want to see them. Funny, huh? <br /><br />Thanks, Joe :)<br /><br />Off to do honeymoon stuff! I want deep fried Maine shrimp! Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-57273481992966139022013-07-02T12:18:04.282-05:002013-07-02T12:18:04.282-05:00Tracy has it exactly right: The only reason to sta...Tracy has it exactly right: The only reason to start writing and keep at it is because you love it. You keep on loving it long enough, chances are the feeling will be returned and bring some tokens of esteem with it.Joe Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862186143599173970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-12976350520976398982013-07-02T12:05:47.520-05:002013-07-02T12:05:47.520-05:00Great post, Tracy. I read a lot of 1 star reviews ...Great post, Tracy. I read a lot of 1 star reviews because sometimes the things that others hate, I like. I picked up a zombie book that way. Some guy left a 1 star review pissed off that the main characters were female and that OMG there was romance in that zombie book. I couldn't 1-click quick enough. Off to check out your books. Soul Trade looks awesome!Jill Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754506629717417267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-3029250465807051032013-07-02T12:05:00.468-05:002013-07-02T12:05:00.468-05:00Anybody who walks 20 miles to work (uphill both wa...Anybody who walks 20 miles to work (uphill both ways) has my vote.<br /><br />Great post, Tracy.Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-22394432590562387682013-07-02T11:09:17.305-05:002013-07-02T11:09:17.305-05:00Tracy! I've missed reading your posts. Glad to...Tracy! I've missed reading your posts. Glad to see you're still at writing, hitting it hard.<br /><br />Love the cover. Downloaded the book.PV Lundqvisthttp://pvlundqvist.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com