tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post6777461302283472747..comments2023-06-30T14:35:38.366+01:00Comments on Burrowers, Books & Balderdash: Location! Location! Location!Hart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-25503125611830325312011-01-12T18:52:24.234+00:002011-01-12T18:52:24.234+00:00Colene - I used to think the same too, but there a...Colene - I used to think the same too, but there are definitely different routes to take in different parts of the world.<br /><br />Cold as Heaven - I'd LOVE to be published this year -ANY year! - but like you I think my main goal is to have at least one completely finished product by the end of 2011.<br /><br />Happily Cheesy (great name by the way), I agree with the e-publishing thing mostly, but I think self-publishing doen't help either. There are very few self-published authors who make the big time. And not to take anything away from the self-published authors out there, but I would much rather have an agent or a publishing house represent me. I've read several self-published works - and I'm not naming authors - and they were very poorly written in my humble opinion. You can't tar everyone ith the same brush, but I've definitely been put off the whole idea.<br /><br />Tami - Yup, you are right about the having to sell twice thing. And I agree that the more wordy books tend to come from this side of the pond (apart from Stephen King, that is, who takes five pages to tell you how blue the sky is. A beautiful description of the sky to be sure, but... well, we don't need all those pages...)Amber T. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01087021598115958337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-44345849548306247172011-01-11T21:04:59.433+00:002011-01-11T21:04:59.433+00:00I think the agent layer makes it a little harder b...I think the agent layer makes it a little harder because a book needs to 'sell' not once, but twice. That said, an agent should theoretically be able to help you clean it up enough that the second sell is easier. And theys should KNOW enough you go to the right publisher with it. (in theory)<br /><br />I think America sort of owns Cozy Mystery, and I know suspense can probably be done everywhere... my real sadness for being here rather than there, is it seems Americans have the shortest attention spans and I would REALLY rather write novels that spend some time introducing characters before diving into the action.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-62450442100375964262011-01-11T21:00:28.864+00:002011-01-11T21:00:28.864+00:00I disagree on two points.
1. e-publishing has ma...I disagree on two points. <br /><br />1. e-publishing has made it so easy to get published that anyone anywhere can do it. (But will you get paid?) <br /><br />2. AND you missed one crucial word. This not the year of the writer, but the year of the musical writer! =) (I hope.)<br /><br />You do tempt me to try my fate across sea...<br /><br />Great post!Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-18666931691623443392011-01-11T20:46:15.713+00:002011-01-11T20:46:15.713+00:002011 is the year I will finish my so-called novel....2011 is the year I will finish my so-called novel. But will I be published? Very unlikely >:)<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-10803180368535166162011-01-11T17:22:08.753+00:002011-01-11T17:22:08.753+00:00Interesting. I just assumed it was the same everyw...Interesting. I just assumed it was the same everywhere, agent wise. Ah well.<br /><br />I have noticed that about 2011 too. It must be the year for writers! (count me in that bunch)Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.com