tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post1340834146029202664..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: Guest Blog and Book Giveaway by Rosy Barnes - The Life of an Unpublished AuthorDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-92190638101321321592009-07-13T17:45:05.323+01:002009-07-13T17:45:05.323+01:00Hi, just caught up with your posting (I'd like...Hi, just caught up with your posting (I'd like to say I was working on my novel edit but I'd be fibbing). Yep, the tried and tested formula is indeed to try and test EVERY formula and then make it up or hope you meet the right person for an 'in'. No rules other than good writing and being professional. Kinda liberating when you think about it. On a good day... :o)Derek Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-72825837300598941242009-07-09T12:08:44.307+01:002009-07-09T12:08:44.307+01:00Yes, I'm not sure what my agent's going to...Yes, I'm not sure what my agent's going to have to say about that but...;)<br /><br />Anon - I suggest wooden floors. It's the only answer.<br /><br />Thanks so much for all the comments, everyone. Really nice of you all. And can I just say that Battypip has be one of the best monikers I've ever come across.RosyBhttp://www.rosybarnes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-1468069032642101122009-07-09T05:01:41.131+01:002009-07-09T05:01:41.131+01:00Ooh, stalking agents - what a good idea!
Thanks f...Ooh, stalking agents - what a good idea! <br />Thanks for an interesting post. Glad it's not just me.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288574214855156268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-83039293128803469372009-07-08T20:57:36.407+01:002009-07-08T20:57:36.407+01:00I'm glad i'm not the only one who does tha...I'm glad i'm not the only one who does that. I'm also a pacer, and soon i'll wear the hall carpet out checking for light brown envelopes.<br />Julia AndersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-90754910950538820652009-07-07T23:10:02.741+01:002009-07-07T23:10:02.741+01:00Please enter me--it sounds wonderful (as is your p...Please enter me--it sounds wonderful (as is your post :^)! Thanks!<br /><br />lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)comLesley (aka Upper West Side Writer)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09086716263168976826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-79510421585410954872009-07-07T19:15:52.836+01:002009-07-07T19:15:52.836+01:00Fab post, and it must have made a brilliant talk. ...Fab post, and it must have made a brilliant talk. Glad the festival went well.Caroline Rancehttp://writingandallthat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-18899576005985228872009-07-07T17:28:15.970+01:002009-07-07T17:28:15.970+01:00Hee hee. Great post. :-)Hee hee. Great post. :-)Suzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-16643997996512082112009-07-07T17:10:01.953+01:002009-07-07T17:10:01.953+01:00You're making me choke on my lunch.You're making me choke on my lunch.Julia Phillips Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-29413882769505417952009-07-07T16:24:21.865+01:002009-07-07T16:24:21.865+01:00Great post, Rosy. As for the obsessive email chec...Great post, Rosy. As for the obsessive email checking - that's me. Abd the wondering if the first one got through.<br />Problem is, I'm a short story writer and thought it was ages since I'd heard from one mag, then got an email from the Fiction Editor saying: didn't you get my email about wanting to buy your story? I'm worse than ever now! Just off to check my emails... just in case!Paula Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-57648861078329621192009-07-07T15:47:53.279+01:002009-07-07T15:47:53.279+01:00Oh yes Sheila - maybe I should have explained. Th...Oh yes Sheila - maybe I should have explained. This talk was part of an event with three debut authors. We all had 8 minutes (!!!) to give a talk about the road to publication and do a small reading. There is a report about the event on Vulpes Libris today. <br /><br />The idea was to give a bit of advice to unpublished writers etc. It was very interesting on a number of levels - not least that NONE of us had gone through the slush pile for agents. It's not that I think it doesn't happen - it's more that I think that a lot of writers are found by other routes...and that a lot of agents will actively look for people through these other avenues rather than relying on the slush.<br /><br />The more I read the advice dished out on the internet to unpublished writers the more I find myself disagreeing with it. I haven't really got any advice at all except what I said about getting out there. I don't mean you have to be some kind of celebrity - but, for example, a lot of agents will keep an eye on short story comps and events and all sorts of things like that. One of my co-eventees found an agent through an excerpt of her work being included in an anthology. I entered something called an Unpublished Writer's Jam. I think the challenge is being read - and being read by the right person at the time when they are looking for you. The more you can get your work out there the better, in whatever form. Plus it does give you something to concentrate on whilst waiting...rosybhttp://www.rosybarnes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-40003968706845963332009-07-07T15:24:46.018+01:002009-07-07T15:24:46.018+01:00Sounds so right! I was married in Melrose, once, n...Sounds so right! I was married in Melrose, once, not that it's very relevant except I notice you gave a talk there, so thought I'd say how scenic it was/is, (unless it's changed a lot).Sheila Corneliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733012820447377725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-54427035158389700592009-07-07T13:46:10.311+01:002009-07-07T13:46:10.311+01:00Rodella, get off the line!
Rosy, sounds to me the...Rodella, get off the line!<br /><br />Rosy, sounds to me the whole process is a bit like having twins. No one can prepare you for it - you just have to go through it in your own way and learn from the experience.Geraldine Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575892095296317266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-68388072497488235252009-07-07T11:53:34.271+01:002009-07-07T11:53:34.271+01:00I haven't completed a book yet, so don't p...I haven't completed a book yet, so don't personally know the angst of this waiting game. Thanks for the tip, though...I'm all for becoming part of a literary community. <br /><br />Congratulations, too, on the publication of your first book!<b>Rachel Eldred</b>https://www.blogger.com/profile/16055155326905164567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-4393795847242714722009-07-07T11:36:25.072+01:002009-07-07T11:36:25.072+01:00I'll try anything to get traffic, Rosy - and c...I'll try anything to get traffic, Rosy - and commiserations to anyone reading this with food poisoning:)<br /><br />Rodders, you'll have to try harder than that:):)Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894920115299109640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-65973356656729804002009-07-07T11:34:04.405+01:002009-07-07T11:34:04.405+01:00Rod, stop it. You are too a member of the Strictly...Rod, stop it. You are too a member of the Strictly team...Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-47544527273729081332009-07-07T11:21:10.167+01:002009-07-07T11:21:10.167+01:00Hee hee everyone. Thanks!
I love the way Sam has ...Hee hee everyone. Thanks!<br /><br />I love the way Sam has added Salmonella as a tag.RosyBhttp://www.rosybarnes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-40085569708450438222009-07-07T11:17:16.211+01:002009-07-07T11:17:16.211+01:00Great post! Please enter me in the draw for a copy...Great post! Please enter me in the draw for a copy of your fab sounding book.Not a member of the Strictly teamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-14958152307275751512009-07-07T11:15:36.745+01:002009-07-07T11:15:36.745+01:00Thanks, Rosy. Funny but painful. It's reassuri...Thanks, Rosy. Funny but painful. It's reassuring to know that actually getting a response is an achievement.Roderic Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519267912305907364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-2108191855460588992009-07-07T11:07:54.544+01:002009-07-07T11:07:54.544+01:00So glad I didn't know about all the rules when...So glad I didn't know about all the rules when I was subbing.<br />I just did what I thought best.<br />I'm not advocating it as the best and most effective way to get published but nor did it hold me back.Helen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266205672947750373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-23618135097072215492009-07-07T10:32:19.072+01:002009-07-07T10:32:19.072+01:00Really enjoyed reading this, even if it did make m...Really enjoyed reading this, even if it did make me cringe a bit! I've got a long way to go before I can even think about sitting and staring at my email in-box. But I feel the pain and know I'll be a horror to live with when the time comes.Hack for hirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544733634088331213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-60461214305291846692009-07-07T10:12:30.840+01:002009-07-07T10:12:30.840+01:00Great post, Rosy. I'd like to hear more about ...Great post, Rosy. I'd like to hear more about this stalking and bullying an agent into representing you! We need tips!Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-21067740385245231152009-07-07T09:48:13.742+01:002009-07-07T09:48:13.742+01:00This is brilliant! I love it. I just wanted to say...This is brilliant! I love it. I just wanted to say that, but please don't enter me into the contest as I am already the proud owner of a copy. (Though if "Travels Through Wales with my Hamster, Bob" is available, you could put me down for that one? I like the sound of its fluffy yet acerbic characters.) :)Luisahttp://www.luisaplaja.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-36059150357327533952009-07-07T09:41:45.833+01:002009-07-07T09:41:45.833+01:00Greetings, Rosy, from the Darkest Depths of Cornwa...Greetings, Rosy, from the Darkest Depths of Cornwall...<br />A great post. Seems to me it's the same story with any art form (IS submitting an art form??) - that you learn about the rules, and then you break 'em. I sooo agree with you about the 'myths' that circulate, the shoulds and shouldn'ts - nothing's set in stone, nobody really knows.Susie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-18466259832589386522009-07-07T09:25:29.573+01:002009-07-07T09:25:29.573+01:00As an aspiring author, I find this slightly scary....As an aspiring author, I find this slightly scary. Do I really want to subject myself to this?<br />...hell yeah!<br />but thanks for the warning of things to come!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-69329695178696856692009-07-07T09:13:34.717+01:002009-07-07T09:13:34.717+01:00LOL, Rosy - glad i'm not the only one! Also, g...LOL, Rosy - glad i'm not the only one! Also, glad i'm not the only one who breaks submission rules!<br /><br />So pleased you got there in the end:)<br /><br />I agree, it's best not to write in a vacuum for all sorts of reasons. Get yourselves 'out there' into the literary community, writers, even if it is only on-line...Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894920115299109640noreply@blogger.com