tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post1711077096596780995..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: To E, or not to E? Now there's a question...DThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-53358752188698851752011-07-05T14:58:54.171+01:002011-07-05T14:58:54.171+01:00Hi Debs and all
Interesting post, especially as I ...Hi Debs and all<br />Interesting post, especially as I have just bought a K***** and know lots of writers who are publishing this way. I think I agree with Badas that it is, or can be a good thing. But even if you have the courage for self-promotion (which lets face it anyone with a blog and FB/Twitter account is already doing)and the ability to proof-read, I worry about the energy required to get the job done. (Additional editing, technical mullarkey, more promotion, promotion, promotion ...)I guess not much will be left over for writing, which is what I like doing. If only someone would pay me to do it! <br />AliBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-43145435159025283772011-07-01T15:01:06.754+01:002011-07-01T15:01:06.754+01:00Fiona, thanks, I was beginning to feel like an Ost...Fiona, thanks, I was beginning to feel like an Ostrich/Dinosaur! (an Ostricaur?)<br />Kate - I hear positive things about us Meek (!)and you're right - there's ALWAYS something, isn't there?<br />Neil - glad you like the links, they ARE good aren't they? Only I did notice that the 'Greek Seaman' comments left by the author have been *ahem* removed - shame if you didn't get to read them - they were positively hysterical!<br />Gillian - exactly - THIS is something that would happen to me - I need an Editor!<br />Badas, I hear what you say and can only suggest you're a braver man than I! Oh, and I didn't get £200 from anywhere, I just assumed that it couldn't possibly be 'free' - why, that'd mean ANYONE could do it!<br />Thanks for the comments, folks.Debs Ricciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837598374947020855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-64020823378119950222011-07-01T12:36:20.127+01:002011-07-01T12:36:20.127+01:00Self publishing through ebooks is a good thing. T...Self publishing through ebooks is a good thing. There I've said it.<br />Do your own editing, formatting, proof reading and cover design as well as you can and it's free. What made you think it costs £200? And you don't have the heartache of years of rejections and waiting.<br />If you write a book and get several other experts to go through it and tell you where to change it, is it still your book?<br />What you should do is write a book as good as you can make it, do as much editing as you can stand, and when you think it's good enough go ahead and publish it as an ebook.<br />True there's lots of dross about, but there also some gems hidden away, the difficulty is finding them, and luck plays a huge role in selling any copies at all, never mind being a top seller.<br />Be patient and brave, but realistic, and your enthusiasm for writing will grow through the effort needed.<br />My advice? Go for it.badas2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/07860051071493877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-52253655354951783962011-06-30T11:13:19.782+01:002011-06-30T11:13:19.782+01:00I recall reading the first sentence of a self-publ...I recall reading the first sentence of a self-published book and seeing the same word repeated three times. Bloomin' awful!<br /><br />Great blog!<br /><br />Gillian xGillian McDadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758782108258244355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-2656470439490021222011-06-30T10:20:36.941+01:002011-06-30T10:20:36.941+01:00The links you included are great. There are an awf...The links you included are great. There are an awful lot of people out there who have not learned how to write, but for some reason think they are great, and if someone tries to tell them otherwise they will stick their fingers in their ears and go lalalalalalala.<br />Self-published ebooks have become like a public slushpile - there may be the occasional gem in there, but how to find them amongst all the dross?<br />Where do people get such incredible self-belief from? I am almost jealous, I wish I had that. <br />If only people considering self-pubbing would first run their ms past other people, not friends or family but professionals. Personally I would never buy an ebook without a personal recommendation from someone whose judgement I trust.Neilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-2254844071291645282011-06-30T10:06:21.655+01:002011-06-30T10:06:21.655+01:00I'm sure your game of patience will pay off in...I'm sure your game of patience will pay off in the end. I'm playing the same game too. <br /><br />The thing is that every time I think my work is as good as it can be I discover it isn't.K M Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801740095715755112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-57415838842454329152011-06-30T09:15:45.022+01:002011-06-30T09:15:45.022+01:00Oh gosh, I think you speak for millions of wannabe...Oh gosh, I think you speak for millions of wannabe debutantes here. Thanks for expressing it so well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817023658086779385noreply@blogger.com