tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post2612172917592940078..comments2023-05-07T03:47:02.348-04:00Comments on The Rockville 8: This Blog Post Has No AnswersThe Eighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03966202602120800766noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-6808927441150104062011-02-22T19:33:25.939-05:002011-02-22T19:33:25.939-05:00Alexander, I agree the reader seems to be taking o...Alexander, I agree the reader seems to be taking on more responsibility for finding their own good reading material (fewer publishers as gatekeepers). But what kinds of things are you planning to do to promote you upcoming release? Are you investing a set amount of money in it?<br /><br />Keely -- publishing is changing so fast these days, it's probably not necessary to choose your answers until you get to that point. Longevity IS the aim, but how can you craft a career when you can't see what's right around the bend? LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-54288684445107909622011-02-22T16:43:59.705-05:002011-02-22T16:43:59.705-05:00I'm always a little intimidated by the questio...I'm always a little intimidated by the questions, let alone the answers (or answers-for-now). Maybe I'm still so stuck in the write-the-best-book-I-can frying pan that I haven't made the leap into to the ohmygodnowwhat fire.<br /><br />The fairy-tale believer in me, though, wants to say that it's still about the story no matter the platform. I don't care who has good buzz on a first book, if it doesn't live up to the hype, I'm not buying the second book. Longevity is still the aim, right? Crafting an entire career, not just a flash in the pan? <br /><br />So I guess that's one answer for me. Story counts. It still counts. (At least today, ask me again tomorrow...)Keely Thrallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656529091898492453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-88685286721127522952011-02-22T16:14:35.085-05:002011-02-22T16:14:35.085-05:00I self-published about six years ago and will agai...I self-published about six years ago and will again soon but this time I'm doing all the promotion necessary to stand a bit taller in the crowd of the 2,000-some books published each day...<br /><br />I think the changes in publishing, once the kinks and growing pains subside, will give the reader much more say in who gets read...Alexander M Zoltaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834377275741541185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-34856847785308510402011-02-21T20:57:59.494-05:002011-02-21T20:57:59.494-05:00Yes, Kathryn, ebooks are here to stay (until the n...Yes, Kathryn, ebooks are here to stay (until the next new delivery system comes along), and this is the future. But where does your publishing dream fall on the spectrum? Since you're writing for the YA market, does that mean your readers are there? Since I'm working on my 2nd YA book, that's something I'm really considering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-39737984517259623632011-02-21T20:49:37.812-05:002011-02-21T20:49:37.812-05:00It may also depend on your market. I know some te...It may also depend on your market. I know some teenagers who have self-published books on amazon so that their friends could buy them. That worked for them. Those same kids by a LOT of ebooks for their kindles and iPads, so I think we are looking at a very early iteration (v 1.9, let's say) of the future of publishing.Kathryn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390495765544594983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-50885657786677503822011-02-21T19:00:43.121-05:002011-02-21T19:00:43.121-05:00Intention, yes. Figure out what you want and go g...Intention, yes. Figure out what you want and go get it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-11295576826935205162011-02-21T18:10:28.208-05:002011-02-21T18:10:28.208-05:00I think it comes down to is intention. What is you...I think it comes down to is intention. What is your intention? <br />A.To be published by any means necessary? <br />B.To be published by the Big Six? <br />If the answer is A than do you have the guts to go through with it no matter what. Amanda succeeded but my story may not. It's all a crap shoot and timing is everything. <br />So, apparently I have no answers either...happy to help ;0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983299119117118678noreply@blogger.com