tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post4316383768729633379..comments2023-05-07T03:47:02.348-04:00Comments on The Rockville 8: The Long and Winding Road to being Brand New… again.The Eighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03966202602120800766noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-56528481724658065842013-07-13T10:40:00.546-04:002013-07-13T10:40:00.546-04:00Thanks for hosting, Lisa McQuay! What a great site...Thanks for hosting, Lisa McQuay! What a great site, particularly for we local WRW folks...an informed group of fellow writers and readers is a really good thing for we authors to be a part of! And yes, consider me boggled! I'm about to do a new blog on my website about "To QR or not to QR..is that a question?"<br />HA! Hope to see you in Atlanta!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-28424873404319684002013-07-12T23:27:57.862-04:002013-07-12T23:27:57.862-04:00Thank you so much for blogging with us. I loved y...Thank you so much for blogging with us. I loved your description of the process you've gone through to get your book out there in this new day of publishing. There are so many avenues of marketing that it boggles the mind. Thanks for sharing your experiences. <br /><br />I can't wait to read your new book! Lisa McQuayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261421741139099750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-13465734412949745612013-07-10T10:55:23.622-04:002013-07-10T10:55:23.622-04:00Thanks Keely! Yes, we writers are MOJO mamas! And ...Thanks Keely! Yes, we writers are MOJO mamas! And yes, I think that has been a real challenge for me and many others who started writing years ago, adjusting to the new whirlpool of self-marketing requirements. And since you know as well as I do that writing isn't for sissies, brava! right back to all of us that are willing to step up and try it the new way!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-87179467920221050362013-07-10T09:54:22.118-04:002013-07-10T09:54:22.118-04:00Emelle - you are an inspiration! I love your tenac...Emelle - you are an inspiration! I love your tenacity and your willingness to try different things to see what will work. That openness of spirit, that adventurous streak, starts when you listen to the little "what if" question in your head and clearly doesn't stop after you've written The End. Powerful mojo, woman. Brava!Keely Thrallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656529091898492453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-28728354933011195582013-07-09T06:20:30.276-04:002013-07-09T06:20:30.276-04:00Thanks Anne! I'm glad you like the cover...it&...Thanks Anne! I'm glad you like the cover...it's version 3 from this publisher. One of the reviewers said <br />'terrible cover! change it!' HA...more things one has no control over in this writer's life. Glad you dropped in! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-34858267427730861372013-07-09T04:23:08.935-04:002013-07-09T04:23:08.935-04:00I'm looking forward to reading the book. The c...I'm looking forward to reading the book. The cover's great, and the amount of marketing you've done is amazing...Good luck...Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039875460011456977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-57217394542049028322013-07-08T20:03:30.099-04:002013-07-08T20:03:30.099-04:00Great quote, Nichole Christoff! And isn't it t...Great quote, Nichole Christoff! And isn't it the truth? Hard work does pay off, and in this case, if my head doesn't explode from learning all this new stuff, I'll be a better cocktail party guest! Thank you for hosting such a great blog. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-40285208075415210832013-07-08T19:54:50.085-04:002013-07-08T19:54:50.085-04:00Thanks as always dear Olivia Nuccio for your never...Thanks as always dear Olivia Nuccio for your never flagging support. In all my conversations with writers, the one thing we all say is how important it is to have people in your corner, pulling for you and taking up the household slack. I think it may be the most common element in what allows a writer to succeed. So thanks for that! It's your book too! So no crying over poor reviews. HA! XXXAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-45522199025903986382013-07-08T19:51:43.153-04:002013-07-08T19:51:43.153-04:00Hey Mackenzie Lucas! Thanks so much for having me ...Hey Mackenzie Lucas! Thanks so much for having me here at the Rockville 8 blog and for being such a great support group for writers and readers. I appreciate your reading Secret Sister, too, and do hope you enjoy it. It's a real blended genre work, something else that was rare 20 years ago when I started. So that's one more thing to be grateful for...readers who aren't genre police! Take that big publishers! See you in Atlanta!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-24516311886148088282013-07-08T17:49:28.442-04:002013-07-08T17:49:28.442-04:00This is a really honest and lovely blog post, than...This is a really honest and lovely blog post, thanks to the Rockville * for sharing. Your tenacity is inspiring...I know it will pay off, and that many others will love Secret Sister (and the rest of your beautiful stories) as we do. <br /><br />Great book, great post. Thanks for sharing:)Olivia Nucciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12842652273050564935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-91637120770830630042013-07-08T15:44:09.666-04:002013-07-08T15:44:09.666-04:00Emelle, I saw this quotation from Thomas Jefferson...Emelle, I saw this quotation from Thomas Jefferson: I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.<br /><br />Surely, that applies to you! Good luck with the launch of SECRET SISTER, though you won't need it. You've worked HARD!<br /><br />Thanks for celebrating your hard work here with us at the R8!Nichole Christoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799006710672537142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-54492945167043151792013-07-08T15:07:27.706-04:002013-07-08T15:07:27.706-04:00Oh, and a great big CONGRATS! I forgot to say that...Oh, and a great big CONGRATS! I forgot to say that. LOL! It's all very exciting. <br />Mackenzie Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508204115833993481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-70983420248468677552013-07-08T15:05:01.803-04:002013-07-08T15:05:01.803-04:00Thanks so much for visiting us this week, Emelle. ...Thanks so much for visiting us this week, Emelle. It's fascinating for me to hear how much has changed in the industry in ten years. <br /><br />You bring a wealth of experience and energy to your "new" endeavor. Good luck. I'm sure your hard work is going to pay off. And I love Secret Sister so far. I'll be talking about it on Wednesday at www.mackenzielucas.com. <br /><br />I have no doubt your readers will find you. You're an excellent storyteller! ;0)Mackenzie Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508204115833993481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-77649376377505296642013-07-08T13:28:03.783-04:002013-07-08T13:28:03.783-04:00Hey Violetta Rand! thanks for stopping in fellow S...Hey Violetta Rand! thanks for stopping in fellow SoulMate publishing friend! And while 'inspiration' is a bit lofty, I do like it if you think, 'yeah, she did it. I can do it!' I thought that about many writers who went before me, and it's always been a comfort to know hard work will get you published. Congrats to you on your first book...a Viking Romance Series! I love that every genre, every combo of interests is represented on the web now! Great good luck...now you're inspiring others!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-2731016538584007182013-07-08T13:23:50.554-04:002013-07-08T13:23:50.554-04:00Hey all...Jackie Weger, great, great writer once w...Hey all...Jackie Weger, great, great writer once with Harlequin (see Beyond Fate at Amazon...astounding novel) posted this on my FB page. <br />Hey, Marsha. I went over and read the Rockville 8 post and I had to smile. Here's what happens: We stick a cautious toe into the cyber universe of ebooks and the next thing we know--we're swimming against a riptide and everybody wants $$$$--from book review sites to so-called marketing gurus. You nailed it on the set up costs. I could live a year on one of my little hideaway islands or in my tiny hovel in el Cacao on the money I've spent to gain little more than a obit notice in the cyberworld of books. Here's the skinny. I enjoy writing and that's what I'm gonna do. If my books find a readership and give some small pleasure--great! If they don't, I'm good with it, because I like my life and I like what I do. Am wishing you a fab launch of Secret Sister. You do tell a good story! Hugs, JackieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-40410262881745312782013-07-08T13:15:48.562-04:002013-07-08T13:15:48.562-04:00Your hard work will pay off my dear. Congrats and ...Your hard work will pay off my dear. Congrats and you're an inspiration for all writers.ViolettaRandhttp://violettarand.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-46817715584208167152013-07-08T13:03:36.438-04:002013-07-08T13:03:36.438-04:00Hey Elaine Fox, thank you for stopping in! And for...Hey Elaine Fox, thank you for stopping in! And for the very kind words about Secret Sister, which you may have read as many times as I have...(and for the totally not coersed endorsement...really, we've only been friends for what, 20 years?). But yes, promo-wise, get out there, and maybe most important, stay out there! Build a few hours a week into your schedule and just keep at it! And then when we all hit the NYT list together, we'll all go to Paris and celebrate!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-70646529558798373742013-07-08T12:09:38.313-04:002013-07-08T12:09:38.313-04:00Really fascinating, the differences between then a...Really fascinating, the differences between then and now. I hadn't thought about it that way before. So the time we save not having to print and go to the post office and wait on the mail, we now have to spend pounding the pavement for readers! :) Which I KNOW Secret Sister will find. For one thing, it sounds like you're doing everything right, promo-wise. And for another, the book is fan-freaking-tastic!!!<br /><br />And it seems to me stubbornness is probably a key trait of successful authors!<br />Elaine Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988151610434598048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-26743331199067959462013-07-08T11:06:53.217-04:002013-07-08T11:06:53.217-04:00Thanks for stopping in, Lauren Linwood. As you kno...Thanks for stopping in, Lauren Linwood. As you know yourself, the journey to being published is a tough one, but if you love a book (like you loved Music for My Soul<br />http://www.amazon.com/Music-For-My-Soul-ebook/dp/B00CSC14SA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1373295872&sr=1-1&keywords=lauren+linwood)it's never too tough! And thank you for your kind words about Secret Sister!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-55624505222417019062013-07-08T11:01:33.828-04:002013-07-08T11:01:33.828-04:00Thanks, Mary Blayney. I tell anyone who will liste...Thanks, Mary Blayney. I tell anyone who will listen that critique partners are an integral part of the process, and having you as one has made the marketing learning curve bearable! That said, one of the biggest lessons for any writers is one I learned from you. Write. If you don't have product ready for market, you don't got nothing. Oh, and I'll pour...XXXAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-26038606013438837642013-07-08T10:49:14.502-04:002013-07-08T10:49:14.502-04:00I loved reading about the difference in your writi...I loved reading about the difference in your writing journeys, Emelle. Seems you done everything you can to make Secret Sister a success! Having read it, I know it's a terrific story and will find an audience!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-52084310052972572562013-07-08T10:46:02.383-04:002013-07-08T10:46:02.383-04:00Love the trailer and like the book even better! Pl...Love the trailer and like the book even better! Plan to break out the champagne and celebrate the minute it can be downloadedMary Blayneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168490671907019536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-28055322880270402272013-07-08T10:40:00.074-04:002013-07-08T10:40:00.074-04:00Shellie, blushing here. Not sure it's courage ...Shellie, blushing here. Not sure it's courage as much as stubborness. But thanks so much for the great support. Yes, the marketing requirements for indie authors and small press people like us is daunting, but quite honestly I've found it energizing also. I've reached out to blogs I really like and respect, ditto reviewers, and it's given me a sense of control I never had when I was with a big publisher. So never fear...if you love your book and believe in it, reach out! We readers will be there, right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-76881078361150644352013-07-08T10:35:48.505-04:002013-07-08T10:35:48.505-04:00Wow Emelle, What a terrific story of your courage,...Wow Emelle, What a terrific story of your courage, tenacity and creativity. I'm so very wowed! <br /><br />I'm especially grateful to read your very candid description of all you've had to do to promote your book. It's an important wake up call and reminder that yes! you have to write a great book, but then you also have to do yeoman's work to promote it. It's very sobering.<br /><br />I wish you a plethora of sales and much buzz! <br /><br />Best, <br /><br />Shellie<br /><br />Shellie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597975902316586870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-38462215298892739982013-07-08T10:34:09.826-04:002013-07-08T10:34:09.826-04:00Thanks for stopping in, Deborah. And you are very ...Thanks for stopping in, Deborah. And you are very welcome for the marketing info...as unproven as it is, I think I'm learning as I go, helped by great support from fellow writers like you! Hope you enjoy Secret Sister...it's true that I do still love this book despite the fact I've rewritten it about 8,000 times! But 'writer's write', right? And rewrite. HA! And I like the Second Act thing. I think that should be my new handle, "Second Act Emelle"!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861563012509272350noreply@blogger.com