tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219963815717192855.post9174287660339203626..comments2023-05-10T05:10:43.901-04:00Comments on Write Backwards: There Are Reasons Why We Have Editors & Publishers!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428537878590963832noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219963815717192855.post-72178413908980120412011-02-24T10:51:45.792-05:002011-02-24T10:51:45.792-05:00Tally HO, fellow Crusaders!
Have you read JA Konr...Tally HO, fellow Crusaders!<br /><br />Have you read JA Konrath?<br /><br />Check him out<br /><br />http://jakonrath.blogspot.com<br /><br />Lots of great debate and resources for the self pub question.Brian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273744224967577972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219963815717192855.post-89658953472983615342011-02-22T20:04:37.729-05:002011-02-22T20:04:37.729-05:00Gah! Books like this give self-pubbing a bad name....Gah! Books like this give self-pubbing a bad name. I tried a print-on-demand experiment with a novel I was going to shelve, this summer, and it was through Create Space. Typos are easy to miss. I think I omitted some quotation marks and a word or two. Sigh. I even had a number of people help me proofread. I think my grammar and writing style/quality were okay, though. *grin* I'm still aiming for traditional publishing with my other novel(s). <br /><br />Hi, fellow Crusader! and thanks for following my blog.Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219963815717192855.post-29303056135750850092011-02-21T16:43:13.145-05:002011-02-21T16:43:13.145-05:00yep, I've read a few self-pubbed books and the...yep, I've read a few self-pubbed books and the majority have been poorly edited. It hurts. I see so much lost potential out there.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219963815717192855.post-60199334328193174982011-02-21T12:40:14.658-05:002011-02-21T12:40:14.658-05:00So true! There are reasons we should have editors ...So true! There are reasons we should have editors and agents!Jessica Stanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663056640003914857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219963815717192855.post-76399916653142760392011-02-21T08:41:21.694-05:002011-02-21T08:41:21.694-05:00you've all brought valid points to my argument...you've all brought valid points to my argument. However, like Yves said, "do it right, or not at all". <br /><br />I never had an opinion of self-published before. This was my first encounter. Unfortunately, it was a bad one. I am sure there are other stories out there that utilized the write and re-write, critiques, and editors/proofreaders that would lend to a better read than this one. I will not discount self-editing based on this one alone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05428537878590963832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219963815717192855.post-21015623423421770582011-02-20T23:57:58.459-05:002011-02-20T23:57:58.459-05:00Even if you do choose to self-publish, I guess pay...Even if you do choose to self-publish, I guess paying for an edit by a professional is a must. Sorry the author didn't fix those problems beforehand.Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219963815717192855.post-7401294293984538152011-02-20T16:52:45.475-05:002011-02-20T16:52:45.475-05:00I've self-published short devotional books, bu...I've self-published short devotional books, but my novels I want editors...lots of editors. ; ) The difference is the need to make a long story arc work vs. a short page and a half devotion. I think it's up to the work. BTW, I did have editors on the short ones, too. See you around the crusade.Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166450116524323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219963815717192855.post-66061036107079773902011-02-20T15:59:36.847-05:002011-02-20T15:59:36.847-05:00Hi. fellow crusader dropping in...I plan on self-p...Hi. fellow crusader dropping in...I plan on self-publishing and this decision came after a lot of thought, research, and prayer over if I should go that route. Self-publishing does carry a stigma, but can be done successfully. It depends on how you approach it. If a writer is eager to see their name in print, then of course, you risk work that lacks quality because the time and care wasn't taken to polish the work. My attitude is to either do it right or not at all, so I hired a copyeditor to go over my manuscript and a graphic designer to do my cover. There are some things that writers should not do themselves, even if they have the tools/experience to. In my case, I've got some editing experience and know basic graphic design but I knew I needed to delegate. Contracting a designer with more design skill and getting an editor that is unbiased was best to make sure that not only was the manuscript as grammatically error-free as possible, but the the story, flow, and tone made sense. Those were the two best decisions I made regarding my book.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745154437500325502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219963815717192855.post-61267786204882693402011-02-20T14:35:17.702-05:002011-02-20T14:35:17.702-05:00Good question from Rachel. Did you see Margaret At...Good question from Rachel. Did you see Margaret Attwood's presentation the other day? She talked quite a bit about self-publishing, but I don't particularly think she endorsed it. I think everyone should try the traditional route for a long while, re-writing if they don't like it and only self-publish as a last resort. Can't read horror, can't comment :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219963815717192855.post-58814643544233849432011-02-20T13:30:31.449-05:002011-02-20T13:30:31.449-05:00It's very interesting to see this as I've ...It's very interesting to see this as I've recently read a number of articles on self e-publishing - some of which are success stories - and I had kinda started to wonder about it for myself. It's a pity that "just anything" can get published because it gives this idea that ANYTHING self-published can't be that good...<br /><br />I have a question: if a novel that you wrote got rejected over and over (for whatever reason) and yet you truly believed that it was good enough, would you self-publish it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181241692016438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219963815717192855.post-56716410364864910122011-02-20T13:14:39.765-05:002011-02-20T13:14:39.765-05:00Hello there, fellow crusader!
I haven't read ...Hello there, fellow crusader!<br /><br />I haven't read this book so I can't chime in, but I will say this has always been a concern of mine whenever I hear people talk about self-publishing. It can be so hard to get the distance we need from our own stories to see their potential pitfalls. And unless you have a hell of a stable of crit partners (and even then that's often not quite enough) you need the sharply trained eye of agents & editors to truly make a story shine.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726858055689145824noreply@blogger.com