tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post8116494890489375091..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Poised to e-Publish - so what's stopping me? By Rosalie WarrenKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-34723738921028688222012-04-20T07:43:12.150+01:002012-04-20T07:43:12.150+01:00I actually enjoyed reading through this posting.Ma...I actually enjoyed reading through this posting.Many thanks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.isolve.co.in/e-publishing.htm" rel="nofollow">E-Publishing</a>chethranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413846258897851708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-18664377366208242772012-03-30T18:00:27.854+01:002012-03-30T18:00:27.854+01:00I did it. I've submitted it to KDP! Thanks for...I did it. I've submitted it to KDP! Thanks for the encouragement, everyone... more soon...Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-91635350697010123142012-03-28T12:00:34.305+01:002012-03-28T12:00:34.305+01:00Thanks, Kate - and everyone. I'm hard at work ...Thanks, Kate - and everyone. I'm hard at work on it!Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-52986733114728869992012-03-27T16:01:02.611+01:002012-03-27T16:01:02.611+01:00It's the things you don't do that you regr...It's the things you don't do that you regret. Take a deep breath Good luckAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238195176796200866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-85229137794657215822012-03-27T11:29:02.300+01:002012-03-27T11:29:02.300+01:00Thank you, everyone, for that energising range of ...Thank you, everyone, for that energising range of comments and encouragement. I have just got back from my dad's (which is why I didn't reply to any comments yesterday) - to discover that OH did some plumbing while I was away and the house is er... awash!<br /><br />So now I have an excuse to delay by another few days (honest, I have - you should see the house!) - but I really will do it, very soon!<br /><br />Thanks very much, all, your comments are really helpful.Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-65559542432861177762012-03-26T17:10:12.953+01:002012-03-26T17:10:12.953+01:00Rosalie - have you done it yet?Rosalie - have you done it yet?Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-16526768497207847772012-03-26T14:46:15.873+01:002012-03-26T14:46:15.873+01:00Though I had my first book [of short stories] publ...Though I had my first book [of short stories] published in my early twenties, it took nearly another twenty years to bring out my first novel. Telling myself, 'I could have done this - I could have been a writer if I'd wanted,' was safer and more comfortable a position to be in than throwing myself in only to end up failing. <br /><br />This came to a head on my fortieth birthday when it dawned on me that given this many years again I'd be past it and would have well and truly missed my chance. That's when I started writing Midnight Blue, and I've been writing novels ever since. <br /><br />So go for it, girl! There's nothing you can fail at that you can't learn from, apart from a failure of nerve.Pauline Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826696982301252524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-9239395123847582192012-03-26T14:41:39.847+01:002012-03-26T14:41:39.847+01:00I'm glad you put up that post Rosalie - becaus...I'm glad you put up that post Rosalie - because look at these helpful comments.<br />Best of luck - and if it's not quite as you'd hoped - well we're not exactly going to shun you in the street!julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-12588527000214668222012-03-26T14:12:06.139+01:002012-03-26T14:12:06.139+01:00Jenny, I think you should read this post from Kris...Jenny, I think you should read this post from Kristine Kathryn Rusch: http://kriswrites.com/2012/03/21/the-business-rusch-quality/ - I know what you mean - it's a lack of confidence that afflicts us all at some point - but the huge and growing problem is that these days (and for some years now) that 'someone in the biz' knows considerably less than we do. As an academic said to me only the other day - why on earth should you trust a young media studies graduate on his or her first placement (possibly unpaid) to know more about your craft than you do. And yet that's routinely the kind of person who is making these judgements about what's good and bad. And having spent four years as a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow assisting a great many media and 'creative industries' students with their academic writing, many of whom were planning to go into publishing, I know just how much some of them struggle with even basic essay writing. Good luck when you do decide to make the leap!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-85390177461552625072012-03-26T13:17:15.842+01:002012-03-26T13:17:15.842+01:00On the matter of flexibility of ebooks... while yo...On the matter of flexibility of ebooks... while you are uploading to Amazon Direct Publishing I think that's the case, but if you are using ISBN numbers then I think you have to obey the usual rules that if you make substantial changes you have to change ISBN number. I'm sure this doesn't apply to most folk here, but thought I should bring it up.CallyPhillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481379296340077102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-63920449478629526862012-03-26T10:33:31.146+01:002012-03-26T10:33:31.146+01:00Kindling my YA novel is on my to-do list this year...Kindling my YA novel is on my to-do list this year, and I'm comfortable with it because it's been the rounds of publishers and come very close indeed to securing a contract, so I kind of know it's OK. I'd find it hard to have the confidence to do the diy thing without someone in the biz first telling me the book is good. Even after all these years and all these books, I'm eveidently not ready to completely go it alone. I follow this blog with huge interest and find it inspiring - well done on being so close to taking the plunge!Jenny Alexanderhttp://jenalexanderbooks.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-42805842988428314942012-03-26T09:48:02.674+01:002012-03-26T09:48:02.674+01:00I think one of the best things about e-publishing ...I think one of the best things about e-publishing is that you can revise things very easily. All you have to do is upload a new version. Bingo! I'm far more nervous about my printed books now, because they're set in stone. Ebooks can be added to, changed, re-edited and deleted to your heart's content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-7258917578726895732012-03-26T09:36:05.470+01:002012-03-26T09:36:05.470+01:00And... until you put it on Amazon I can't get ...And... until you put it on Amazon I can't get it into the review schedule... come on Rosalie, you can do it! I am intrigued enough by the title/cover to want to know more.... and I can't be the only one.CallyPhillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481379296340077102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-14326136041092364532012-03-26T09:18:32.630+01:002012-03-26T09:18:32.630+01:00It's an interesting observation, Rosalie, beca...It's an interesting observation, Rosalie, because I think we all feel that ... something, however we define it. I know I do, every time I put a book out there, and I've done it a few times now - and am about to do it again, with a biggie - but it's nothing so definite as fear, for me. It's a strange combination of apprehension, elation, excitement, dread. It's that feeling you get, I suppose, when you have nobody to blame but yourself. I quite like it, it's certainly addictive - and in my case it always feels better than conventional publishing, where I've hated the lack of control for years. When, years ago, I had some small success with TV drama, I still hated the process, and gave up on it because (unlike Theatre and Radio which are intensely collaborative) they just want you to write the script, revise it to exact specs and then go away. So the feeling of being in more control is both scary and exhilarating. Take a deep breath and go for it! Nothing is irrevocable - that's one of the joys of the process.Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-87780366922651659412012-03-26T08:48:06.879+01:002012-03-26T08:48:06.879+01:00To counter that helpful kick up the ass... you are...To counter that helpful kick up the ass... you are right to be fearful, I certainly was before putting my first ebook out there, it's a steep learning curve and if you start reading terms and conditions you'll never do anything. Be pragmatic. It's an experiment. The worst that will happen is that no one will notice but equally, people may start buying. Take the plunge.. but I hope I've helped talk you into the pool rather than chuck you in the deep end SUSAN!!!! No, all advice is good - and we're all here to support you in the endeavour - conquer the fear, publish and be..... free.CallyPhillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481379296340077102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-54008677297067011212012-03-26T08:33:14.888+01:002012-03-26T08:33:14.888+01:00At the risk of seeming unkind - yes, get on with i...At the risk of seeming unkind - yes, get on with it? Grit your teeth and make that mouse-click.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.com