tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post5541817138845041199..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: You've Written a Novel. Now What?Janice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-24073982860060886862015-07-22T07:07:44.718-04:002015-07-22T07:07:44.718-04:00That's a totally valid path (and it reminds me...That's a totally valid path (and it reminds me that it's time to update this older post with the indie path). Publishing has changed, and how we get our stories out there has changed, too. Not every writer wants to go with a traditional publisher and indie authors can, and do, very well on their own.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-22498192895906757142015-07-21T19:38:24.455-04:002015-07-21T19:38:24.455-04:00Personally, with the option of uploading to Kindle...Personally, with the option of uploading to Kindle or even posting chapters on a website, I don't see a reason to wait. Besides, with published titles Twilight, 50 Shades of Gray... and others, if that crap can get published and turned into movies - I don't see a reason to trust the publishing industry myself.<br /><br />I've read stories on Kindle for .99 and they were ten times better than some of the waste that's been coming out from the publishing houses. Who's picking this stuff up? I've read fan fictions that were better written! <br /><br />I'm all for editing, revising and polishing - but I'm also for getting it out there to the readers that it's meant to reach. I was published several decades ago and it took forever to get a story to the reader. Today, a writer can take out the middleman. <br /><br />I figure, the stories written are for readers... to give a gift of adventure, mystery or share something special with along the way. So why is it that we tend to show stuff to other writers, editors and those involved in writing? Shouldn't we offer it to actual readers, the ones for whom it's written for?<br /><br />I'll take a 11 year old reader's opinion of my 9-12 year old mystery tale over a 53 year old writing teacher or 46 year old editor's opinion. I wasn't writing it for them, I wrote it for my audience. No one but that audience is going to give you a better view into your story. Because they are the ones that are going to buy it and read it.<br /><br />I used to do the publishing thing traditionally, but I've been watching, studying and deciding how to come back to the printed word. Frankly, I think I'm going to go digital and see what the readers think about my stories.<br /><br />From the sound of it, I can save myself about 50lbs of misery by moving ahead instead of waiting around for someone to tell me my stories good enough or not. I haven't got time like that to be wasting, I've stories to tell... they aren't going to write themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-12412323802002590342011-04-25T18:03:41.400-04:002011-04-25T18:03:41.400-04:00Las Vegas Writer: Aw, thanks!
Amber: Good point a...Las Vegas Writer: Aw, thanks!<br /><br />Amber: Good point and I'm going to go back right now and add that in, thanks! That was implied in the polish it til it shines, but it's worth being specific there.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-58586572246277552042011-04-25T17:37:28.253-04:002011-04-25T17:37:28.253-04:00I wonder that you didn't mention "finding...I wonder that you didn't mention "finding a beta reader" or "hire a proofreader/freelance editor to give feedback". Do you consider these things nice-to-haves-but-not-necessary or do you not recommend them here for some other reason? If it's not clear, wondering because that was my planned step 1 once my novel is finished.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608613897988195105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-31725338235740495262011-04-22T23:49:12.269-04:002011-04-22T23:49:12.269-04:00I wrote an article about this process, but I like ...I wrote an article about this process, but I like your descriptions better :)Nataschahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971236835645904189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-2790694685780041632011-04-22T13:21:51.856-04:002011-04-22T13:21:51.856-04:00Sometimes the waiting was worse than the actual re...Sometimes the waiting was worse than the actual rejections.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-35611405045326752472011-04-22T00:04:20.361-04:002011-04-22T00:04:20.361-04:00Waiting is hard, and then the rejections!Waiting is hard, and then the rejections!Mynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595087387069634003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-31093490410910154102011-04-21T20:52:34.720-04:002011-04-21T20:52:34.720-04:00I am in that boat right now! I don't like wait...I am in that boat right now! I don't like waiting, so I started another manuscript. And I go shopping!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-27966497609662368802011-04-21T19:35:48.657-04:002011-04-21T19:35:48.657-04:00It is definitely a process that requires patience....It is definitely a process that requires patience. Nice to have it all listed out. Thanks!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491005769313199804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-43711858616224058232011-01-25T18:06:22.655-05:002011-01-25T18:06:22.655-05:00Even more impossible than getting an obscure scien...Even more impossible than getting an obscure science paper to publication. Impossible? No, I mean challenging of course >:D<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-43985754569454253422010-10-12T22:53:46.511-04:002010-10-12T22:53:46.511-04:00mmm. yep i think janice and tracey have it right, ...mmm. yep i think janice and tracey have it right, if they surveyed the ranks of yo-yo dieters us writers would be right in there. <br /><br />We write and we're distracted, whilst we wait we eat! <br /><br />:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-49700495096180098552010-03-08T13:31:37.236-05:002010-03-08T13:31:37.236-05:00Between steps 7 and 8 though, often the feedback y...Between steps 7 and 8 though, often the feedback you get from an agent will send you back to 1 and then you start the cycle all over again. This is the part that has been difficult for me...learning when to know if you've really shined it up enough ..and when to know that your story is indeed whole, complete and taken a life of its own. New feedback is always helpful, but it takes time and experience as a writer to gain confidence, to be firm enough with your voice and vision to know when to let go. Every agent, every editor and every reader will have some critique to offer and in order to take the next step after you've completed your novel, you have to not just patiently wait, but quell those voices and hear your own.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933301194042602307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-25393832315733084902009-04-27T17:47:00.000-04:002009-04-27T17:47:00.000-04:00Ah see, now that's the good part. You're so stress...Ah see, now that's the good part. You're so stressed about waiting, you burn off all those calories through sheer nervousness. (and thanks!)Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-84401369650828232032009-04-27T17:43:00.000-04:002009-04-27T17:43:00.000-04:00Mmm, I'm getting hungry. Maybe your next post cou...Mmm, I'm getting hungry. Maybe your next post could be on how not to gain 50 lbs during the submission process...<br /><br />Thanks for all your informative posts - I really enjoy your blog!Tracy Loewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597464294035968706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-89410093198308055852009-04-27T16:11:00.000-04:002009-04-27T16:11:00.000-04:00LOL, that works. I find chocolate truffles helps t...LOL, that works. I find chocolate truffles helps too. And popcorn. And cheeseballs.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-59608032463479045392009-04-27T14:57:00.000-04:002009-04-27T14:57:00.000-04:00Sigh. That's a lot of waiting. Necessary, I know, ...Sigh. That's a lot of waiting. Necessary, I know, but I seem to be filling the gaps with ice cream.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com