tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post7381655257668967618..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: What do writers want?Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-31481264264472984512013-02-14T21:38:35.796-05:002013-02-14T21:38:35.796-05:00Another catch beyond your good info: this publishi...Another catch beyond your good info: this publishing landscape of today will only continue to evolve, and at an accelerated rate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04766274600877492224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-4274663899258172882013-02-13T15:55:50.648-05:002013-02-13T15:55:50.648-05:00Lack of marketing support from their publishers is...Lack of marketing support from their publishers is the most frequent complaint I hear from traditionally published writers. "They just dumped my book on the market and forgot about it." That's the case for 90-95% of books. It's true, as Steve said, that the burden and expense of promotion is almost entirely on the writer. <br /><br />One major benefit of a traditional publisher Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-58322751990168339522013-02-13T15:52:49.503-05:002013-02-13T15:52:49.503-05:00Thanks for the info, Sandy. Not too surprising but...Thanks for the info, Sandy. Not too surprising but informative.June Shawhttp://www.juneshaw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-29778377577736041062013-02-13T15:12:26.615-05:002013-02-13T15:12:26.615-05:00Sandra--thanks so much for this summary. Nothing i...Sandra--thanks so much for this summary. Nothing in it surprised me, but it was so good to hear that this conversation is going on within the industry.Barb Rosshttp://www.maineclambakemysteries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-26981119993419628532013-02-13T09:55:33.924-05:002013-02-13T09:55:33.924-05:00Steve touched on the point I was going to make: th...Steve touched on the point I was going to make: that the essential point I believe is the most overlooked is that the self-published author, besides managing the meta-data and other aspects of marketing, has to do every bit as much promotion as, if not more than, the traditionally published author.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-35104228224369606192013-02-13T09:50:59.500-05:002013-02-13T09:50:59.500-05:00Hi Sandra,
I'm proud and baffled to say that m...Hi Sandra,<br />I'm proud and baffled to say that my perceptions of what's going on are valid, according to this study. I worry about marketing and PR. It's one area I just can't afford. I've always felt that traditionally or self-published, I'd be in the same boat.<br />I think your comments on editing are a propos. However, as a reviewer, I've noticed ebooks Steven M. Moorehttp://stevenmmoore.comnoreply@blogger.com