tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post7823947082222151260..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Touring: Worth the Price?Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-48817584602617003302011-11-27T19:24:25.513-05:002011-11-27T19:24:25.513-05:00I think you all know my opinion on this as far as ...I think you all know my opinion on this as far as the publishers go. Publishers are - from what I've read - running scared do to ebooks and the possibility of self publishing. Yes, it is hard for an author to get their name/works out there in ebooks. But is that any different from what they're getting from the publisher? If you're going to have to do it yourself anyway, you might Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500345360900905162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-49952679699373531232011-11-27T13:31:29.572-05:002011-11-27T13:31:29.572-05:00This is very edifying. I think many authors would ...This is very edifying. I think many authors would say they'd be willing to take this on, but simply don't have the money to do so. <br /><br />I give you so much credit for doing all that you can do to make sure that your books reach your public--and I'm sure that it has already had a measurable effect in terms of your sales.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-53148588918199920802011-11-27T09:43:08.777-05:002011-11-27T09:43:08.777-05:00Touring has both pros and cons, and most publisher...Touring has both pros and cons, and most publishers won't pay for it anymore unless the author is already a bestseller and the tour is aimed at keeping the fans happy. Then there are writers who don't tour at all, and do very few personal appearances, yet make the bestseller lists. We all know several SinC Guppies Chapter members to whom this has happened. I'd like to know what *theirSandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-23571497371260112092011-11-27T09:31:20.768-05:002011-11-27T09:31:20.768-05:00I'm tired just from reading this, Jeri!
I'...I'm tired just from reading this, Jeri!<br /><br />I've found I love giving talks and attending conferences (a big surprise, since I would have called myself shy for most of my life). But I do wish I could borrow a Star Trek transporter to get there and back.Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-41808774269023327052011-11-26T22:31:05.345-05:002011-11-26T22:31:05.345-05:00We were so pleased you came to Malice Domestic thi...We were so pleased you came to Malice Domestic this year, Jeri, and hope our fans will get the chance to see you again. Perhaps in this upcoming April? <br /><br />By the way, your tour schedule sounds exhausting and wonderful. I hope that one day I, too, will have the chance to be exhausted. : )Barb Goffmanhttp://www.barbgoffman.comnoreply@blogger.com