tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post6643150063918040759..comments2023-06-12T17:08:36.320+01:00Comments on How Publishing <i>Really</i> Works: How I got published: Marian PereraJane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-32966269605247224392010-04-21T01:48:18.115+01:002010-04-21T01:48:18.115+01:00It's easy to get published - the real test is ...It's easy to get published - the real test is in getting readers to read your work. <br />I have used Smashwords to epublish my work and to date have approx fifty readers. On memoware.com I have over two hundred and fifty readers. <br />All in the space of a few months. <br />But boy was it hard work - blogging, Facebook, Twitter, etc.des greenehttp://www.desgreene.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-44741317534622786752010-04-19T10:45:32.167+01:002010-04-19T10:45:32.167+01:00Amanda : Hopefully by a less circuitous route. :) ...<b>Amanda</b> : Hopefully by a less circuitous route. :) Glad you enjoyed reading.<br /><br /><b>Angela</b> : Thank you!Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-144963374499124052010-04-19T02:01:07.442+01:002010-04-19T02:01:07.442+01:00Great to hear you're tale. I've been waiti...Great to hear you're tale. I've been waiting for a post like this! Congrats again!!Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-72455369220339686972010-04-18T08:02:50.810+01:002010-04-18T08:02:50.810+01:00Fascinating and inspiring. Thanks for sharing your...Fascinating and inspiring. Thanks for sharing your journey to publication and some super advice. <br />I hope to get there one day. :)Amanda Borenstadthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061109442550378113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-52250296379524938002010-04-16T23:04:14.802+01:002010-04-16T23:04:14.802+01:00Thank you so much for hosting me, Jane, and for yo...Thank you so much for hosting me, Jane, and for your kind words! I haven't just learned from writers like you, I've been encouraged as well. Whatever I do is just paying it forward. <br /><br /><b>J. L. Jackson</b> : You're right, it can be confusing, especially with all the options available publication-wise. <br /><br />Glad you like the cover!<br /><br /><b>Ebony</b> : Thank you! There's also the story of how I tried to emulate Richard Adams' style because I loved <i>Watership Down</i>. <br /><br />Unfortunately that book was published in 1972. I was writing in 1999. <br /><br /><b>Anonymous</b> : The most important thing I learned was to not assume that because an agent has sales/experience in one genre, that agent will be equally able to make sales in another.<br /><br />It's also important for me to have an agent on the same wavelength when it comes to matters like responding within a certain time-frame. My editor at Samhain is great that way. She holds me to deadlines and responds <i>fast</i>. I didn't have the same experience with my ex-agent.<br /><br /><b>Lynn</b> - You're another inspiration. May you never run out of excellent manuscripts and dry martinis. :)Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-90726954318132929942010-04-16T15:27:32.958+01:002010-04-16T15:27:32.958+01:00Three cheers for Marian. She's always been a l...Three cheers for Marian. She's always been a lovely addition to AW. Marian, may you sell thousands!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-61389089793442377132010-04-16T12:57:48.699+01:002010-04-16T12:57:48.699+01:00"I learned something else in the process – wh..."I learned something else in the process – what writers should and shouldn’t do when searching for representation."<br /><br />I wondered if you could expand on this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-38157513670271259642010-04-16T10:53:15.897+01:002010-04-16T10:53:15.897+01:00I absolutely adore this post because I found mysel...I absolutely adore this post because I found myself nodding and saying, 'that's so true'.<br /><br />We may start by admiring another writer's style, but I've seen it time and again that the stories really come to life when we discover our own style.<br /><br />Congrats on your debut.Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-81647530176155737082010-04-16T10:17:39.422+01:002010-04-16T10:17:39.422+01:00Wonderful cover! Congratulations! It's inter...Wonderful cover! Congratulations! It's interesting to hear about your path to publishing. I am researching all the avenues as well and it can be confusing at times.Miranda Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880449368013410349noreply@blogger.com