tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post1842752013000453520..comments2023-06-12T17:08:36.320+01:00Comments on How Publishing <i>Really</i> Works: AdvancesJane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-73921914621578359782008-07-16T12:41:00.000+01:002008-07-16T12:41:00.000+01:00Annie, your relative is a perfect example of why I...Annie, your relative is a perfect example of why I am so wary of self-publishing. She might be interviewed on radio, but when people come to read her book they're probably going to be sadly disappointed--if only for the typos. <BR/><BR/>If a commercial publisher had considered it worth taking on, it would have been vastly improved.<BR/><BR/>Sally and Nicky, it's good to hear of your successes. You both demonstrate that persistence, talent and hours of hard graft will pay off eventually. And no matter how little your advances were, I bet you'll end up earning more from your books than most self-published writers earn from theirs. <BR/><BR/>JaneJane Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-26623780708805130632008-07-13T18:11:00.000+01:002008-07-13T18:11:00.000+01:00I agree with you both. It's not the money, it's th...I agree with you both. It's not the money, it's the validation that is so satisfying. Neither of my novels has received a big advance, 'tiny' would be a more accurate description, but the satisfaction of knowing that a real publisher thought they were good, is immeasurable.Nicola Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076176253820195827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-69170631956157235962008-07-13T15:43:00.000+01:002008-07-13T15:43:00.000+01:00Hi Sally, Glad to hear that things are going well ...Hi Sally, Glad to hear that things are going well with you.<BR/>I miss visiting your blog and reading about your lovely home.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, knowing that someone in the world of publishing is willing to lay out good money to see your work in print is for me a dream come true. Yes it's nice to know your family and friends have faith in your work, but you're never quite sure they are only being kind because it's you.<BR/><BR/>Someone in my family has self-published and the book is badly edited and the whole book needs to be rewritten, but the author feels she is a real writer now and is very happy she has sold 52 copies of her book, been on Suffolk radio, had a book launch and held a reading of her book in her local library. These are things I can only dream of while I'm waiting to hear back from the publisher who has my completed novel.<BR/><BR/>I'll never go down the self-publishing route myself as I want to be known as great writer not someone who fast track their book which is full of mistakes.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes<BR/>AnnieAnnie Wickinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086872542948192391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-65851705088158528992008-07-13T12:03:00.000+01:002008-07-13T12:03:00.000+01:00My publisher sent me the full agreed advance as so...My publisher sent me the full agreed advance as soon as we'd signed the contract. It wasn't huge - two noughts, not four even five, which is rare these days. They're a small independent publisher and my novel is highly unlikely to sell in shed-loads but it was very nice and it's mine to keep whatever happens to the novel which is not published until next year.<BR/><BR/>The money is not the reason I wanted to be published but it certainly validates a publisher's faith in me. That's another reason why I wouldn't ever self-publish. I need to know that someone else other than friends and family think I should be published!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com