tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post6531608984355353965..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: In a FunkJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-90395728625729291222010-10-19T15:34:28.706-04:002010-10-19T15:34:28.706-04:00I hate that low enthusiasm time when I wonder whet...I hate that low enthusiasm time when I wonder whether I should spend my time more profitably. I hate the days when I decide anything I had published was a fluke,proof that even editors and publishers make mistakes, and that my present writing is trite and boring.<br /><br />But then I force myself to open my WIP and before I know it, I'm immersed in an imaginary world. Besides, if I wasn't writing, I could be doing something harmful, criminal, or fattening.Pauline Alldredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847008019331163905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-32997570771544461812010-10-19T12:15:54.015-04:002010-10-19T12:15:54.015-04:00When I met with a fourth grade class and told them...When I met with a fourth grade class and told them it took seven years to go from idea to published novel, Abraham Lincoln for the Defense, one student asked, "Why didn't you quit?" I answered, "I did quit. Several times. I just started back every time after I quit.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-6687626560170670992010-10-19T09:35:56.104-04:002010-10-19T09:35:56.104-04:00Yes, I remember marketing A TRAVEL GUIDE TO MURDER...Yes, I remember marketing A TRAVEL GUIDE TO MURDER two years ago--rejection is hard to accept--but only if you accept it as rejection. I look at it as creating my backlist and having manuscripts on hand for the time when marketing that high concept break-through book will be so all consuming that I'll have little time to write. <br /><br />Janet Evanovich is the perfect example. She's dusted off every manuscript she's ever written and now they're all best sellers. She finally created her brand. Those who scoff are jealous.<br /> <br />If this one doesn't sell, the next one will. And then, by having this book to pop out, you'll have time to market and taste success without scrambling.<br /><br />Keep querying and tweaking your letter, it only takes one acceptance, and only succumb to meloncholy if you can use the mood in your writing. Otherwise, it's a waste. <br /><br />I know, consoling words are easy, but that doesn't mean they are any less true.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com