tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post5419262042857467933..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: What to say to your fellow travelers.KeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-51904054691298287422013-01-08T18:20:50.206-05:002013-01-08T18:20:50.206-05:00I had one or two approached me about how they coul...I had one or two approached me about how they could get a book published. I directed them to preditors and editors website that I found very useful in my quest of publication.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458846528812379310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-897337837624857752013-01-04T12:11:39.288-05:002013-01-04T12:11:39.288-05:00I love it - the only desired feedback is a contrac...I love it - the only desired feedback is a contract! I think I just found my new mantra.William Doonanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540517192121681243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-27541463918358056772013-01-03T20:12:05.461-05:002013-01-03T20:12:05.461-05:00I keep advice simple when I figure out the person ...I keep advice simple when I figure out the person isn't serious (isn't writing, hasn't finished a book, etc.). Wish I had royalties for every person who wanted to shove his/her idea at me and wait for me to write the book ("It's a bestseller!!!"). But they're too busy, important to do the grunt work of actually writing the a book. LOLLynn Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428256353142864469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-70347739393961461402013-01-03T15:45:52.416-05:002013-01-03T15:45:52.416-05:00Sooner or later people are going to realize Liane ...Sooner or later people are going to realize Liane is another of your pen names, Nora. Oops.<br /><br />William, one of the painful aspects of my MFA program is workshopping. Nobody but an editor able to make a buy decision ever sees my work. No beta readers, no group. So the only feedback I ever want is a contract. This sharing business is scary.<br /><br />Charles my world is divided into those who take my word as gospel and those I neither see nor hear. Makes things simpler. <br /><br />KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-34471353569057414682013-01-03T13:40:27.320-05:002013-01-03T13:40:27.320-05:00Only my immediate family and a few trusted friends...Only my immediate family and a few trusted friends know that I'm a writer so I'm almost never approached in social situations. I use different pen names for different genres and I don't cross-promote independently published work in places where I'm known as Liane Spicer.<br /><br />A few aspiring writers e-mailed me after two local newspapers ran features when I was first published. None asked about guidance or mentoring; they wanted to know the secret handshake that would get them a New York publishing contract. I outlined the process and pointed them to a list of helpful links on my website. <br /><br />A friend did ask me to mentor him and I gave detailed feedback on his first chapters. He did not appreciate my insistence that he needed to complete the story before sending anything to me again, and also mentioned that he expected me to do the easy part--researching markets and sending out queries--since I already knew that stuff. Finally aborted after realizing writing was not a reliable path to quick money. <br /><br />I was approached by classmates at a recent CW course for help with specific issues and I was happy to assist. They didn't know that I write for cash, and I like it that way. Anonymity rocks.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-73932766009436775402013-01-03T13:26:12.430-05:002013-01-03T13:26:12.430-05:00As a writer, I want honest brutality. If my work ...As a writer, I want honest brutality. If my work isn't good, I want to hear. If it can be made better, I want to know how. If you think it's great, I want to hear that too over drinks.William Doonanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540517192121681243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-88202387852909572872013-01-03T11:44:23.057-05:002013-01-03T11:44:23.057-05:00I'm the most published writer in a group of wr...I'm the most published writer in a group of writers who are relative neophytes, as far as fiction is concerned at least. I get those who want to take every word I say as gospel, to those who want to reject in a hostile fashion everything I say. I'm not shy about expressing my opinions, but I generally wait to be asked about it.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com