tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post62791815917428682..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: The nonfiction writer's guide to the fiction businessKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-59534466171606629822009-08-10T14:27:00.687-04:002009-08-10T14:27:00.687-04:00If you think writing fiction is insane, try publis...If you think writing fiction is insane, try publishing data in peer reviewed science research journals. It can be even crazier (at times).Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-20697455300922524682009-08-08T11:35:37.939-04:002009-08-08T11:35:37.939-04:00The non-fiction arena seems far more straightforwa...The non-fiction arena seems far more straightforward and SANE. <br /><br />Hard to believe, but it's true that many agents still don't accept e-queries. And the response lag in fiction is downright scandalous. I've read of publishers taking <i>two years</i> to respond to manuscripts they requested.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-40524280363777047582009-08-07T16:57:22.582-04:002009-08-07T16:57:22.582-04:00MARIA, thanks for confirming my experiences. BTW, ...<b>MARIA</b>, thanks for confirming my experiences. BTW, I think the cover of <em>Touch of Fire</em> is absolutely gorgeous. <br /><br /><b>KeVin K.</b>, thanks for explaining those perplexing customs. <br /><br /><b>CHARLES</b>, Ditto to all your comments, especially about the problems keeping the styles separate.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-79421035906023879392009-08-07T12:23:33.666-04:002009-08-07T12:23:33.666-04:00Excellent column. I too have found it generally e...Excellent column. I too have found it generally easier to work in nonfiction than fiction. I tend to have to work to keep my more fictional type style from creeping into my nonfiction. The pay too is much different. Nonfiction is way better.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-3273487530807323852009-08-07T09:01:16.623-04:002009-08-07T09:01:16.623-04:00I've known a few fiction editors in my time an...I've known a few fiction editors in my time and have learned the process is seldom what writers imagine. The paper manuscripts are needed because first and in some cases second readers (interns) have to okay the ms before it reaches the editor's desk. (A fiction magazine with a dozen story slots each month receives 20 to -- in the case of markets like The Atlantic and New Yorker -- 200 mss a day. Filtering is essential.) A lot of unsigned form rejections come from English majors who haven't found work yet. That's why an actual note from an editor is a big deal in fiction.KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-26098857846836120152009-08-07T07:16:07.347-04:002009-08-07T07:16:07.347-04:00I don't know if I should laugh or cry, but all...I don't know if I should laugh or cry, but all these tenets are absolutely true.<br /><br />I came from a nonfiction background. Getting published in fiction has been an extraordinary education. They're totally different animals.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com