tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post5928491380918823384..comments2023-10-17T16:11:48.411+00:00Comments on David A. Riley: Self Publishing and E-BooksDavid A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-46400731035952870682010-05-20T07:23:02.299+00:002010-05-20T07:23:02.299+00:00And there's a typical error in my last reply &...And there's a typical error in my last reply "... think they're work ..." would of course be edited to "... think their work ...". LolShaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951707293674263179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-83952730583087252292010-05-20T07:21:26.247+00:002010-05-20T07:21:26.247+00:00Doesn't every writer think they're work is...Doesn't every writer think they're work is good though? But you're right, for those whose work 'actually' is good, what option is there when they can't get a break? I have considered self publishing myself, but I know that I would need the work involved editing by someone first. The other thing I have wondered about is if there could be a sort of writers collective, where some equally good writers pool their resources, edit each others work, and then set up their own company to publish said work(s). I imagine it's not that easy, but many hands as the saying goes ...Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951707293674263179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-71021796909808572702010-05-20T05:49:39.959+00:002010-05-20T05:49:39.959+00:00I have added the prologue to the novel I am thinki...I have added the prologue to the novel I am thinking of experimenting with, Sendings. If I get adverse comments on it, I'll rethink using it.David A. Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-19326087537523256652010-05-19T23:38:29.335+00:002010-05-19T23:38:29.335+00:00I can only repeat: Still, failing all else, so lon...I can only repeat: Still, failing all else, so long as a writer knows their work is good, what alternative is there if a suitable mainstream or reliable small press outlet isn't available?<br /><br />Whether a writer has enough objective self criticism to be able to publish work that is worth publishing is something else altogether, of course. At the end of the day, successs or failure for a self published writer will rely on word of mouth - the best critics in the world.David A. Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-15642928488908494302010-05-19T23:23:30.408+00:002010-05-19T23:23:30.408+00:00Having once been in charge of a magazine yourself,...Having once been in charge of a magazine yourself, and having trawled through lots of submissions (a couple of which came from me - I still have your rejection letters in my files. lol) then you must know that some people cannot write, but these self same people would probably jump at the chance of publishing their work. They probably - naively - think their work is the bees knees. To my mind, it takes lots of rejection before you begin to realise that you're not going to be the next Stephen King, at least not without a lot of practice and a dash of skill. Not that I'm against self publishing, and I know someone such as your good self has earned their stripes. It's the people who want the short cut to publication and who take umbrage at rejection and think they're already the 'next big thing' that ruin it for everyone else and give self publishing a bad reputation. Experience and skill counts for a lot.Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951707293674263179noreply@blogger.com