tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post5999104914968417255..comments2023-10-31T10:12:37.109-06:00Comments on Working My Muse: Blog Chain - Marketing For 100, AlexErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-55396340393680866722010-04-19T12:02:28.803-06:002010-04-19T12:02:28.803-06:00Absolutely ...what Cole said. :-)
Great post!Absolutely ...what Cole said. :-)<br /><br />Great post!Kathryn Hupp-Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776391661543060879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-62318105354430692122010-04-17T08:45:22.324-06:002010-04-17T08:45:22.324-06:00I agree with you on this one. If you don't wri...I agree with you on this one. If you don't write what you like, I think it will show in the writing.B.J. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767654810069240472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-56783245843787113812010-04-15T13:27:32.481-06:002010-04-15T13:27:32.481-06:00I think "write what you love" is always ...I think "write what you love" is always good advice!Kate Karyus Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581176126578915929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-67185148162613589682010-04-14T21:48:41.799-06:002010-04-14T21:48:41.799-06:00I completely agree. Also, if the rest of your work...I completely agree. Also, if the rest of your work is any indication of what we've seen, I have no doubt we'll see you published in the very near future :)Cole Gibsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384758019054580574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-80852388358948913952010-04-14T13:00:22.716-06:002010-04-14T13:00:22.716-06:00very true - whether there is a current trend your ...very true - whether there is a current trend your book fits in or a past trend it revives, or whether your book never has and never will belong to a "trend", if it's good, it'll sell. Great post :)Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-19207686492306647402010-04-14T11:20:21.460-06:002010-04-14T11:20:21.460-06:00I agree. You have to write what you love. And if t...I agree. You have to write what you love. And if the writing is great, it will find an audience. Great post! :)Abby Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-57379137103031942902010-04-12T14:40:18.511-06:002010-04-12T14:40:18.511-06:00I think the "professional" advice is to ...I think the "professional" advice is to write what you write and let the market take care of itself. By the time your work got to market, there'd be a new market. Kinda makes sense.<br /><br />Best Wishes, Galen.joe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-15392774223660861682010-04-12T12:48:29.546-06:002010-04-12T12:48:29.546-06:00Probably a mixture. My first book I wrote with the...Probably a mixture. My first book I wrote with the intentions of finding a publisher, but I wrote a story I'd always wanted to tell.<br />I think authors who write just for the market have forgotten why they began writing in the first place.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-53121258454093520782010-04-12T11:49:58.548-06:002010-04-12T11:49:58.548-06:00Great post! I like your optimism--we all need more...Great post! I like your optimism--we all need more of that I think. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-1386227914290459512010-04-12T07:33:13.807-06:002010-04-12T07:33:13.807-06:00Very good point. I'm sure when Michael Chabon...Very good point. I'm sure when Michael Chabon pitched an idea about two Jews, one of whom used a Golem to escape the Nazis, during World War II who begin a comic-book empire, that no one in their right mind thought, "Now THAT'S what the market's looking for." But his writing was so unbelievable that I can't imagine the world without that book. <br /><br />Also, Shaun Hutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480241164653893038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-43659754671360090572010-04-12T06:45:01.085-06:002010-04-12T06:45:01.085-06:00Danyelle - That's a great way to think about t...Danyelle - That's a great way to think about things. Focus on the characters.<br /><br />Michelle - Yep, that's my mantra. If I try to force things, it never comes out right.<br /><br />Christine - Optimism and hope at it's best, right? Best way I can think of to be inspired.<br /><br />Matthew - Whether you've only written one or a thousand, as long as you're writing what Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-25149269063350545322010-04-12T05:54:46.282-06:002010-04-12T05:54:46.282-06:00Sometimes even when I'm working on a project I...Sometimes even when I'm working on a project I care about, there are times when the words don't come easily. It may take a couple of passes before I can get them to work. How does the need for revision affect the passion in the writing, I wonder? Thanks for your post; you've given me something to ponder.Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-60307807243691846472010-04-12T05:12:13.208-06:002010-04-12T05:12:13.208-06:00I've only written one novel, so I'm probab...I've only written one novel, so I'm probably not the most well informed on the subject, but I have to say I write for myself - with the hope that others may someday enjoy it as well.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-19138434091221906222010-04-11T22:52:30.972-06:002010-04-11T22:52:30.972-06:00Love this Eric - My YA daughter always says - &quo...Love this Eric - My YA daughter always says - "A good book will find a way to be published every time" - Gotta love it, right?Christine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-37190315486173392712010-04-11T21:55:57.053-06:002010-04-11T21:55:57.053-06:00A good point. A person should never force the word...A good point. A person should never force the words out their head. The story should come out naturally.Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-48744211177541108572010-04-11T21:47:06.194-06:002010-04-11T21:47:06.194-06:00Great question. I write, first and foremost, for m...Great question. I write, first and foremost, for myself. I do try to keep my market in mind somewhere, but that is not the driving force behind my novels. My characters are. :)Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.com