tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post4821529264123772410..comments2024-03-28T07:55:28.485-04:00Comments on Author MaryAnn Kempher: Help! I'm a writer and I can't get published!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-57891850491614237882012-08-12T18:54:39.059-04:002012-08-12T18:54:39.059-04:00Thanks Cameron, I will.
MaryAnnThanks Cameron, I will. <br /><br />MaryAnnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-36495869110200169032012-08-04T23:02:24.036-04:002012-08-04T23:02:24.036-04:00Didn't mean yours, of course, haven't read...Didn't mean yours, of course, haven't read it .. but just a wake-up call. If you believe in it ... keep going and stick with it xxxCameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745199648604340657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-48216799693140955362012-08-03T16:52:35.835-04:002012-08-03T16:52:35.835-04:00Wow, thanks for all the advice Marcy. Loved your l...Wow, thanks for all the advice Marcy. Loved your last paragraph because I don't write everyday either and sometimes feel guilty. I'm always hearing or reading other authors talk about writing as their passiona and that they couln't live without it. I don't feel that way. I like to write, I enjoy writing but sometimes I just need to not write. I've basically taken the summer Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-24450718880269895362012-08-02T21:03:03.408-04:002012-08-02T21:03:03.408-04:00I keep all my rejection letters. I frame the contr...I keep all my rejection letters. I frame the contracts. The feeling of publishing your first book is amazing. The rejection is maddening but very necessary and a part of the biz. I had a story bounce back to me for years and one very smart editor told me to "find an ending." Uh, I thought it WAS done. Years later it hit me like a brick, the real ending that was needed. It was published,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-9869530544639664322012-08-02T14:42:07.601-04:002012-08-02T14:42:07.601-04:00I hope that you'll be one of those stories I m...I hope that you'll be one of those stories I mentioned in the blog post. That after all your efforts you'll strike gold. Is it fiction or non-fiction?<br /><br />At any rate, if we keep trying I have to believe that sooner or later we'll be successful. Thanks.<br /><br />MaryAnnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-47384198063447929352012-08-02T14:40:14.572-04:002012-08-02T14:40:14.572-04:00I don't hate you. :)
I've created a blog ...I don't hate you. :)<br /><br />I've created a blog and try to be active on Twitter. It's enough for now. Publishers are only interested in a huge following if your book is non-fiction. <br /><br />My book is romantic suspense. Thanks so much for your comment.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />MaryAnnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-89805541111419910802012-08-02T14:37:12.895-04:002012-08-02T14:37:12.895-04:00:) My # of followers has been 158 forever. Thanks ...:) My # of followers has been 158 forever. Thanks to Triberr I have 3 more. :)<br /><br />I like writing and will keep at it. I'm just starting second book, a departure from the first to some degree. First is romantic suspense, second is a mystery/crime novel. Thanks so much for your comment and you are so right, rejection is just part of the process. :) Thank you!<br /><br />MaryAnnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-11245231375573821862012-08-02T14:34:25.290-04:002012-08-02T14:34:25.290-04:00:) I laughed out loud when I read, "...its cr...:) I laughed out loud when I read, "...its crap." I believe the book is in good shape. I've had a professional annotation, proofreading, and line edit done. From here on out all opinions are subjective and ya can't please everyone. I won't stop trying. It's too soon to wonder about the actual quality of the book, haven't had enough rejections and/or feedback. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-9302555832492017382012-08-02T14:31:10.027-04:002012-08-02T14:31:10.027-04:00Thanks Martha, great advice. I know you're rig...Thanks Martha, great advice. I know you're right. :)<br /><br />MaryAnnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-77787027264260317392012-08-02T12:15:01.896-04:002012-08-02T12:15:01.896-04:001) Think of the query and rejection process as bus...1) Think of the query and rejection process as business, strictly business. Take your stomach out of the equation. (Easier said, I know.)<br /><br />2) Bear in mind that all you need is for ONE person to say yes.<br /><br />3) If you can answer "nothing" to the question, "what else would I be doing?", then stick with it no matter what.Martha Moravechttp://www.marthamoravec.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-62981520533389804252012-08-02T09:17:40.945-04:002012-08-02T09:17:40.945-04:00I had a really foul review on Amazon which made me...I had a really foul review on Amazon which made me want to cry until I realised that some of the points were valid. I rewrote. I sent it to another publisher, who suggest more rewrites - it is going to be published - learn from your mistakes and keep going. Or give it to someone who really ISN'T your friend and find out if maybe the work isn't up to scratch. I also know someone who is Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745199648604340657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-23549572087759475092012-08-02T05:06:40.263-04:002012-08-02T05:06:40.263-04:00I don't walk away because I enjoy the process....I don't walk away because I enjoy the process. I'm currently working on my second novel, with no success on my first. But I will go back to it. I think the more we write the more we improve too.Rejections are hard, but part of the game we play I'm afraid. keep going & you'll get there in the end. Found your blog via Triberr BTW - you said no-one was following, but it seems youA.K.Andrewhttp://www.akandrew.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-83194952250260304462012-08-01T19:34:01.143-04:002012-08-01T19:34:01.143-04:00I'm assuming you've all thought of self pu...I'm assuming you've all thought of self publishing? Is that a bad thing? Or is it just the expense? <br />I don't know how "getting published" works, but how do you market yourself? <br />Again, I know nothing about publishing, but I know marketing and I'm thinking if you made yourself hot stuff, publishers would be more willing to talk to you. It's just a thought. Stuck At Home Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906989057674412669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-83826148947511927692012-08-01T19:15:52.840-04:002012-08-01T19:15:52.840-04:00I kinda know what you're going through. Been t...I kinda know what you're going through. Been trying to get a product developed and on store shelves for over 25 years. I've given up a bunch of times down through the years. And my product still isn't in stores. I just sent out another sample - another "this is gonna be my last try", this time I'm really through. And like all those, oh so many, other times, I know I'Olde Yeller Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778540675356850518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-19776376522958458392012-08-01T18:31:52.969-04:002012-08-01T18:31:52.969-04:00Your comment made me smile. Thanks for that. There...Your comment made me smile. Thanks for that. There are no sexually frustrated vampires in my book, darn it. :) Maybe my next book. <br /><br />Thanks so much for your comment.<br /><br />MaryAnnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-59525278947591506232012-08-01T18:04:33.091-04:002012-08-01T18:04:33.091-04:00Look, the last thing you want to do is worry about...Look, the last thing you want to do is worry about why somebody doesn't connect with or like your work. Write for yourself and nobody else, if some agent reads the first couple of lines and says 'meh i'm not blown away, where are the sexually repressed emo vampires that are so popular right now?' or whatever, don't worry about it ... just tell yourself 'if they were so D.S.Taylorhttp://www.dstaylor.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-9027050354154254182012-08-01T17:58:23.019-04:002012-08-01T17:58:23.019-04:00First, huge congratulations on the partials and fu...First, huge congratulations on the partials and full request. That's a big deal. I've had one partial request, they passed. Just started sending queries out in May/June, so that's not too bad. <br /><br />I wish you nothing but the best of luck and much success. Thanks so much for the comment.<br /><br />MaryAnnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-61048368663476884402012-08-01T17:56:07.366-04:002012-08-01T17:56:07.366-04:00Hi Zee. I envy you your passion.
Thanks so much ...Hi Zee. I envy you your passion. <br /><br />Thanks so much for your comment. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-47000751482698671432012-08-01T17:54:53.397-04:002012-08-01T17:54:53.397-04:00Hi Kelly! That's how I feel. I'm under no ...Hi Kelly! That's how I feel. I'm under no illusions, my book isn't likely to win any awards anytime soon. But I think, for its genre, its a good book. I hope someday some agent sees that in the few pages they actually look at.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. :)<br /><br />MaryAnnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-34451021269205514772012-08-01T06:01:39.484-04:002012-08-01T06:01:39.484-04:00I've received a lot of rejections for my first...I've received a lot of rejections for my first ms. I started querying it way before it was ready (3 years ago), and have since rewritten the entire story, lots of polishing, lots of query writing. I think I've got the query down, and have had 6-7 partial requests, 1 full. Rejected by all (except one who's still sitting on it). <br /><br />It's more frustrating as time goes on, Cheyennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890805854685375778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-91594734972351342082012-08-01T01:56:23.572-04:002012-08-01T01:56:23.572-04:00Because I can't conceive of life without writi...Because I can't conceive of life without writing. It's my drug, my fix, my sanity, my lifeline. If I gave up, that's when I would've lost. :)Zee Monodeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709226882459365836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-14897479045604316432012-08-01T00:17:22.260-04:002012-08-01T00:17:22.260-04:00What keeps me sending out queries for Crazy is tha...What keeps me sending out queries for Crazy is that I love the book. I know, eventually, an agent will too. With Ragtown, I have an amazing query letter, but, no-one is 'connecting'. A good hard look and I think I need to revise some things. Just keep going. :)Kelly Stone Gamblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580080443113053144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-65908840926843284422012-07-31T21:26:32.482-04:002012-07-31T21:26:32.482-04:00That's me. I'm stubborn and my ego just wo...That's me. I'm stubborn and my ego just won't me accept that the book isn't good. Have to believe that it is good and that it just hasn't been seen by the right person. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-76941325183889681792012-07-31T21:24:43.340-04:002012-07-31T21:24:43.340-04:00Thanks Ciara! It is really hard to be objective ab...Thanks Ciara! It is really hard to be objective about your own work and it doesn't look like having other people read it helps either. But thanks for the pep talk. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289169902582690868.post-37851969932508276002012-07-31T21:23:44.696-04:002012-07-31T21:23:44.696-04:00Thanks Elise. :) That's a great attitude.Thanks Elise. :) That's a great attitude.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201253760335983590noreply@blogger.com