tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post4691501220275877541..comments2023-12-10T19:04:26.773-08:00Comments on Author2Author: Talk about scary...Emily Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-91628634000710188272009-10-30T15:04:52.287-07:002009-10-30T15:04:52.287-07:00C.K. - I have to believe that maybe, just maybe, b...C.K. - I have to believe that maybe, just maybe, books for kids and teens are still going strong and the demise of the mid-list isn't quite as bad in our area. Kristin reps both adult and YA, so I'm hoping she was talking more about the adult side of things. But who knows. Like I said, we just have to keep writing. Keep doing what we do and hope for the best.<br /><br />Kate - The thing is, I can't not write. So I'll keep doing what I do, and hope for the best. I just really hope publishers stop going down this road at some point and realize variety is the spice of life!<br /><br />Jeff - excellent analogy. You are so right, that's exactly what will happen, I think.Lisa Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10677227681455190084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-87559634381318934492009-10-30T12:21:56.876-07:002009-10-30T12:21:56.876-07:00This reminds me of an experience bike riding with ...This reminds me of an experience bike riding with my kids when they were young. We were at a park where the bike trail had some spots with deep gullies right next to the trail. My younger daughter, about 5 and on training wheels, was so scared of the gully that she would lean away from it- thereby steering right into it.<br /><br />A length analogy to say that - publishers are frightened of e-books, yet acting in ways that will accelerate their adoption. <br /><br />NYT list books are not the only ones people read. As mid-level authors flock to e-publishing because that is their only outlet - readers will steer that way too, further eroding the traditional marketspace.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-29071969513700989632009-10-30T12:07:50.863-07:002009-10-30T12:07:50.863-07:00But how do you know at the early drafting stage of...But how do you know at the early drafting stage of a novel whether it will be a big book or not? It's not like people walk around saying "Pffft, I knew I was outlining a best seller." Well, not seriously, anyway. <br /><br />Don't take scary news too much to heart. Don't be the writer's equivalent of parents who never let their kids go out alone. It's easy to get discouraged in this line of work, but hard to maintain the ego needed to write anything. Declare a news moratorium if you have to!Kate Fallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856887940900664692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-61829393251015835992009-10-30T10:17:14.163-07:002009-10-30T10:17:14.163-07:00Wow-- yeah I guess I can see them moving toward ju...Wow-- yeah I guess I can see them moving toward just a few big books. Especially when you walk into a bookstore and see like 8 rows of Twilight.Kristina Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171504801682649341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-82334802257544928302009-10-30T09:47:34.578-07:002009-10-30T09:47:34.578-07:00Lisa, I know how you feel. I'm constantly gett...Lisa, I know how you feel. I'm <i>constantly</i> getting freaked out by stuff like that and issues that threaten the entire industry (like piracy). But I only want to write the kind of books i want to write. I guess if I can't get the kind of books I want to write published then I don't really want to be published. Hmmm.<br /><br />But it seems to me that your books have lots of popular appeal so I hope your worries are unfounded . Because if <i>you</i> have reason to worry I might as well either stop writing right now or start self-publishing.C. K. Kelly Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152997234365905131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-35170469066902098392009-10-30T06:45:54.868-07:002009-10-30T06:45:54.868-07:00You can do it Lisa. I'd hate to think they are...You can do it Lisa. I'd hate to think they are passing up on so many great books right now. It definitely is alittle scary.Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.com