tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post5238790339303133698..comments2023-12-10T19:04:26.773-08:00Comments on Author2Author: My First E-Book Experience (or What the AUDIENCE Wants)Emily Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-6341251225057014842011-10-11T04:34:09.399-07:002011-10-11T04:34:09.399-07:00Andrea -- you are right about trad pubbed books no...Andrea -- you are right about trad pubbed books not always being good either! Books I read by my unpubbed friends in their rougher versions are better than some pubbed books. On the one hand, it makes me feel like we all have a chance to break in and sell; on the other hand it makes me feel like I have no idea what I'm doing bc obviously sometimes IDEAS sell more than execution.DeenaMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093257361683249174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-21276212289057842412011-10-10T08:55:03.293-07:002011-10-10T08:55:03.293-07:00I suppose if the kids keep buying these ebooks as ...I suppose if the kids keep buying these ebooks as they are, the author probably doesn't see a reason to pay an editor. Ebooks are new, and fun, and inexpensive. I think the fact that kids are reading anything at all is a good thing. <br /><br />Perhaps a trend among ebook consumers in the future will consist of an uber-discriminating class of ebook critics who shame epubbed authors into supplying a better product. <br /><br />I should also point out that I too have recently flipped through a horribly written, mainstream, recently traditionally published non-fiction book that relies on sensationalism to sell copies more than anything else, and even my writing-challenged brain was turned off by the lackluster editing.Andrea Lipomihttp://www.confidentmassage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-87354036871552619882011-10-09T20:05:03.283-07:002011-10-09T20:05:03.283-07:00When I was a tween, I remember: (a) being proud of...When I was a tween, I remember: (a) being proud of catching typos in a hardcover copy of NANCY DREW< and (b) reading all the BABYSITTERS CLUB books as soon as they were in the library, and skipping over at least one chap in the beginning where they "explained" what each babysitter looked like and how they joined the club. So yeah, on the one hand I do remember reading books fast and furiously, but I also remember getting very impatient with "telling" instead of showing and with sloppy copyedits.DeenaMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093257361683249174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-66478853838596907532011-10-06T11:52:59.611-07:002011-10-06T11:52:59.611-07:00Lisa, what I meant was I would get caught up in a ...Lisa, what I meant was I would get caught up in a story and not notice until I started writing myself. Now I notice. But my 13 year old daughter would definitely point out any flaws. We have very different personalities. You probably remember gushing about a movie, book, or song in high school and having others turn up their noses at you. Some teens are going to ignore the flaws, but others aren't.Kate Fallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856887940900664692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-83794101120323976512011-10-05T15:07:56.657-07:002011-10-05T15:07:56.657-07:00This is a really interesting question Deena. And I...This is a really interesting question Deena. And I don't know, I'm kind of on the fence. Because I know teens could probably care less if a book has commas in the right place or the correct grammar (I could actually care less too). But things like bad dialogue, seem like they would stick out more.<br /><br />I do think editors are fabulous and if you can get one that's best.<br /><br />But I can think of tons of published books that didn't have the best writing but the story was good that are hugely popular and successful. <br /><br />Sometimes story trumps all.Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-71045154792165131412011-10-05T13:13:27.117-07:002011-10-05T13:13:27.117-07:00That's really interesting, and why I haven'...That's really interesting, and why I haven't been very eager to read any e-books, because I had a feeling that would be the case.<br /><br />So, Kate, you think they don't notice because they are so into the plot and reading fast to find out what happens? <br /><br />I mean, it concerns me a little to think that teens are okay with mediocre writing. Because, these kids are our future, you know? (which sounds a bit serious, I know, but it's true!)Lisa Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10677227681455190084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-83943854272002256082011-10-05T11:09:31.290-07:002011-10-05T11:09:31.290-07:00So far I've only read one self-pubbed YA ebook...So far I've only read one self-pubbed YA ebook, and I had a similar experience to yours. I itched to edit the dialog to the point of distraction. But I haven't given up and I have an ebook waiting for me from a small e-only publisher. I'd like to see if that makes a difference.<br /><br />Honestly, I probably wouldn't notice half these things when I was a teen because I read so fast. But my daughter is super judgmental. She notices these things in print books by the "Big Six".Kate Fallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856887940900664692noreply@blogger.com