tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post6110699172619965450..comments2024-03-28T06:16:39.508+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: IN WHICH I DEFINE WHAT I MEAN BY A DELUSIONAL WANNABENicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-16643584588730257452010-09-13T15:13:35.440+01:002010-09-13T15:13:35.440+01:00OK, now you have to tell me which work Brahms was ...OK, now you have to tell me which work Brahms was referring to when he made that quote. I must possess that piece of music as soon as possible. Please tell me what to download.<br /><br />If you don't know, it's okay to just pick your favorite thing by Brahms ... after all, it helped inspire your latest blog post.<br /><br />Failing that, just make something up.siebendachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-44058286151346040232010-09-13T14:45:00.484+01:002010-09-13T14:45:00.484+01:00Whenever I stop by here, I find your words inspira...Whenever I stop by here, I find your words inspirational and supportive, Nicola. I've often wondered if I am a DW but your definition reassures me.<br /><br />In every writing community I belong to, there is a mixture of the Good, the Bad and the Mad. I'm sure there have been times when I have qualified for all three but hopefully I vere towards the Good more often these days. Unless I&#Jo Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863749932391225653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-45034473579677205352010-09-10T17:16:50.942+01:002010-09-10T17:16:50.942+01:00I was a DW once. I think we all were. The differen...I was a DW once. I think we all were. The difference between a persistent DW and a 'serious' writer (ie serious about being published) is that the latter listens to and learns from those, like you, Nicola, who actually know what they're talking about. DWs either don't listen to anyone because they know it all already or they only listen to other DWs. I've met far too many of Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-2377456999966831102010-09-09T15:58:34.860+01:002010-09-09T15:58:34.860+01:00excellent, excellent post. i think you looked up m...excellent, excellent post. i think you looked up my bio when writing the definition of "delusional wannabe."<br /><br />not to turn the discussion to the abstract, but you reminded me of a discussion i had with a writing teacher a long time ago. i was discussing wanting to get my work published, how i'd like to be a "man of letters" and other pretentious b.s., when he bookfraudhttp://bookfraud.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-59926286381332908922010-09-08T20:10:09.946+01:002010-09-08T20:10:09.946+01:00thanks, all. In haste but thanks to Jane for comin...thanks, all. In haste but thanks to Jane for coming along and saying what I couldn't say as was on trains and in events all day and making comments on a blog post is very difficult on a phone. Yes, the authors don't make the money on those things - it's the vanity and POD companies that Lynn (behlerblog) meant. Very rarely does an author make much on those systems as they are geared Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-70349909598659449072010-09-08T17:25:15.826+01:002010-09-08T17:25:15.826+01:00Beleaguered Squirrel wrote,
"Not sure where...Beleaguered Squirrel wrote, <br /><br />"Not sure where you're getting this from, but it's not true. Most vanity and PODs - and self-published authors, which can include the former, but don't have to - make a loss."<br /><br />I understand your point, but you've got it a bit wrong: most of the authors who publish with vanity publishers and POD publishers make a loss; butJane Smithhttp://howpublishingreallyworks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-70550858127612384842010-09-08T17:23:01.780+01:002010-09-08T17:23:01.780+01:00@Nicola Slade: So glad you made a mistake. I was w...@Nicola Slade: So glad you made a mistake. I was worrying about what had happened to book 9 that made you give up on it...Julia Crouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100989646858778410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-19179731587298014992010-09-08T17:07:50.360+01:002010-09-08T17:07:50.360+01:00Duh, can't count. I meant Book 9 got published...Duh, can't count. I meant Book 9 got published, not Book 10: I'm still writing that one!Nicola Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076176253820195827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-86625254495841781482010-09-08T17:04:26.060+01:002010-09-08T17:04:26.060+01:00Great post. I've lost count of the people who ...Great post. I've lost count of the people who say they wouldn't let an editor alter their work. Sigh.<br />I'm halfway through my 10th full-length novel: Book 7 was the one that got accepted first, followed by Book 8, then Book 10. Book 4 comes out next year, after a major rewrite and bringing up-to-date & I'm going to take another look at Book 3. (Books 1 & 2 must stay Nicola Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076176253820195827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-10926134914846526602010-09-08T13:22:29.221+01:002010-09-08T13:22:29.221+01:00Great post! And BTW, I left something for you on m...Great post! And BTW, I left something for you on my blog...http://christinefonseca.wordpress.com/Christine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-15863210491918979492010-09-08T01:00:35.650+01:002010-09-08T01:00:35.650+01:00Happy Anniversary Nicola, may you have many more.
...Happy Anniversary Nicola, may you have many more.<br /><br />Great post as usual and so true. Perhaps you could do a post on people who are very talented but don't believe themselves to be. <br /><br />Just read a first draft by one of my critique partners and I didn't get to sleep until 4.00am because it was so good I couldn't put it down! The task now is to persuade her to keep CC MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903422375744085705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-45706451793481049832010-09-08T00:12:49.152+01:002010-09-08T00:12:49.152+01:00Great post. I agree.
behlerblog: "And lots o...Great post. I agree.<br /><br />behlerblog: "And lots of vanity and PODs are making a killing off their mediocrity. Sad."<br /><br />Not sure where you're getting this from, but it's not true. Most vanity and PODs - and self-published authors, which can include the former, but don't have to - make a loss. Even those with decent products tend to make a loss. The only ones whoBeleaguered Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699493386984083561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-85362437781537840632010-09-07T19:52:30.968+01:002010-09-07T19:52:30.968+01:00Well said, Nicola! And happy anniversary. :)Well said, Nicola! And happy anniversary. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-3702528329960674502010-09-07T18:17:32.611+01:002010-09-07T18:17:32.611+01:00Nicely put. I like that--that the inspiration may...Nicely put. I like that--that the inspiration may come from above, but its never handed out on a silver platter in perfection. We still have to do the hard work to make it a reality.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536293384635588296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-63393284802377860062010-09-07T17:56:41.513+01:002010-09-07T17:56:41.513+01:00@Kittie-it is fine if it is lack of confidence, bu...@Kittie-it is fine if it is lack of confidence, but the WORST DW is the one who is all confidence. Best to just walk away.<br />@behlerblog- and on to that the idea that hard work is not needed. Crappola. <br /><br />I just signed contracts for books 13 and 14 and I live ONLY on my writing income. It is not because I am a brilliant poke-your-eyes-out-with-a-stick writer- I work hard. Damn hard. ILaurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-69279663195016804552010-09-07T15:43:49.033+01:002010-09-07T15:43:49.033+01:00DWs are the direct result from this new notion tha...DWs are the direct result from this new notion that mediocre is good enough, that we can't be too critical lest we damage someone's fragile ego and send them directly to therapy, and that anything we want, we should get it now - regardless of talent.<br /><br />With the vast numbers of writers turning to vanity and POD publishing options, this instant gratification society is slowly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-11077113753331340142010-09-07T15:18:34.135+01:002010-09-07T15:18:34.135+01:00I wonder who's happier though, the delusional ...I wonder who's happier though, the delusional writer who "knows" she's the best and everyone else is wrong, or us realists who know all the hard work we've got ahead to get somewhere.Sarah Callejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170538674915115980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-50221727538558169872010-09-07T12:40:21.043+01:002010-09-07T12:40:21.043+01:00I think a DW lacks the confidence needed to make n...I think a DW lacks the confidence needed to make necessary changes to move her life forward, not just the book.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-39936510471793229352010-09-07T11:48:02.278+01:002010-09-07T11:48:02.278+01:00There's a difference between being a delusiona...There's a difference between being a delusional wannabe and having confidence and hope, of course. THe worst one is when the writer considers they are "the best thing since sliced bread" when in fact, if they did get published, they would be a small fish in a very big (and old) pond.<br /><br />Talking about hard work, I think I've worked very hard (and still working) on my David John Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524610087056533062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-19545667598665210852010-09-07T11:41:03.013+01:002010-09-07T11:41:03.013+01:00I think I saw two of these on X factor.I think I saw two of these on X factor.Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.com