tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post3387442895431594095..comments2024-03-17T07:55:51.361+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: A PUBLISHING TIME-LINENicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-31689937853557884912010-10-14T13:03:16.944+01:002010-10-14T13:03:16.944+01:00Well that's given me a new perspective. Don...Well that's given me a new perspective. Don't worry though, you'll amke the deadlines.Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-38997403287331984372010-10-13T23:12:51.441+01:002010-10-13T23:12:51.441+01:00One thing that is particularly daunting is the way...One thing that is particularly daunting is the way you can hear nothing from anyone for months and then suddenly you have to deliver a major revision in a small amount of time. For me, it was the foreign-language editor of my book, who asked for a new revision of a full-length novel just weeks after I had given birth to my second child. He was a tiny baby, and they have their very own inner Alice Turinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17431073666541844073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-72393416331274474992010-10-13T00:55:04.038+01:002010-10-13T00:55:04.038+01:00I don't mind the time waiting for the book to ...I don't mind the time waiting for the book to come out as much as the time it takes for them to decide on it in the first place. The former is only an eternity whereas the latter is ...Melinda Szymanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202080805759494767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-72661602233207856562010-10-12T19:21:55.384+01:002010-10-12T19:21:55.384+01:00Rebecca - yes, twas you!
Mark - ah, you're a ...Rebecca - yes, twas you!<br /><br />Mark - ah, you're a Book Depository person, are you? Excellent.<br /><br />Book Maven - your faith is touching. Thank you!<br /><br />Everyone else - thanks for your good luck wishes. Actually this post was supposed to be directed at all of you, not me...Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-33188360901372702672010-10-12T09:24:40.085+01:002010-10-12T09:24:40.085+01:00Ha ha, excellent post Nicola, you really made me s...Ha ha, excellent post Nicola, you really made me smile. Will ensure I have chocolate on standby should I ever get as far as having a full length MS accepted for publication.Rinhttp://www.nowiamthirty.journoblog.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-4118499089695839432010-10-11T22:39:06.426+01:002010-10-11T22:39:06.426+01:00That must have been a sleep-deprived four weeks. I...That must have been a sleep-deprived four weeks. I'm getting twitchy just thinking about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-17252199510211094752010-10-11T22:20:33.685+01:002010-10-11T22:20:33.685+01:00No-one needs to be scared for Nicola. Both books w...No-one needs to be scared for Nicola. Both books will be fabulous.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-51343827075141987192010-10-11T20:26:40.250+01:002010-10-11T20:26:40.250+01:00And when things go wrong...
When I worked for an ...And when things go wrong...<br /><br />When I worked for an academic publisher, journal articles would sometimes get lost 'in the system' for years.<br /><br />Sometimes authors can be too patient!JaneFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920957855661479676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-79471310562384562062010-10-11T15:52:47.059+01:002010-10-11T15:52:47.059+01:00Good luck! Eat lots of chocolate, that's my ad...Good luck! Eat lots of chocolate, that's my advice.Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-74121528080025376382010-10-11T14:32:56.926+01:002010-10-11T14:32:56.926+01:00Chocolate is essential! No doubt about it. Great p...Chocolate is essential! No doubt about it. Great post - thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-83944400985440794922010-10-11T13:05:57.700+01:002010-10-11T13:05:57.700+01:00good luck! and i think this is more of a motivatio...good luck! and i think this is more of a motivation for you.Joanna St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180782095853911283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-87934787025421620742010-10-11T13:03:28.325+01:002010-10-11T13:03:28.325+01:00Having been on the other side of that Egmont desk ...Having been on the other side of that Egmont desk (though not on the I Can Learn project) I feel I ought to issue a sort of evil laugh around now. Believe me, gentle Morgan-readers, on that kind of book the time you allocate to the writer is a small concern among many more inflexible ones.Go away googlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920753582190379988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-2484981925585708702010-10-11T12:37:21.509+01:002010-10-11T12:37:21.509+01:00I'm delighted that chocolate is part of the ti...I'm delighted that chocolate is part of the time-line. Is Gin & Tonic also?Catharine Withenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06936767499911371984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-83520539432406926332010-10-11T12:19:24.032+01:002010-10-11T12:19:24.032+01:00I especially like the last 3 items on your time li...I especially like the last 3 items on your time line :)Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-51238738448383962222010-10-11T12:03:32.847+01:002010-10-11T12:03:32.847+01:00We lovely people at the Book Depository just reall...We lovely people at the Book Depository just really want you to write the book!<br /><br />I thought (self)editing would be the the worst of it...Mark Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183394221961369630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-82114699753895970072010-10-11T09:51:39.656+01:002010-10-11T09:51:39.656+01:00It is a bit spooky when the title appears on Book ...It is a bit spooky when the title appears on Book Depository before it's finished. :-) Then again, I find it reassuring because it makes me feel like it's a real thing, and that it will be really happening. For real.Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-39342424062312360932010-10-11T08:39:17.335+01:002010-10-11T08:39:17.335+01:00*slinks away and hides* I feel almost infamous now...*slinks away and hides* I feel almost infamous now! <br /><br />Thanks for the post. As ever, very useful & informative fot us newbies. <br /><br />And, by the way, you are CURRENTLY teaching my don to read through the I Can Learns, for which I am one of those grateful parents as well as a slightly hysterical tweeter. <br /><br />Thanks!Rebecca Brownhttp://www.mylittlenotepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-59569963741593352882010-10-11T08:26:21.362+01:002010-10-11T08:26:21.362+01:00Oh miaou - you forgot the pacing backwards and for...Oh miaou - you forgot the pacing backwards and forwards and the certainty that someone else has written an identical book (only rather better) and your critics telling you that you could have done this or that or something else...or does that just happen when you write a thesis at university? Thought not.<br />Reading this was nicely refined - torture! I shall return to herding words into their catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-7662832201468773322010-10-11T08:25:26.741+01:002010-10-11T08:25:26.741+01:00I'm scared for you! Good luck!!
www.damselin...I'm scared for you! Good luck!!<br /><br />www.damselinadirtydress.comNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648307410383451558noreply@blogger.com