tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post896809648432451393..comments2024-03-17T02:12:53.713-05:00Comments on POD People: Thoughts on The Craft -- c.anne.gardnerveingloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709708573358649383noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-2721996370567847162010-09-12T12:14:01.517-05:002010-09-12T12:14:01.517-05:00You said Darcia. If I hear one more time someone s...You said Darcia. If I hear one more time someone say: How will the consumer be able to sort through all the books available --with reference to Self-publishing flooding the market with crap -- I am going to scream. Consumers sort through everything now without issues. They aren't stupid. <br /><br />And Maria, I so agree. I am like that too and get tired of people telling me that I am lying and I really want fame and fortune like every other traditionally published writer out there. It's just not true. If it were, I would market more. I too just like connecting on an intimate level with people who "get" my work.Cheryl Anne Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564041914501542048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-42469934297446074002010-09-12T09:11:48.520-05:002010-09-12T09:11:48.520-05:00Well said. I think most of us who write began our ...Well said. I think most of us who write began our adventure with grand delusions. The endless hours of marketing were not even on my radar. However, as you said, we come to our senses quickly and the serious writers persevere. <br /><br />I loved your ending note to readers. They are a smart bunch and the industry doesn't often give them enough credit.Darcia Hellehttp://www.quietfurybooks.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-61763665146969371482010-09-11T19:44:14.067-05:002010-09-11T19:44:14.067-05:00I don't expect or even want fame and fortune f...I don't expect or even want fame and fortune from writing. And I mean that. I wouldn't expect my work to appeal to a mass audience, and I'd be disappointed if it did, because I'd know that most of them were missing the point :). What I do want is to connect with those people who "get me" and my work, and I have faith now that the Indie route is the only viable route to that connection.Maria Elizabeth Romanahttp://suspense-books.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-85511685273236540882010-09-09T09:18:28.337-05:002010-09-09T09:18:28.337-05:00I look forward to it with great anticipation.I look forward to it with great anticipation.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-23902158419224536882010-09-09T06:57:14.739-05:002010-09-09T06:57:14.739-05:00My philosophy has always been: Belief is just an o...My philosophy has always been: Belief is just an opinion gone very wrong.<br /><br />I think the biggest thing for me is that I have faith in my ability to learn and grow. I also have faith in my ability to accept my flaws, and I have faith in my decision making skills so I know whether those flaws are endearing or not. :)<br /><br />I had one reader tell me that she loves my work not simply because of how I say things but more importantly what I say. I love when people "get" my work, as cryptic as the themes often are. <br /><br />I won't ever have the screeching multitudes for a fan base, but that was and never will be a concern for me. I am not the greatest marketer in the world, but it was never about that to begin with. <br /><br />BTW Jim, the review of Stranger than Fiction will be up on Tuesday.Cheryl Anne Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564041914501542048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-79990630222512371422010-09-09T05:11:12.999-05:002010-09-09T05:11:12.999-05:00I had a religious upbringing and so ‘faith’ is a w...I had a religious upbringing and so ‘faith’ is a word I came to understand well. It is not the same as ‘belief’ although some think that they’re interchangeable. Faith has a basis – it is based on evidence – but people can believe what they want to. I have faith that the sun will rise tomorrow morning because it has risen every morning for the past 51 years. I have witnessed its rising. I believe that when I die I will cease to exist and no part of me will move onto a different plain of existence. <br /><br />I have faith in my writing. I have seen a grown man reduced to tears by the words I chose to write on a piece of paper. I have also been told by others how my words have affected them. You yourself have told me how my books have made you laugh. Knowing what I’m capable of, having proof, is a great encouragement. Some people never get that. Van Gogh only sold two paintings in his lifetime and Schubert only ever had one public performance of one of his works. How they kept going beats me.<br /><br />I didn’t need to be published to realise that I could write. Knowing I could write justified publication. When Colin Will wrote about my poetry collection: “This is a fine collection by a thoughtful, subtle and perceptive writer, and it deserves to be widely read,” my honest reaction was, “Yes, that hits the nail on the head.” I knew that was the case before I sent him the book to review. This sounds a bit arrogant and I’m one of the least arrogant people you are ever likely to meet but I’m not ignorant of my abilities. So, I can write a bit. You should see the list of the things I can’t do.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com