tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603374637711904147.post5692624745734451541..comments2024-03-28T11:13:36.211+01:00Comments on We Do Write: Five Things I Wish I Knew About Publishing Before I Was Published, by Jen McConnelDorothy Dreyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359417869474783409noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603374637711904147.post-7493636091718115202014-03-31T17:59:30.516+02:002014-03-31T17:59:30.516+02:00Thanks, Jen! Just getting into all this myself and...Thanks, Jen! Just getting into all this myself and what you say is definitely true. Kind of like starting a whole new career in a way. Overwhelming at first but exciting, too!Colleenhttp://colleenmstory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603374637711904147.post-53342958652292342872014-03-28T18:11:24.916+01:002014-03-28T18:11:24.916+01:00Very true about publishing advice changing. Donald...Very true about publishing advice changing. Donald Maass' high recommended book on writing the breakthrough novel is mostly awesome; just skip the query advice in that back that labels email queries as "too casual." LOL (My version has a 2001 publishing date). <br /><br />At a conference two years ago, a very successful author talked about her strategies, but said outright: this happened in 2008. The market is very different now. That was a four-year difference, but in YA, the market IS totally different. <br /><br />It's like keeping your cell phone for five years; it might still work to make calls, but you're 3-4 phone generations behind and won't be able to do much that's innovative until you upgrade!Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603374637711904147.post-22254385591933809402014-03-28T16:54:58.420+01:002014-03-28T16:54:58.420+01:00Awesome post! Every aspiring writer should read th...Awesome post! Every aspiring writer should read this.Dorothy Dreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359417869474783409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603374637711904147.post-26019440686165623052014-03-28T15:49:05.970+01:002014-03-28T15:49:05.970+01:00It was our pleasure! Thanks for writing such a gre...It was our pleasure! Thanks for writing such a great (and true) post.Elizabeth Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14137733615625501785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603374637711904147.post-35899369664056936392014-03-28T14:29:30.632+01:002014-03-28T14:29:30.632+01:00Thank you so much for hosting me today! Happy Frid...Thank you so much for hosting me today! Happy Friday!! :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09001769778532780218noreply@blogger.com