tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post3814721842083151729..comments2024-03-10T04:29:20.044-04:00Comments on Mad Genius Club: The Ebook and The AuthorSarah A. Hoythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-3288489809699571372010-10-11T16:00:21.894-04:002010-10-11T16:00:21.894-04:00Thank you for the inclusion in the Mad Genius club...Thank you for the inclusion in the Mad Genius club - an astonishing privilege! <br /><br />My description of the hurricane hitting the fiction-marketing industry from all directions may seem rather bleak from this little snatch. <br /><br />The situation, however, is not at all bleak from the writer's point of view, once you can see a little bit of sun through a crack in the clouds. <br /><br />So if you found this post depressing, take a look at what Heather Massey at The Galaxy Express is saying here:<br /><br />http://www.thegalaxyexpress.net/2010/10/jackie-chan-and-science-fiction-romance.html <br /><br />And then check out the comment I left on her post. <br /><br />It's all about enlarging the audience for our work, and directing those readers to the specific items that will be worth their time and money, to items they will treasure as discoveries. And yes, I'm all for indie publishers and even for self-publishing writers. <br /><br />Jacqueline Lichtenberg<br />http://jacquelinelichtenberg.comJacqueline Lichtenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613040740264804278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-5879350937836322702010-10-10T00:49:33.749-04:002010-10-10T00:49:33.749-04:00I just noticed that the site Fantastic Fiction is ...I just noticed that the site Fantastic Fiction is now including kindle links for titles as well as a 'new kindle' releases along side the hardback, paperback and audio catogories.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290731721638936110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-53006711496345128082010-10-09T18:51:56.347-04:002010-10-09T18:51:56.347-04:00I think as with the short film makers new writers ...I think as with the short film makers new writers may need to treat their stories as loss leaders, sticking collections up on Amazon etc. for little or no money in the hope of exposure.<br /><br />The problem is the 20thC is really an aberration in human history. It is about the only time I can think of where 'art' has primarily been a sellers market. The 21st will be different, but just how different I suppose we will have to wait and see.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290731721638936110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-57133000631572688392010-10-09T17:25:54.658-04:002010-10-09T17:25:54.658-04:00Thanks for the informative post, Jaqueline.
It lo...Thanks for the informative post, Jaqueline.<br /><br />It looked like we writers are 'living in interesting times'!Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-70475380113409295872010-10-09T11:46:41.679-04:002010-10-09T11:46:41.679-04:00The ebook market may turn into a money maker for w...The ebook market may turn into a money maker for writers with a backlist and fan base.<br /><br />For those of us with no publishing history, or just a few shorts here and there, it may be as tough a job to attract significant numbers of readers as it is to hook a publisher.MataPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128604732495114033noreply@blogger.com