Comments on: Things I’m not doing, Labor Day Weekend, 2009 http://lessthanthis.com/2009/09/things-im-not-doing-labor-day-weekend-2009/ Sun, 20 May 2012 09:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: modernevil http://lessthanthis.com/2009/09/things-im-not-doing-labor-day-weekend-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2208 modernevil Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:41:15 +0000 http://lessthanthis.com/?p=1760#comment-2208 I think you're basically paying them to read your finished book, and to have a chance at being published. It's been running for a long time. Obviously, with me, (really with anyone, now, because of POD) it makes less sense to enter such a contest. If I write a book this weekend, you'd better bet it'll at least be an eBook within a few days (at most) and a print book within a few weeks. Because that's how I operate.<br><br>Today's #followreader discussion was all about what books people were looking forward to this Fall, and at the start they asked Publishers to name the books they were excited about publishing this Fall. I ... well, I just stayed away from the conversation, because I don't think that way. As a publisher, I put my books out as soon as I have them ready for print, and as a reader, having to wait for books to come out just makes me unlikely to ever read them. I pre-ordered the new HHGTTG sequel a couple months ago and I'm already bored with it. It won't even ship for another month and a half, and I'm already bored of reading it! Sigh.<br><br>But yay, indeed, for the things I'm doing! I didn't add to the list the books I <em>am</em> expecting to publish this Fall, starting with Cheating, Death - because I haven't written them yet. But ... soon. I'm almost done with my zombies research, almost done with the cover art, and will start writing it ... soon. I'll let you know.<br><br>And I look forward to seeing you out and about, again! I think you're basically paying them to read your finished book, and to have a chance at being published. It's been running for a long time. Obviously, with me, (really with anyone, now, because of POD) it makes less sense to enter such a contest. If I write a book this weekend, you'd better bet it'll at least be an eBook within a few days (at most) and a print book within a few weeks. Because that's how I operate.

Today's #followreader discussion was all about what books people were looking forward to this Fall, and at the start they asked Publishers to name the books they were excited about publishing this Fall. I … well, I just stayed away from the conversation, because I don't think that way. As a publisher, I put my books out as soon as I have them ready for print, and as a reader, having to wait for books to come out just makes me unlikely to ever read them. I pre-ordered the new HHGTTG sequel a couple months ago and I'm already bored with it. It won't even ship for another month and a half, and I'm already bored of reading it! Sigh.

But yay, indeed, for the things I'm doing! I didn't add to the list the books I am expecting to publish this Fall, starting with Cheating, Death – because I haven't written them yet. But … soon. I'm almost done with my zombies research, almost done with the cover art, and will start writing it … soon. I'll let you know.

And I look forward to seeing you out and about, again!

]]> By: Hillary Oliver http://lessthanthis.com/2009/09/things-im-not-doing-labor-day-weekend-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2207 Hillary Oliver Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:58:25 +0000 http://lessthanthis.com/?p=1760#comment-2207 Yea for the things you are doing!<br>What kind of rip off is that 3 day writing thing anyhow?! You give them $50 then work your ass off? Sounds like a bizarre-o world. I'm on your side, just write the damn thing and be happy with your accomplishment, then if you like it, publish it ;)<br>I can't wait until the hole in my leg heals up and I'm allowed to go to things like Art Fairs again. <br>Love ya!,<br>~Hillary Yea for the things you are doing!
What kind of rip off is that 3 day writing thing anyhow?! You give them $50 then work your ass off? Sounds like a bizarre-o world. I'm on your side, just write the damn thing and be happy with your accomplishment, then if you like it, publish it ;)
I can't wait until the hole in my leg heals up and I'm allowed to go to things like Art Fairs again.
Love ya!,
~Hillary

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