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self pub I am following some of the most current developments in publishing and "self" as well as new in house. From what I gather, a number of literary agencies are toying with or actively considering publishing. This is a cross purpose to some extent for agents but reflects the big changes...

Hi Garry Well, again, it depends on the purpose of the author. Is it to get published no matter what? To make money? To build and develop a career as a writer? Yes it is possible to earn significant money on the e-self publishing route but not many people manage to do it. It does take a...

self pub Hi Justin Congratulations on finishing your novel. To self-pub or not? That depends on your goals, if it is to be published and that's it, it may be the way to go. If you are trying to build a writing career, that's different. There have been some people who did the self pub route...

follow up to intro As a follow up to my previous intro, if anyone is interested, this link will take you to a review I just received for To Catch A Cop. http://www.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=1228 Elle

That's what I mean, work that would not necessarily be considered "romance" at first glance, turns out to be at some level and it doesn't get much better than Pearl Buck! Elle

I love that book. It's most unusual because it is not really a novel and not the traditional non-fiction book. I always enjoyed Truman Capote's work and I still do. In fact, I recall now, my parents had gone to the theatre one evening and there was Truman Capote sitting a few rows away. As...

romance novels Hi Paul To the best of my knowledge, romance novels account for about half the market today, so SOMEBODY is reading them <g>. As I said earlier, romance is a wide term, but the bottom line is that it is a courtship story. That doesn't mean a romance novel cannot fall into...

Thanks for explaining, I would not have guessed that immediately. Elle

This is weird, I received an email that someone had posted something about admitting to reading trashy romances and I wanted to see the full message to respond properly and can't find it here. Soo, doing my best to respond bearing that in mind. Trashy romance--don't know how different people...

Hi Pontiac I can't really say much since I have not seen earlier efforts, being new here. I can make a few comments and you decide what to take on board with no hard feelings I hope. grammar, spelling, construction--check but I think in this sentence orangutan (not upper case) stuck out of...

Thanks to everyone for a really nice welcome! Elle

You are very welcome. I think you have to clarify your goals: Is it get published no matter what, when, where? Get published but get paid no matter how little? Win the Nobel Prize for Literature? <g> --don't hold your breath for that one! Once you get some definitive idea of where you...

Hi Peder What an invitation! Entice you! Will certainly try! Elle

That's a good question and not necessarily simple to answer. Getting published can mean a lot of things. For example, for most academics, getting published is a necessity but academics for the most part,do not get paid for articles they publish in a scholarly venue. BUT they are published...

The choice of publishing route really depends on your goals. Self publishing is not considered a poor second choice today, some very good books started as self publish but the authors knew their market, went out and aggressively marketed their books and turned them into big sales and ended up...