tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192911483681988682.post8472671212616496217..comments2024-03-10T10:22:10.095-07:00Comments on Middle Grade Minded: Considering All Your OptionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192911483681988682.post-8794631507641554642015-12-19T15:02:09.938-08:002015-12-19T15:02:09.938-08:00Imagine an actor thinking, "if it isn't a...Imagine an actor thinking, "if it isn't a major motion picture with a big studio-- then I'm not interested." I'm not sure how writers have come to the place where a debut is an all or nothing. We learn from everything we do. it's called life.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192911483681988682.post-79361081507833603192015-12-18T07:55:47.169-08:002015-12-18T07:55:47.169-08:00This was a nice post, and full of so much common s...This was a nice post, and full of so much common sense. I, for one, like small presses; you have a higher royalty, you have more input as to the final version, and you still have promotional options that self-pubishing limits. I also think it's a mistake for a writer to write in hopes of having that big best seller. That's like putting the cart before the horse. I think one needs to write the book one wants to write, and then get it published to reach the reading audience one would like to reach. Focusing on having a best seller (as some agents do, as well) limits how freely you can write the book you might write that doesn't fit the trends, which might be a better book..Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.com