tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post2692942355434817517..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: Trying to be SmartMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-82096781585571531392008-01-17T22:55:00.000-05:002008-01-17T22:55:00.000-05:00I wish I could remember the source, but a publishe...I wish I could remember the source, but a published author once told me if I wanted to predict what's coming, look at what's being published in non-fiction today. The ideas and articles and research and buzz in the present is the pool from which writers will get book ideas. Not sure how accurate this is, but it might make you think next time you're in B&N and you pass up a non-fic book table. FWIW, I've missed the intersection twice now, both times too early.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I can't think of a more deserving author to take one of my 836 spots :) I loved finally getting to read it!L.A. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729129827211991040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-79350244470070182292008-01-17T18:06:00.000-05:002008-01-17T18:06:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone for your good wishes and reviews (...Thanks everyone for your good wishes and reviews (if Amazon deemed you worthy).<BR/><BR/>Amanda, congrats on all your success with You Had Me at Halo! Best title ever. It's still on my TBR pile, but I'm really looking forward to it.<BR/><BR/>And I would totally buy a book about a call centre in hell. Where else would a a call centre be? ;-)Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-82665436667546393732008-01-17T16:57:00.000-05:002008-01-17T16:57:00.000-05:00"books that miss the magic intersection" - great t..."books that miss the magic intersection" - great turn of phrase, maureen. <BR/><BR/>i tried to post yesterday and got a message that said i had to wait 24 hours after opening accout. i'll let you know if it works.<BR/>mayaM.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-39763897596853840122008-01-17T15:30:00.000-05:002008-01-17T15:30:00.000-05:00Just swinging by to say MAJOR congrats on your ama...Just swinging by to say MAJOR congrats on your amazon thing! I just read it, loved it and left a review (I'm in NZ but I often use amazon.com. Phew!)<BR/><BR/>I'm hopeless at knowing what's going on in the market so I just normally send my agent a zillion ideas and then go with the ones that she likes. Most of the time she's right, though I still contend there's room for my call centre that's set in hell book!!!!!Amanda Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026754208576877438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-15117248315012471632008-01-16T20:57:00.000-05:002008-01-16T20:57:00.000-05:00Amazon sucks... they won't let me post because I h...Amazon sucks... they won't let me post because I haven't bought anything in the past year.. <BR/>And I really, really love that book. <BR/><BR/>I know exactly what you mean, Maureen. Trying to write smart and what you love is a hard thing to do. <BR/>If I had the answers, I'd be published, but what I've figured out, really, what we've figured out is that you write the book you want to write and add the elements the market expects. <BR/>Again, so easy to write, so hard to implement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-91868220075352194862008-01-16T19:13:00.000-05:002008-01-16T19:13:00.000-05:00Publishers Marketplace is invaluable for keeping o...Publishers Marketplace is invaluable for keeping one's pulse on what's being bought, vs what's hitting the shelves.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-25226528912217336792008-01-16T15:30:00.000-05:002008-01-16T15:30:00.000-05:00Yeah, that's one reason why I went small press. I...Yeah, that's one reason why I went small press. I only want to write one sort of book and that sort sure ain't selling. LOL <BR/><BR/>The issue that I have with catching trends is that you have to know what is selling to publishers today, not what is on the shelf. On top of that, you should factor in the time it takes to write the book. So if it takes you a year, you really need to know what is selling next year to publishers. That, if you know what is selling today, you could kind of figure out.<BR/><BR/>So you need to figure all this out and come up with a witty, fresh novel. Too difficult for this gal, especially since I write for entertainment.<BR/><BR/>Ahhh... I was wondering why none of my Amazon email accounts were working. LOL.Kimber Chinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658012405712901099noreply@blogger.com