tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post7193683055809200146..comments2024-03-28T05:28:28.567-04:00Comments on Editorial Anonymous: Don't Spam EditorsEditorial Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294247222893767117noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-16493554805994125292015-08-28T23:49:20.630-04:002015-08-28T23:49:20.630-04:00I say many thanks to the father of the website adm...I say many thanks to the father of the website admin I read this, because at this website I know a lot of information information that I did not know before his<br /><br /><a href="http://goo.gl/RPe6eo" rel="nofollow">Obat Sarkoma Kaposi</a> <br /><a href="http://goo.gl/zmI05X" rel="nofollow">Manfaat Berenang Bagi Kesehatan Dan Kebugaran</a> <br /><a href="http://goo.gl/WV0dK3" rel="nofollow">Obat Kanker Leher Rahim Herbal</a> <br /><a href="http://goo.gl/0qV7QJ" rel="nofollow">Riwayat Penyakit Tbc</a> <br /><a href="http://goo.gl/BUVU3M" rel="nofollow">Obat Penghancur Benjolan Di Payudara</a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662470317178308758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-37391358298952791182008-07-28T19:33:00.000-04:002008-07-28T19:33:00.000-04:00I'm not sure which is funnier, the post itself or ...I'm not sure which is funnier, the post itself or the things you've been sent listed down the sidebar.<BR/>CheersMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-54038776873003001732008-04-17T22:05:00.000-04:002008-04-17T22:05:00.000-04:00I think you guys are too hard on self-published au...I think you guys are too hard on self-published authors. Some authors have to make opportunities for themselves if agents are unwilling to take them on. Some best-selling authors began as self-published authors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-77511673718585219942008-02-29T02:30:00.000-05:002008-02-29T02:30:00.000-05:00I came from Read Roger, too.I write a monthly chil...I came from Read Roger, too.<BR/><BR/>I write a monthly children's book review column for my local newspaper--in a very remote location with a very small population. Yet determined self-published authors find me and send me their books, hoping, I guess, that the tropical sun has turned my brain to mush and I am so desperate that I will write a favorable review of their book.<BR/><BR/>At first I encouraged this, not realizing how clueless many self-published authors are. In nearly 4years of writing my column, I have reviewed 1 self-published book that I could recommend. Some are so bad that I cannot even, in good conscience, pass them on to the community as free donations.<BR/><BR/>They suffer from all the problems you've mentioned--bad art, bad rhyme, bad story.<BR/><BR/>I did not get your spam, though, so at least I have something to look forward to. :-)<BR/><BR/>And to think that I was complaining about penis enlargement e-mails!Saipan Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030098267460841286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-81822977476899292212008-02-26T23:36:00.000-05:002008-02-26T23:36:00.000-05:00omg...http://www.intendedcreations.com/omg...<BR/><BR/>http://www.intendedcreations.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-86014778849423182762008-02-22T20:55:00.000-05:002008-02-22T20:55:00.000-05:00I don't think all self-published books are bad. I ...I don't think all self-published books are bad. I read one recently that was actually a really good story. I think the reason a regular publisher wouldn't have touched it is because it didn't really fit in one genre or another. But it was an awesome book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-21037465386558070202008-02-20T11:45:00.000-05:002008-02-20T11:45:00.000-05:00I disagree that a book isn't "salable" if it appea...I disagree that a book isn't "salable" if it appeals to teachers and librarians. It might not have trade market appeal, but is salable to the school/library market, which is a viable one. <BR/><BR/>I do agree that most teachers (kids, neighbors, etc) are probably just being nice and telling you what you want to hear when they read your story. So, yes, editors take that with a grain of salt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-43519837142575615282008-02-18T23:05:00.000-05:002008-02-18T23:05:00.000-05:00I came by via Roger. I'm a bookseller in the kids...I came by via Roger. I'm a bookseller in the kids dept. at an independent and deal with a number of local authors on a regular basis. This letter is my life! Why oh why does everyone think they can write/illustrate a bestselling children's book. I'm going to have to dig back through the archives to find the do not stalk the bookseller post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-69946939052185283852008-02-18T15:48:00.000-05:002008-02-18T15:48:00.000-05:00Nicely put, Year!Nicely put, Year!Editorial Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294247222893767117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-84788315577009360112008-02-18T14:37:00.000-05:002008-02-18T14:37:00.000-05:00Jan, I think you are exactly right. I would certai...Jan, I think you are exactly right. I would certainly be nice to a parent or volunteer who asked what I thought about a book they wrote; even if my kids threw blocks at me halfway through reading it. I'm a teacher- not a parent- and as a former Nanny I'm constantly shocked how little parents know about their kids favorite books or children's reading tastes. Often the books they ask me to read at bedtime or tell me are their child's favorite are the books the kids would riot if I read at school. Parents gravitate toward overly-long, overly moral stories with lame pictures. The kids go to sleep or get fidgety about half-way through, and parents assume that's an age-appropriate response to any book, not that it's a normal response to a bad book.Jinx '75https://www.blogger.com/profile/09810486300431762860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-14404567748363531322008-02-18T12:34:00.000-05:002008-02-18T12:34:00.000-05:00You want to look for the book on Amazon and check ...You want to look for the book on Amazon and check out the tags. Okay, I'll save you the trouble:<BR/><BR/>good author (1)<BR/>great book (1)<BR/>great gift book (1)<BR/>school reading lists (1)<BR/>teaching resource (1)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-79046934735249045972008-02-18T10:29:00.000-05:002008-02-18T10:29:00.000-05:00I think you're probably right, Jan.And Anon 7:31, ...I think you're probably right, Jan.<BR/><BR/>And Anon 7:31, that doesn't leave nonfiction writers nowhere--you just have to create books that will not <I>solely</I> appeal to teachers and librarians.<BR/>Cases in point: Actual Size; First the Egg; The New Way Things Work; Owen and Mzee; Oh, Yuck; An Egg Is Quiet.Editorial Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294247222893767117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-20755414927958811482008-02-18T09:24:00.000-05:002008-02-18T09:24:00.000-05:00Jan -- Bingo!Jan -- Bingo!Sarah Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153201454830937349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-82829961954437191552008-02-18T08:57:00.000-05:002008-02-18T08:57:00.000-05:00I suspect another problem with teacher recommendat...I suspect another problem with teacher recommendations is that teachers (generally) are very nice. Especially the teacher who teaches your kid. Honestly, I've seen teachers work hard to say something encouraging to writers of very very very very very bad books. You give a book to your kid's teacher, and the teacher will try to say something nice -- especially if you're a classroom helper or volunteer. There's no percentage in a teacher being blunt or snarky with a hopeful writer...and especially not with a writer who is also a mom in her classroom.<BR/><BR/>I've met teachers who were excellent at judging good books that kids would like...but most of them, if handed a bad book by a parent/author, will say nice things about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-77914109589573767282008-02-18T07:31:00.000-05:002008-02-18T07:31:00.000-05:00"At a time when teachers and librarians (to my eno..."At a time when teachers and librarians (to my enormous ire and frustration) have fewer and fewer funds, a book is not saleable based on its appeal to teachers and librarians."<BR/><BR/>And that leaves us NF writers... where?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-92177506318723192992008-02-17T18:49:00.000-05:002008-02-17T18:49:00.000-05:00I'm related to several teachers, so don't think I ...I'm related to several teachers, so don't think I don't hold them in high regard.<BR/>And as I said, teachers do know a great deal about children, and thus about what makes a book accessible to them.<BR/>There's a difference between that and "well written" or "salable", however. You yourself, and possibly all the teachers you work with, may be able to recognize "well written", but there are scads of teachers quoted in slush manuscripts I've seen who clearly don't know a thing about it.<BR/>And "saleable" is an entirely different thing. At a time when teachers and librarians (to my enormous ire and frustration) have fewer and fewer funds, a book is not saleable based on its appeal to teachers and librarians.<BR/>I wish it weren't so, but that's the world in (and the administration under) which we live.Editorial Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294247222893767117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-71406303249465720992008-02-17T18:14:00.000-05:002008-02-17T18:14:00.000-05:00I blame my typos on keyboard stick-age. Thank you....I blame my typos on keyboard stick-age. Thank you.Jinx '75https://www.blogger.com/profile/09810486300431762860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-22875561170740249482008-02-17T18:08:00.000-05:002008-02-17T18:08:00.000-05:00"Teachers and parents know something about childre..."Teachers and parents know something about children, but they are entirely unreliable in terms of knowing what's well written and what will actually sell."<BR/><BR/>A curious statement. As an educator, I read 4-5 books a day to my kids. Over 10 years of reading, I'm able to quickly gauge what books will bore my kids. I often have to paraphrase books that are too wordy, but have great pictures that hold my kid's interest. My school often buys books my kids hate, but when I borrow books other teachers have bought for their classes, they are always great. Who reads more children's books than editors and teachers? Why would that education not qualify us to know what makes a good book? If its not good, our classes will let us no in about 10 seconds.Jinx '75https://www.blogger.com/profile/09810486300431762860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-51248467657489216172008-02-17T15:55:00.000-05:002008-02-17T15:55:00.000-05:00I love the quote from the kid. "Something unrealis...I love the quote from the kid. "Something unrealistic happens and everyone just accepts it!" The true mark of a quality story.LindaBudzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09290094983584931044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-63320706722259265112008-02-17T15:22:00.000-05:002008-02-17T15:22:00.000-05:00"...This short fiction novel..."God, that one alwa..."...This short fiction novel..."<BR/><BR/>God, that one always makes my teeth hurt.<BR/><BR/>Sad. Very sad. But yes, EA, amusing in a painful way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-16627759740593166202008-02-17T14:49:00.000-05:002008-02-17T14:49:00.000-05:00Oh, my. As EA said, "Where to start?"Who wrote tha...Oh, my. As EA said, "Where to start?"<BR/>Who wrote that email anyway, "Reviews for a Dollar?"shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533508541197839979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-58643907312153401102008-02-17T10:26:00.000-05:002008-02-17T10:26:00.000-05:00For those writers out there who think self-publish...For those writers out there who think self-publishing is the way to go, here is the perfect example of why it's not. I'm glad this woman has impressed herself, her family, and her fifth grade son's class though. That in itself is something. J.K. Rowling and Dav Pilkey have nothing to fear though. I'm guessing LeCreux's book sales will never ever ever come close to theirs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-47602413051118565572008-02-17T08:01:00.000-05:002008-02-17T08:01:00.000-05:00I'll bet you $42 that this is exactly the sort of ...I'll bet you $42 that this is exactly the sort of person EA was talking about in her Don't-stalk-the-booksellers post. As ridiculous and irritating as this pitch is via email, imagine how much fun it'd be to deal with this person face-to-face.Sarah Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153201454830937349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-39072035360222215872008-02-17T04:45:00.000-05:002008-02-17T04:45:00.000-05:00i looked it up at ingram. non-returnable, short di...i looked it up at ingram. non-returnable, short discount. so even if i wanted it, which i decidedly do NOT, i wouldn't ever ever ever order it.<BR/><BR/>poor bastards.Literaticathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513424208149456614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-86951439957187594622008-02-16T23:45:00.000-05:002008-02-16T23:45:00.000-05:00I got this e-mail not once, but twice. *le sigh*I ...I got this e-mail not once, but twice. *le sigh*<BR/><BR/>I stopped reading after the Rowling and DavE reference...but since you broke it down so nicely, I now have ALL the information. :)<BR/><BR/>It certainly will help the title and author names to stick in my head, but not in the way the author hoped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com