tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post2147360822252595721..comments2023-09-19T11:15:41.876-05:00Comments on Beyond the Veil ~ Paranormal Romance Authors: The Fickle Nature of PublishingJody W. and Meankittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-62483007917497157662013-07-31T12:34:56.171-05:002013-07-31T12:34:56.171-05:00Yeah, that's a tricky one. How badly do we wa...Yeah, that's a tricky one. How badly do we want the project with that channel, vs. putting it with this channel and keeping its integrity? It's different for each project, I expect. I changed BB quite a lot because we knew it was our entre to the marketplace and I don't regret that decision, but I dislike some of the cuts we were forced to make.<br /><br />The nice thing is that even the "big boys" go through this. I love Preston and Childs; they have an entire section on their website where they rebut bad reviews. How cathartic and create-focused is that? Awesome. http://www.prestonchild.com/ A. Catherine Noonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375569313449912140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-43737225717837156342013-07-31T10:54:27.168-05:002013-07-31T10:54:27.168-05:00Thanks, ladies! I was on vacation while you were c...Thanks, ladies! I was on vacation while you were commiserating with me. I know the book will find a home - even if I have to acquire it myself for Palomino. <br /><br />FWIW, that first publisher said I could resub if I made all the changes. But they also want me to change the ENTIRE ENDING. Mostly so it fits what they expect to happen, and this is a romance publisher. I LIKE my surprise, so that's not happening. I used to feel like I'd bend over backwards to get in with a publisher like this, now I'm saying 'hell no, I'll find someone who likes it the way it is.'<br /><br />Others DID like the ending but wanted a little more substance to the second relationship. THAT I can work with. Christine Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657651210128892443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-19290743861184613342013-07-25T14:16:24.375-05:002013-07-25T14:16:24.375-05:00That was you sitting next to me having the exact s...That was you sitting next to me having the exact same experience? Pass the margarita pitcher and let's start discussing our inevitable sequels, because these will find a home, I know it!<br /><br />~XXakarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643255392076283232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-64991553565204169042013-07-25T13:51:58.279-05:002013-07-25T13:51:58.279-05:00What's worse is you have to be polite about it...What's worse is you have to be polite about it and pretend you're an adult, when all you want to do is grab the scruff of the neck and make them justify their decision <i>to each other</i>.<br />I recommend a few margaritas and more writing. Eventually the right editor will come along. Then you'll be happy you didn't have to deal with the ones who didn't get it.Jean Marie Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549107203357246640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-84147921697831507732013-07-25T12:56:44.364-05:002013-07-25T12:56:44.364-05:00Your story will find a home, and if it doesn't...Your story will find a home, and if it doesn't self-publish. One day all those people who turned you down will be signing your imitators--because they know your type of story will sell!<br />Cheryel Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202371731725440849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-66182568612336076322013-07-25T08:45:28.011-05:002013-07-25T08:45:28.011-05:00I think it's a pretty common problem in today&...I think it's a pretty common problem in today's publishing industry. Editors don't want to spend time actually EDITING a book and nurturing a writer's talent. They basically want something they can spell check and shoot out to the unsuspecting public. Craft? What's that? *sigh* Carolan Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964204665748083341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-62419788721697545002013-07-25T08:38:37.386-05:002013-07-25T08:38:37.386-05:00I agree with Noony. Keep writing!
I've also k...I agree with Noony. Keep writing!<br /><br />I've also know what you are going through. Actually, we are living the same life. Hang in there!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />KimberleyKimberley Trouttehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656793524069292791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-86223549576825784112013-07-25T07:04:14.823-05:002013-07-25T07:04:14.823-05:00Oh, Christine. I'm so sorry it's been so ...Oh, Christine. I'm so sorry it's been so frustrating! Don't take that drink, though; write more. That's what we writers do, right? (Write?) It will find a home. <br /><br />And here. I'll raise a glass to the fact you have written it, that what didn't exist before exists now. That, in and of itself, is the true victory - whether or not an editor and accountant agree and it finds its way into the market. Today, there's a story that exists that yesterday, did not. Huzzah.A. Catherine Noonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375569313449912140noreply@blogger.com