tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post5300383455532725040..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Stirring Up DustMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-87296987351425936562011-10-21T00:51:39.986-05:002011-10-21T00:51:39.986-05:00Great post Morgan. Really enjoy your creative idea...Great post Morgan. Really enjoy your creative ideas.Rebecca https://www.blogger.com/profile/00945969129138214472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-1658357899451539262011-10-18T20:01:52.606-05:002011-10-18T20:01:52.606-05:00Change is the name of the game--the writing game, ...Change is the name of the game--the writing game, that is. We all need to go with the flow--or grab a surfboard and jump on a big wave.<br /><br />Yeah, can't you just see me doing that?Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-25484596938049338312011-10-18T07:02:55.715-05:002011-10-18T07:02:55.715-05:00Time moves on and things change. o matter which wa...Time moves on and things change. o matter which way you go here is a ton of work involved. Right now e-pub is wading through the junk of those looking for the easy way to the top.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-17489747306819500242011-10-17T20:17:01.662-05:002011-10-17T20:17:01.662-05:00Great post. I think you're right too. Publishi...Great post. I think you're right too. Publishing is changing obviously, just like the music industry did, and still is. I don't think it means that anything is over or anything, just evolving. It'll be interesting to see where it all goes.V.R. Leavitthttp://www.vrleavitt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-14656632966770403182011-10-17T19:05:52.188-05:002011-10-17T19:05:52.188-05:00I cleaned out mine about a month ago and look at i...I cleaned out mine about a month ago and look at it now. I guess it didn't help I was having a pre-senior moment and couldn't find my daughter's birthday card today. I just knew it was in the bag of stuff I've pre-bought for Christmas presents but nooo. Anyway, the closet is a mess.<br /><br />No offense to publishers, but I'm just grinning ear to ear. They've made us suffer for years (maybe we've made them suffer too, lol) but now...authors are taking the bull by the horns and turning out a bunch of really good reading material. Sure, like the poster said above a lot of dreck, heck there's a lot of dreck with publishers, too.<br /><br />I'm just thrilled, simply thrilled that now we are given that chance to be heard without someone over us saying well no it's not right for us go away.Dorothyhttp://www.pumpupyourbook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-22470677005916695772011-10-17T17:31:39.484-05:002011-10-17T17:31:39.484-05:00Great comparison, Morgan.
The publishing industry...Great comparison, Morgan.<br /><br />The publishing industry sure is changing...I just wish I had more time to keep up with it!<br /><br />And good for you, getting that closet organized.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.debrastjohnromance.com/" rel="nofollow">DebraStJohn</a>Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-42788252004296587232011-10-17T13:57:44.884-05:002011-10-17T13:57:44.884-05:00It's pretty darn dusty in my office because I ...It's pretty darn dusty in my office because I just indie published another book (A Place of Forgetting, more a - gasp - love story than anything else). I worked on it for a couple of years and had a lot of critical eyes look at it and then, since I couldn't get the interest I hoped for and thought it deserved, did it myself. Time will tell whether I was right or whether I should get out a dust mop.Carolyn J. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499059171631792224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-75890824872695648062011-10-17T12:28:24.646-05:002011-10-17T12:28:24.646-05:00There was never a better time for new authors, but...There was never a better time for new authors, but I have to agree with Randy. There's a lot of dreck out there should should never see the light of day.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-46316473637096943532011-10-17T11:54:37.918-05:002011-10-17T11:54:37.918-05:00Morgan--you hit the nail on the head. Exactly righ...Morgan--you hit the nail on the head. Exactly right--it's a real dust-up, if you know the true meaning of that! Meaning--a kind of knock-down-drag-out. <br />The last one standing takes the prize. At least there will be many prizes, but just not in the same form the publishing industry wants it.<br />It's encouraging to see some pubs move ahead--maybe for them--maybe not so good for some of us, if they once again, take the ebook industry, too.<br />I never cared for self-publishing, because back then it seemed more like a racket to me. Anyone could get a book publisher--for a few thousand dollars. Not so any more.Now an astute, wise, decidated author can do it for pennies--or dollars.<br />Very good analogy--I don't like purses, and carry the smallest one I can, but I do love bags, totes, carry-alls, whatever. Yes, I have a shelf full of those--and wouldn't part with any one of them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-91237600023716712782011-10-17T11:23:16.366-05:002011-10-17T11:23:16.366-05:00Good analogy, Morgan. It's not the dust itsel...Good analogy, Morgan. It's not the dust itself that bothers me. After all, dust eventually settles and becomes top soil. It's the dust mites that drive me nuts.<br /> When I go looking for a new ebook, I don't appreciate having to fight my way through the dreck to get to the quality works. Kinda like bread dough. Doesn't taste very good until it's baked. Too many people are posting their raw dough because they can.Randy Rawlshttp://www.randyrawls.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-87921332218858462932011-10-17T10:13:55.187-05:002011-10-17T10:13:55.187-05:00Morgan, I guess I'm helping stirring dust as I...Morgan, I guess I'm helping stirring dust as I uploaded my first selfpubbed book for $0.99 in Kindle at amazon.Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-24522190526613869672011-10-17T09:44:13.012-05:002011-10-17T09:44:13.012-05:00Thanks for sharing your post about your closet. I ...Thanks for sharing your post about your closet. I need to do mine also to get ready for fall. It is fast approaching the time when I have to put my capris and sandals aside for long pants and close toed shoes.<br />I am excited for the changes in the publishing industry and hope that it will continue to let more people be able to publish their works. <br />I just published my first e-book. The Book of Ruth-A Story of Love and Redemption. BlessingsDeborah H. Batemanhttp://www.deborahhbateman.comnoreply@blogger.com