How about this? On flowchart, the "I'm self-publishing" option should lead to "Publish it yourself on Kindle / Start making money within a week." Seriously! Many writers are already doing this. Why put yourself at the mercy of uncaring agents and editors, wait years for publication (if you're lucky), and then earn pennies per book? Been there, done that, never again. Technology allows us writers to be masters of our destiny.
My agent, Deidre Knight, forwarded this to me because she knows how many times I've been asked "how do I get published" - especially by people who've never written a word. This is brilliant!! I totally blogged it, too, giving you full credit, of course. Keep up the good work! = )
Followed over here per Rachel Harrie. Some excellent advice well devised.
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Thank you for sharing this! I love this flow chart. it is awesome.I might just print out a copy and tack it to my home office bulletin board. :p Nutschell www.thewritingnut.com
Super flowchart! Best wishes for your book with Michelle Andelman. She once rejected a partial I'd sent her, but she wrote a very nice rejection. I'll query her with my new WIP when it's done ... (revised) in about 3 months.
Pure genius! ;-)
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I love this.
Your creative genius is astounding.
Seriously.
This is pure awesome.
ReplyDelete"What if I like rhetorical questions?"
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This needs to be shared with the world! PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THIS.
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I love this. Brilliant!
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Bloody brilliant.
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ReplyDeleteNice to see so much of the advice I've read in long-form condensed.
Why did I ever think getting my novel to a publisher was difficult? Obviously, this will be no trouble at all. :-)
Thanks!
Lol It's funny and true!
ReplyDeleteY'all are great - thanks for all the comments and RTs!
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ReplyDeleteThis is awesome. And I don't even want to begin to imagine how much time it must have taken to make...
ReplyDeleteHow about this? On flowchart, the "I'm self-publishing" option should lead to "Publish it yourself on Kindle / Start making money within a week." Seriously! Many writers are already doing this. Why put yourself at the mercy of uncaring agents and editors, wait years for publication (if you're lucky), and then earn pennies per book? Been there, done that, never again. Technology allows us writers to be masters of our destiny.
ReplyDeleteAnon - I could add that, with some editing, but it's still going to end up at "write a new book."
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Love this. Thanks for sharing.
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Lola
What a great tutorial! Where were you when I just finished my first manuscript and expected the world to beat a path to my door?
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ReplyDeleteThis is excellent! "What if I like rhetorical questions?" - HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
My agent, Deidre Knight, forwarded this to me because she knows how many times I've been asked "how do I get published" - especially by people who've never written a word. This is brilliant!! I totally blogged it, too, giving you full credit, of course. Keep up the good work! = )
ReplyDeleteBrilliant!
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ReplyDeleteFollowed over here per Rachel Harrie. Some excellent advice well devised.
ReplyDeleteContrary to my usual practice of subscribing to comments, to save time during the A to Z challenge I will not be doing so during April. If you want to respond to my comment , please email me directly from your email notification for the comment.
Thanks.
Lee
Tossing It Out
Twitter hashtag: #atozchallenge
I love this. You need to include 'awesomesauce' as one of your keywords so that people may find you under the appropriate words. :)
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Winning. Thanks.
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http://realityarts-creativity.blogspot.com
I also came over from Talli's blog. This is great. Thanks! Plus, loving the resources. :)
ReplyDeleteRosie
East for Green Eyes
Talli sent me over. I love this!
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Probably why it was hysterical.
*is awestruck*
ReplyDeleteVERY clever and soooo true!
Thanks for sharing - and thanks to Talli for the shout out.
Fantastic chart and oh how true. Some of these are the very questions I thought about when I started to get serious about being published:)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this! I love this flow chart. it is awesome.I might just print out a copy and tack it to my home office bulletin board. :p
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www.thewritingnut.com
What a fun post. So clever!
ReplyDeleteOh, this is great! (Sad, but true).
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun (and depressing) look at the journey ahead. Great job!
ReplyDeleteAnd your word verification system is mean. My word is "urfat." Gee, thanks. ;)
Just came over from Talli Roland's blog. This is excellent.
ReplyDeleteSuper flowchart! Best wishes for your book with Michelle Andelman. She once rejected a partial I'd sent her, but she wrote a very nice rejection. I'll query her with my new WIP when it's done ... (revised) in about 3 months.
ReplyDeleteLOL... I love it! But the chart makes out to be much easier than it is. ;)
ReplyDeleteHa, I love it! Publishing in a nutshell.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed that -- thanks!
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