Comments on: Maiden of Pain goes out of print

By: Lukahn

Lukahn — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:49:47 +0000

Has it really been so long? I guess I should probably start reading again, Maiden was near the top of my pile when I lapsed in my reading. Although now I’m going to have to start over with what I WAS reading (A Game of Thrones, I think…).

I still haven’t had Maiden signed, either. Need to get that done.

And Bob may have competition in the front of the line once you are published again. No pushing!

Lukahn’s last blog post was Famous Me

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:38:07 +0000

I need to get published again.

Emphasis mine.

Keep in mind that you’ve actually gotten a novel published, which puts you way, way ahead of most of us. Such as myself.

You’re an excellent writer. Just be patient, and be persistent. And as Jeff said, don’t wait for an opportunity to happen – make the opportunity. What little success I’ve had came from being aggressively proactive … which isn’t normally my nature.
But it definitely increases your odds of getting your work published, in my opinion.

Mike’s last blog post was … Also, A Small Matter of Lost Civilizations

By: Bob Younce at the Writing Journey

Bob Younce at the Writing Journey — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:18:31 +0000

@ Jeff – Sounds like good advice from someone who’s been there.

@ Kam – take the advice There’s an element of sales in writing, like I posted a few weeks back here. I don’t think you become a nuisance unless you’re talking about bugging the same person over and over again in a short period of time. Can’t speak for others, but once a week or once every couple of weeks depending on the answer I get is about right.

Get out there. Your writing is wonderful. You’ve got an amazing fiction voice. Matching the novel to a publisher who needs that type at that time is the tricky part, and it means you’ve got to knock on doors.

Good luck, Kam. You’ll get there, and when you do, I’ll be first in line to buy the new book.

By: Kameron

Kameron — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:26:37 +0000

Hey, Jeff. I appreciate the comment. I’ve considered the “pestering” route, but always held back because of the nuisance factor. I’m going to have to rethink that, now.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:59:26 +0000

I can say with experience that it’s best not to wait to be asked to submit. Be proactive. I pestered my first editor to just be remembered, always feeling like I was making a nuisance of myself. But it did pan out eventually, and if I let the many months elapse when I was just waiting….and waiting…and waiting….without following up, I’d never have gotten a first book. Even then, I tried very hard to keep following up afterwards and that, I’m certain, helped me get continual work with Wizards.

But that said, yes, writing your own manuscript and shopping it around is probably the best person goal one can have. It’s one I know I’m going to need to get around to eventually.