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Good morning! I have been awake since six am, and wow! It is a beautiful day. I have the windows open, and there is a wonderful cold breeze blowing in. My bedroom window faces Manhattan, which means it faces the water, even though I can't see the water, and I get wonderful breezes -- although when it's freezing outside and the wind chill is, like, negative seventy-million, it's not so much fun.

(All I want this morning is a cup of coffee and a Danish. Wow, how bad do I want a Danish? Pretty badly. Instead I had a crescent roll. Not quite as good, but what's a girl to do?)

I want to thank again everyone who provided me with links and stories on Monday -- that was awfully nice of you guys and I really appreciate it! I am well on my way to recovering (especially now that my dentist has called in a new prescription for me, and I have much stronger painkillers, phew).

Now that I can focus for longer than 500 words, I am ready to write more about demystifying publishing.

I am really glad that these entries are helping y'all. And I am flattered that so many people are reading them -- I know I tend to be pedantic and long-winded, so it's amazing to me that you guys can get through these entries. *g*

I do want to remind you that these answers are by no means universal. Remember the first rule: Don't be an idiot.


Publishing is Hard!

Writing is an art, but publishing is a business -- and here are a few basic suggestions on how to navigate that business. Complete with explanations of various departments within a publishing company, and how they all work together to make your book. And, of course, my witty and charming commentary!




Thanks for reading; I hope this has helped at least some of you!

Comments

[safirasilv.livejournal.com]

So true about the assistants.

Back in the Middle Ages, I was a publicity assistant at Ballantine/Del Rey. There are authors whose books I will still not read--not just not buy, won't even take out of the library--because, as much younger authors, they made the mistake of being rude to a much younger me and/or to my boss. Being a published writer myself now, I understand they were probably as overstressed and underslept as I was, but you bet that if I were still in publishing, I'd be putting a lot less energy into books by the person who swore at me when I was a powerless 22-year-old living on ramen because I loved books so damn much I was willing to do so to get his/her damn book out to the masses!

[deviantauthor.livejournal.com]

Like I tell my orclings often, there's no excuse for rudeness. No wonder you don't want to read what the rude people wrote.

[pnh.livejournal.com]

Would that it were so simple, but in fact there's a time for everything, rudeness included.

However, the appropriate times for rudeness are generally much fewer than many people suppose. :-)

[deviantauthor.livejournal.com]

LOL--this is true!

[alg.livejournal.com]

Word.

[alg.livejournal.com]

YES.

Although one of the best things about still being in publishing is that I can call up the agents of rude authors and get their books for free. *beams*