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Comment by Rossandra White 23 hours ago @Diane, the two excerpts I read were from the books, Scattershot and Birthday Girl. Nice tight writing. Being very thin-skinned these days, I wasn't sure about the latter, didn't feel like having my heart broken, but was so taken by the voice that I kept going. Shall explore further.
Comment by dianejwright yesterday Thanks for the unexpected and much-welcomed support, Kat and Rossandra.
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Comment by Kat Ward yesterday Diane: I really like the concept of seedpod. I've put your books in my "to read" file on Goodreads. I look forward to it.
Comment by dianejwright yesterday Thanks Rossandra! We LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear that. Which 2? So many readers never take time to engage. BUT, like you, some do. Thankfully, right? If you're on Goodreads, we'd love to connect and snoop your library for what we're going to read next. :)
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Comment by Rossandra White on Friday I just checked out Seedpod Publishing. Wow! Loved the two excerpts I read.
Comment by dianejwright on Friday Publishers, come on over. We've started a group so we can share resources and support each other as we get the words out there. We'd love to have you.
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Comment by Gretchen Rautman on Friday @Regina - Yeah, they give me a digital copy, but then you're supposed to get a hard copy before it can go into distribution. I'm on my 10th version of the book. I think my problem is that it's a picture book, so I had to make sure that two page spreads line up right, which I can't do in the PDF they give as a proof. Since Lulu's a POD, they don't want to give out free hard copies.
Thanks. :)
@Gretchen...Didn't Lulu give you a proof of your book before it went to press? I've not used them before, but I've heard that they're supposed to do that, so I'm not sure why you're buying copies of your book in order to make improvements. I used a different POD publisher for my book, and they sent me a proof of the work before they published it. Saves time and money in the long run, I'm sure. Although, I wish I had run it through the editing pass one more time to catch some simple, slippery errors that I found later.
As for the business expenses, I've no real experience with that, but if one of your jobs is a writer, then you're probably in a good position to claim those on your tax return.
I'm an author and also a new publisher, so I'm learning a lot of the publishing process as I go. Luckily, I'm in a position where making money is not my first priority for my publishing business. It's to promote good authors and artists, publish excellent content, and contribute profits to charity. I want to be credible and reputable more than I want money.
Good luck to you on your writing and publishing adventure. I'm sure there are many ladies here with tons of experience who can point you in the right direction with your questions. I'll try to help as much as I can, whenever my own experience and knowledge can provide useful feedback. :)
Thank you for being so honest, Zetta, and please don't take our comments personally. If people are complaining about a publisher, you can offset that by being the best publisher you can be. When you hear what people are complaining about, vow to avoid doing the same. Every field needs a person of integrity to salvage the damage that careless ones ido to the business. The "ilk" that I am talking about are the ones who do the damage.
Comment by Shawn Lamb on Thursday Well, I can't say I never complained - I'm just selective to whom or where I vent about my hubby. But if publishers and authors represent a marriage - then like all couples, some are blissful, some hit a snag now and again, and others are downright rocky and headed for divorce. Only the pre-nuptials stop it or winds up creating nasty trials that become fodder for grocery store tabloids.
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