tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post6504675287913885176..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Delusions of a Published AuthorMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-71527689202665552022016-05-28T12:17:17.638-04:002016-05-28T12:17:17.638-04:00Isn't that the truth! For me, it's the aha...Isn't that the truth! For me, it's the aha moments in the midst of the process. That and typing "The End" :DMartina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-87972634853542177252016-05-06T20:07:50.233-04:002016-05-06T20:07:50.233-04:00My heart goes out to all those brave souls who cho...My heart goes out to all those brave souls who choose the creative life in whatever form. It can be scary and soul-sucking, but oh, the bliss at making a piece of art, theatre, writing... There's nothing better for those of us who answer the call.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-7406298201647801022016-05-03T23:12:29.497-04:002016-05-03T23:12:29.497-04:00Words to live by! Thanks, Bob!Words to live by! Thanks, Bob!Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-79174503097247711982016-05-03T22:03:15.342-04:002016-05-03T22:03:15.342-04:00After a quarter century making a living as an auth...After a quarter century making a living as an author, I learned one thing. Any time an author thinks they have it made; their career is over.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030209378371995304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-46588083431448258152016-05-03T21:14:20.449-04:002016-05-03T21:14:20.449-04:00Great perspective! And it comes down to the same t...Great perspective! And it comes down to the same thing. Story is king, timing is everything, and there's a giant claw of luck no matter how good everything else is. We can stack the deck, but it's hard to let go of that love affair with story enough to step back and cut those cards the right way!Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-4370522710124901752016-05-03T21:13:03.377-04:002016-05-03T21:13:03.377-04:00Thanks, Carol! Scary place, that soul!Thanks, Carol! Scary place, that soul!Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-5783270078491354702016-05-03T21:12:35.294-04:002016-05-03T21:12:35.294-04:00Well said, Carol! We hope we hit the magic combina...Well said, Carol! We hope we hit the magic combination. : ) Sometimes we miss. But we keep hoping!Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-66716457738402267952016-05-03T21:00:40.324-04:002016-05-03T21:00:40.324-04:00I'm coming at this from the indie pub side, an...I'm coming at this from the indie pub side, and the fear is the same. You slave over formatting, covers, editing, revisions, begging for reviews--then you launch your book, and it sinks like a stone. Despite everything you had going for it--despite all your hard work and research--bloop. Hello, ranking 1.5 million on Amazon.<br /><br />So yeah, I feel you. No matter how you publish, it's the same.Kessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019626781634777336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-58443556937523545002016-05-03T20:38:52.278-04:002016-05-03T20:38:52.278-04:00Great post, as usual, Martina. thanks for unveilin...Great post, as usual, Martina. thanks for unveiling your soul for us! Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-85281071896564568722016-05-03T18:43:21.661-04:002016-05-03T18:43:21.661-04:00I love this post! So true. It's frightening an...I love this post! So true. It's frightening and yet exhilarating at the same time to "reinvent the wheel" so to speak when we begin each new novel. Fresh territory! New plot holes! Challenges and thrills alike. But if we keep writing, we'll hit the magic combination. Great illustration with Veronica Rossi's story. :)Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-89451700042403124732016-05-03T17:44:47.192-04:002016-05-03T17:44:47.192-04:00This is true! The common denominators in all of th...This is true! The common denominators in all of the stories within this story, all the things that helped me, are the wonderful authors who take the time to share their own journeys, insecurities, and lessons. One of the most inspirational things about authors, at least for me, is that unlike the glamour shots of actors in full makeup, what we put on the page as actors is us without our makeup. Our own fears and dreams and hopes go into the pages, and that makes us so very vulnerable. Bottling all that fear up inside would make us very lonely if we didn't have this wonderful community to connect to!<br />Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-40198327433980703402016-05-03T14:58:08.195-04:002016-05-03T14:58:08.195-04:00Thanks for being so honest! I would love to think ...Thanks for being so honest! I would love to think that getting published is the end of the heartache, even if it's not the end of the work. Thank goodness we have the internet to help each other stay sane(ish). :)Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709585282072085846noreply@blogger.com