It's amazing how much compartmentalization occurs between the business and the creation sides. From the outset I considered my novel an entertainment product.
Maybe that makes me bloodthirsty, but I write because I want people to read my work. To do that I have to sell.
Also: yesterday I rendered my final verdict on fall. 🤮🤮🤮🤮
Oct 29, 2022·edited Oct 29, 2022Liked by Catherine Baab-Muguira
As always...thoughtful and entertaining! And I must confess I used your suggestion that Sex, Money or Death will catch a reader's attention to update the log line of my screenplay. Thank you Cat!
Oct 30, 2022·edited Oct 30, 2022Liked by Catherine Baab-Muguira
Loved reading this! I’ve heard this about music classics before that while beloved, they may not have charted high upon release. The other side is I’m always happy to hear even after a hit, people still write and perform. It’s not in the cards for everyone, though.
It’s hard to know how to take advantage of the more modern autonomy of the writer to drive their own sales. I’m looking forward to hearing more about what to do.
Speaking of spooky-distance and all that Metaphysical Jazz, I was just trying (unsuccessfully) to search articles on "progressed Saturn transits natal Jupiter" (it's BIG on in my chart). As it's 3rd house in my case it concerns both publishing and floundering local infrastructure that I will soon be abandoning. Performance is the REAL selling end of publishing. Ask Paul McCartney or Arthur C. Clarke!
It’s hard to plan for timing with trad pub because the time between getting an agent and hitting bookshelves is insanely long and unpredictable. How do you propose one deal with this in queries?
“Herman Melville died in obscurity” is a surprisingly good pep talk; it certainly made me feel better about my writing skills 😂
Also! I don’t know if it just takes the systems a while to update, but when I clicked on the Poe for Your Problems ebook link, it still listed the regular price on KIndle. It did the same at Barnes & Noble, too.
It's amazing how much compartmentalization occurs between the business and the creation sides. From the outset I considered my novel an entertainment product.
Maybe that makes me bloodthirsty, but I write because I want people to read my work. To do that I have to sell.
Also: yesterday I rendered my final verdict on fall. 🤮🤮🤮🤮
As always...thoughtful and entertaining! And I must confess I used your suggestion that Sex, Money or Death will catch a reader's attention to update the log line of my screenplay. Thank you Cat!
Loved reading this! I’ve heard this about music classics before that while beloved, they may not have charted high upon release. The other side is I’m always happy to hear even after a hit, people still write and perform. It’s not in the cards for everyone, though.
It’s hard to know how to take advantage of the more modern autonomy of the writer to drive their own sales. I’m looking forward to hearing more about what to do.
Speaking of spooky-distance and all that Metaphysical Jazz, I was just trying (unsuccessfully) to search articles on "progressed Saturn transits natal Jupiter" (it's BIG on in my chart). As it's 3rd house in my case it concerns both publishing and floundering local infrastructure that I will soon be abandoning. Performance is the REAL selling end of publishing. Ask Paul McCartney or Arthur C. Clarke!
It’s hard to plan for timing with trad pub because the time between getting an agent and hitting bookshelves is insanely long and unpredictable. How do you propose one deal with this in queries?
“Herman Melville died in obscurity” is a surprisingly good pep talk; it certainly made me feel better about my writing skills 😂
Also! I don’t know if it just takes the systems a while to update, but when I clicked on the Poe for Your Problems ebook link, it still listed the regular price on KIndle. It did the same at Barnes & Noble, too.
How would you answer the "why now" question today?