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Old 09-25-2012, 06:32 AM   #1
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What am I? Crazy?
So I wrote the book, got it professionally edited, landed a Maddison Avenue agent. The agent pedaled it around for a year, got it as far as the Acquisitions Board at Thomas and Mercer (Amazon's new thriller imprint) who kept it for three months but ultimately passed. It's a great book, she kept telling me. It's just a lousy publishing environment. And yesterday I dumped her.

What am I, crazy?!

Well, I wanted to take back control of my work. For a year I felt like a passenger, feasting upon perodic bursts of good news, dieing every time I got bad news. So I've uploaded it to Amazon and Smashwords - and I feel really good about it. I feel as if I'm actually doing something now.

But you need to tell me - Am I crazy?

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Old 09-25-2012, 08:45 AM   #2
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Congratulations on your new release!

No, you're definitely not crazy.

But then again, I'm currently planning a few self-published releases myself, so consider the source.
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Old 09-25-2012, 12:45 PM   #4
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I have 3 self pub, and working on my fourth... so if your crazy, you have company here!
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Old 09-25-2012, 03:17 PM   #5
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So I wrote the book, got it professionally edited, landed a Maddison Avenue agent. The agent pedaled it around for a year, got it as far as the Acquisitions Board at Thomas and Mercer (Amazon's new thriller imprint) who kept it for three months but ultimately passed. It's a great book, she kept telling me. It's just a lousy publishing environment. And yesterday I dumped her.

What am I, crazy?!

Well, I wanted to take back control of my work. For a year I felt like a passenger, feasting upon perodic bursts of good news, dieing every time I got bad news. So I've uploaded it to Amazon and Smashwords - and I feel really good about it. I feel as if I'm actually doing something now.

But you need to tell me - Am I crazy?

Stephen
No.
You gave it a good shot. Now it is time to make some course corrections.
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Old 09-25-2012, 05:55 PM   #6
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Old 09-25-2012, 06:07 PM   #7
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Hello! Yeh, I'm with Mr Ploppy. Good luck. I have two books out and I'm working on a third so you're not alone.
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Old 09-25-2012, 06:50 PM   #8
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No.
You gave it a good shot. Now it is time to make some course corrections.
Good luck.
I agree with SeaKing.

The first book you sell will be one more than you got going the traditional route.
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Old 09-26-2012, 07:04 AM   #9
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Thank you all for your good thoughts. I've sold about a dozen books and as you say, that's a dozen more than the agent sold.
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Old 09-28-2012, 09:24 AM   #10
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Crazy is doing the same thing over and over again, even past the point that it clearly doesn't work. So by that standard, you are definitely not crazy.
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Old 09-28-2012, 12:55 PM   #11
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If you are crazy, then you condemn many of us for few haven't been in the same place in one way or another.

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Old 09-28-2012, 04:54 PM   #12
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I cross Madison Ave every day on the way to work, and they are definitely the crazy ones. Congrats!
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Old 09-30-2012, 03:06 PM   #13
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I'm so glad you're selling on your own. After wading in the waters of the "real" publishers, I can't believe any new author would put up with all the crap. Self-publish, I say, and reap the rewards if your book is good.
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