tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post7175772516125788570..comments2023-08-24T04:22:31.462-07:00Comments on The View From My Mountaintop: Publishing EtiquetteJean Henry Meadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-6314225273961366412011-11-01T22:47:39.606-07:002011-11-01T22:47:39.606-07:00Thanks,, Sharon. I'm glad the information was ...Thanks,, Sharon. I'm glad the information was helpful.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-23723034392987645362011-11-01T22:46:48.542-07:002011-11-01T22:46:48.542-07:00Thank you, Kat. It is a cooperative effort and, un...Thank you, Kat. It is a cooperative effort and, unfortunately, marketing and promotion is at least half the job of writing.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-7312043955429503532011-11-01T22:44:19.296-07:002011-11-01T22:44:19.296-07:00Having served as editor of two small presses, I ca...Having served as editor of two small presses, I can understand why the NY editors said they would rather work with a cooperative writer as opposed to the demanding one. It's a matter of respect. Thanks for your comment, Anne.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-11500044929533260262011-11-01T20:48:12.132-07:002011-11-01T20:48:12.132-07:00The information is wonderful and helpful. Like Ann...The information is wonderful and helpful. Like Anne I've attended several conferences where the Agents and Publishers said the same thing. Being a full participant in the selling and promoting of your own works is necessary. If you don't believe in your own works what makes you think a publisher will be willing to promote it. I Dare anyone in the Posse try the Diva route...Kat Hinksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381877732736883715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-16513855055362103462011-11-01T14:03:44.342-07:002011-11-01T14:03:44.342-07:00Great information, thanks!Great information, thanks!Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-41716284942336663052011-11-01T09:26:19.805-07:002011-11-01T09:26:19.805-07:00Prior to getting published I attended a writer'...Prior to getting published I attended a writer's workshop, and was shocked when an editor from a large NYC house admitted that given the chance of dealing with a polite author versus a demanding 'diva' she and many other editors welcomed the former and avoided the latter. <br /><br />Talent aside, some of the worst offenders were eventually dropped because of their attitude. Yikes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com