tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post8158819021637819274..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Shout-Out To Lee Goldberg: Best!Ed Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-80932935166241399872009-11-19T11:17:09.499-08:002009-11-19T11:17:09.499-08:00I have been speaking out against self publishing f...I have been speaking out against self publishing for years. I always advise would be authors not to become impatient. Just because you have the disposable income to publish your own book does not make you a writer. And, oh, what about their tag lines on their emails? Longer than the emails themselves. And the less accomplished, the bigger the website.<br /><br />Oye.<br /><br />RJRRJRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-91241590274661427682009-11-19T08:32:01.140-08:002009-11-19T08:32:01.140-08:00Good post. I recently had a rejection on a manusc...Good post. I recently had a rejection on a manuscript partial. My wife, who is the most beautiful person I've ever known, said the following: "Well, they're just wrong."<br /><br />I then explained to her, rather tersely, that these are the experts. Did I disagree with some of the agents points? Yes. But, this is how they make their living. They probably know a thing or two.<br /><br />My point, as is yours, is that it's easy to get sucked into thinking that you're better than you actually are and get taken in the process. Especially in this age of immediate satisfaction.Mike Wilkersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771502395254223219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-46037999637930621902009-11-18T18:36:19.703-08:002009-11-18T18:36:19.703-08:00The trouble is that in some cases they're gett...The trouble is that in some cases they're getting robbed. The ones I've run into are bitter not being taken seriously. The only cure for that is to let an editor judge your manuscript, go through the process the rest of us had to--and have to. I know few writers who haven't had many, many rejections in the course of their careers.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-61180026674020921082009-11-18T17:04:32.654-08:002009-11-18T17:04:32.654-08:00Sadly, Ed, this is probably occasionally Plan B fo...Sadly, Ed, this is probably occasionally Plan B for those unemployed folks seeking Literary Riches and Perhaps Fame.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com