tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441051266378305651.post6310051627404000590..comments2024-01-03T22:26:28.326+00:00Comments on Diary of a Mummy Misfit Blog: How to Lose Readers and Alienate PeopleAmanda Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03107950894507528876noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441051266378305651.post-69778452839315682282013-05-27T11:41:22.629+01:002013-05-27T11:41:22.629+01:00Or else was simply too rude to reply. Long time a...Or else was simply too rude to reply. Long time ago I phoned an agent, she told me 'I'm not taking on new authors - that;s you settled then' and slammed the phone down. My thoughts were not printable here. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886037248037765094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441051266378305651.post-6719539290637159692013-05-27T11:35:48.526+01:002013-05-27T11:35:48.526+01:00I agree, Geoffrey. I think the price of eBooks wi...I agree, Geoffrey. I think the price of eBooks will certainly need to take a drop in the future.<br />I too, had an agent request the full manuscript for 'Diary of a Mummy Misfit' (this was after the let down and fiasco with my other agent) and I never heard from him again - even when several months later I politely chased him up.<br />I can only assume he died!Amanda Eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03107950894507528876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441051266378305651.post-22475897253373816822013-05-27T09:49:41.981+01:002013-05-27T09:49:41.981+01:00What an interesting post Amanda and I agree with e...What an interesting post Amanda and I agree with everything you say. I wonder just how long conventionally published ebooks are going to stay highly priced anyway. I also wonder if agents are less sniffy nowadays. Last time I sent my book to an agent, telling her I;d self published, she didn;t even reply - having called up the full m/s of the book only a few months ago. I'm sure agents have far less work nowadaysAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886037248037765094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441051266378305651.post-89773399941516149332013-04-30T09:42:33.549+01:002013-04-30T09:42:33.549+01:00I think she may have regretted that tweet right af...I think she may have regretted that tweet right after sending it! All writers have to start somewhere don't they? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610843552921892203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441051266378305651.post-42658021306834888542013-04-28T17:13:09.856+01:002013-04-28T17:13:09.856+01:00I am on both sides of the fence, in that I have 4 ...I am on both sides of the fence, in that I have 4 novels published with Usborne and a self published ebook. I have to say, I'd LOVE to sell the ebook at £6.99, but nobody would buy it. So it's at £1.01. BUT..and here's the joke on your ex-friend...it WAS published by OUP and DID get longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. So...maybe she needs to factor that into her thinking. There are a lot of us who have the publishing rights back on out of print books and are republishing them. Hate all this snobbery. Hate it. As you say, we are all making a living.I have to say, I used to be in with a whole crowd of 'published and slightly famous' children's writers. When I failed to appear with another mainstream publ and THEN self published, one by one they unfollowed me. Silly cows!!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441051266378305651.post-17846825900403456202013-04-28T14:21:00.708+01:002013-04-28T14:21:00.708+01:00Thanks guys - I also forgot to say what a lovely s...Thanks guys - I also forgot to say what a lovely supportive lot Indie writers are :) x<br />Amanda Eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03107950894507528876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441051266378305651.post-77056832963675689042013-04-28T13:02:56.708+01:002013-04-28T13:02:56.708+01:00Very well said. The snobbery of traditionally publ...Very well said. The snobbery of traditionally published authors is still there and it makes me very angry. Do they think they're better than indie authors? Do they think because they have an agent/publisher they are the better writing? How incredibly ignorant. I would be very interested in knowing who this person is because I am sick of indie authors being dealt the crumbs.<br /><br />CJ xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441051266378305651.post-10712006859175135092013-04-28T12:53:43.901+01:002013-04-28T12:53:43.901+01:00Well said Amanda. I agree with you o all points. W...Well said Amanda. I agree with you o all points. We indie authors put in a hell of a lot of work on our stories and for very little return really compared to what authors with publishing contracts get. Girls Play Toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957901718607085513noreply@blogger.com