tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post4366526317658740474..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Writing in the Slow LaneAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-31731455747306018612011-09-16T11:58:07.415-07:002011-09-16T11:58:07.415-07:00I didn't think you were envious. I just know h...I didn't think you were envious. I just know how you feel, and thank you for mentioning me and my work! :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-21575901431851406212011-09-16T11:44:50.466-07:002011-09-16T11:44:50.466-07:00Michelle: Actually, I just mentioned you because I...Michelle: Actually, I just mentioned you because I wanted to highlight you, not because I'm envious. The whole post was really about the analogy. Which is not to say that I don't wish I was moving a little faster, but I had to talk about something to make the point. And, you know, since I haven't been able to get your book, yet, I figured the least I could do would be to send some people your way.<br /><br />Jennifer: I'm sure you'll get there, and, from reading your blog, I'm sure it will be great :)<br /><br />Bess: Yes, sometimes it is. And overwhelming, too.<br /><br />Rusty: Well, the one thing I know for sure is that $9.99 was too high. Although I did have a couple of mystery sales at that price. Really, I think it comes down to reviews and exposure. Neither of which I'm really sure how to go about getting, yet.<br /><br />Gary: Welcome! Yes, that whole pesky "family" thing certainly gets in the way of a lot. But I wouldn't take it back.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-40016994071880848392011-09-15T08:23:05.750-07:002011-09-15T08:23:05.750-07:00Hi Andrew, I'm a fellow Campaigner and just wa...Hi Andrew, I'm a fellow Campaigner and just want to drop you a few lines and say hello. Your bio made me chuckle. "Getting married and having kids" have a way of getting in the way of things! I'm a late bloomer too as far as creative writing, but better late then never! I'm just starting on my first novel. Happy authoring!Gary Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939746775173387425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-53846059679572138662011-09-14T19:02:28.906-07:002011-09-14T19:02:28.906-07:00The digital sales are are a mystery to me. I'v...The digital sales are are a mystery to me. I've heard some folks that are doing quite well say they sell more at $4.99 than $2.99, citing all sorts of reasons, but I think the whole thing is a big mystery... well, it's a mystery as to what gets it started - but if you sell enough copies then Amazon's recommend features take over and it supposedly becomes easy breezy.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-83041396686155303832011-09-14T18:38:41.646-07:002011-09-14T18:38:41.646-07:00Oh goodness. Well said. I feel that way often, too...Oh goodness. Well said. I feel that way often, too. It's hard to know for certain what to do.Bess Weatherbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09873091527596352004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-71537064681752487172011-09-14T17:58:22.923-07:002011-09-14T17:58:22.923-07:00Very well said. I love the analogy. Although I am ...Very well said. I love the analogy. Although I am still trying to complete at least one full manuscript I am still not sure which road I will take. Great Post as always Andrew.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232979489927013323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-46738106463564673532011-09-14T09:00:13.228-07:002011-09-14T09:00:13.228-07:00Andrew, I know how you feel. You want to know the ...Andrew, I know how you feel. You want to know the craziest thing of all? My little Monarch beetle? I think it's an illusion. I swear I'm moving at the same speed as some of those in the slow lane. I'm certainly not moving as fast as some of the other lanes I'm seeing, that's for sure!<br /><br />I'm doing a guest post on Anne R. Allen's blog this Sunday. You really should check it out. It's about this very thing, but a different viewpoint. Anyway, I think you're doing beautifully, and the best thing of all? You're moving faster than you think, and there's only one place to go from here - forward.<br /><br />--MichelleMichelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85032069680289261392011-09-14T04:18:47.283-07:002011-09-14T04:18:47.283-07:00Andrew, I saw your comment over at Michael O's...Andrew, I saw your comment over at Michael O's and it made me decide I had to come follow your blog.<br /><br />So here I am. Nice to meet you!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-16126651680104770072011-09-13T17:12:56.972-07:002011-09-13T17:12:56.972-07:00L.G.: I wave, but I decided to go off road.
A.B.:...L.G.: I wave, but I decided to go off road.<br /><br />A.B.: I agree with you entirely. Why should a publisher make more of the money than me off of my work especially if I'm going to have to do -all- the work.<br /><br />jbchicoine: The driveway does seem an inviting place sometimes, but I couldn't deal with the thought of my book just laying around for years while trying to go the traditional route especially since I had people asking for it.<br /><br />The cover definitely brings the creep factor that I wanted!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-45137751107092688022011-09-13T12:31:52.908-07:002011-09-13T12:31:52.908-07:00...by the way...The House on the Corner--That'......by the way...The House on the Corner--That's a really scary cover...J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-11280929250039873382011-09-13T12:29:51.470-07:002011-09-13T12:29:51.470-07:00That's a really great metaphor, Andrew! I'...That's a really great metaphor, Andrew! I've been in the slow lane for so long that my knuckles are white and all I hear is my own background music. Sometimes I wonder why I don't just head home and park in my driveway! (is there an exit for that?) Oh yeah--there's all that time spent with nothing to show for it but a manuscript collecting dust.J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-90662910515974633592011-09-12T19:24:58.237-07:002011-09-12T19:24:58.237-07:00I love the analogy. After spending years broken do...I love the analogy. After spending years broken down on the service road, I finally decided to go the self-publishing route myself.<br /><br />If I'm going to be doing the marketing work in any case, why shouldn't I be getting the profits, right?<br /><br />Congratulations on selling the print copies. Kind of a trip isn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994166093036923967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-61786637213939426332011-09-12T16:53:35.517-07:002011-09-12T16:53:35.517-07:00It does feel exactly like that some days, yes. Sti...It does feel exactly like that some days, yes. Still, I wave and smile as they go by, hoping it will be me some day in the HOV lane.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-6455066774239455982011-09-12T16:48:28.166-07:002011-09-12T16:48:28.166-07:00Sarah P: Thanks! It's kind of weird to have pe...Sarah P: Thanks! It's kind of weird to have people coming up to me and asking to buy it, but it's a good weird.<br /><br />J: Yeah, traffic sucks! I'm just, like, "go! go! stop sitting around and drive the car already!"Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-29940132053808308232011-09-12T14:29:55.851-07:002011-09-12T14:29:55.851-07:00I knew there was a reason writing makes me angsty....I knew there was a reason writing makes me angsty...it's because we're stuck in traffic, and I loathe traffic! Thanks for putting it into perspective, Andrew. Someday we'll be in the carpool lane! :DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768840794020850470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-31164556805220502382011-09-12T14:17:08.019-07:002011-09-12T14:17:08.019-07:00An original take on the hopes and fears that we al...An original take on the hopes and fears that we all have. Glad to hear the print copies are selling well.Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.com