Comments on: Advice for Writers from Expert Mike Shatzkin http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/08/31/advice-for-writers-from-expert-mike-shatzkin/ Adventures in Writing, Publishing and Book Marketing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:56:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roger C. Parker http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/08/31/advice-for-writers-from-expert-mike-shatzkin/comment-page-1/#comment-2538 Roger C. Parker Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:53:54 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=3031#comment-2538 Joanna: thank you for an informative article. (as always) You always have your finger on the pulse of great resources. Best wishes from Dover, NH, USA Joanna: thank you for an informative article. (as always)

You always have your finger on the pulse of great resources.

Best wishes from Dover, NH, USA

]]> By: Ruth Ann Nordin http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/08/31/advice-for-writers-from-expert-mike-shatzkin/comment-page-1/#comment-2502 Ruth Ann Nordin Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:32:58 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=3031#comment-2502 This was a great article. I think authors don't place much value in blogs and think there's little value in getting their book out there and building their reader base. Instead, they are too consumed with the query letters and submissions. With the way things are changing, it makes sense that agents and publishers would start looking at things from the angle of what the author has already done, rather than starting from scratch. (Hope that made sense.) I'm still surprised by how many people who want to get traditionally published won't take the steps to be proactive about building their platform first. Anyway, great article. Thanks for sharing! This was a great article. I think authors don’t place much value in blogs and think there’s little value in getting their book out there and building their reader base. Instead, they are too consumed with the query letters and submissions. With the way things are changing, it makes sense that agents and publishers would start looking at things from the angle of what the author has already done, rather than starting from scratch. (Hope that made sense.)

I’m still surprised by how many people who want to get traditionally published won’t take the steps to be proactive about building their platform first. Anyway, great article. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Pamela Wilson http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/08/31/advice-for-writers-from-expert-mike-shatzkin/comment-page-1/#comment-2501 Pamela Wilson Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:01:35 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=3031#comment-2501 Thanks for this post. It is very relevant, especially at this time when getting published is even harder than normal. Thanks for this post. It is very relevant, especially at this time when getting published is even harder than normal.

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