tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21099449.post6872726677326230609..comments2023-11-02T09:32:27.746-04:00Comments on Caroline Richmond, YA Author: After The Call: Why Isn't Your Book Selling?Caroline Tung Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668185436035686911noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21099449.post-88707467948266448802011-03-24T17:06:51.172-04:002011-03-24T17:06:51.172-04:00Fantastic post, Caroline, and oh so true! :)Fantastic post, Caroline, and oh so true! :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824356003202914296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21099449.post-10179019345854579962011-03-23T14:48:41.998-04:002011-03-23T14:48:41.998-04:00AWESOME post, girl! I wish I could have been in th...AWESOME post, girl! I wish I could have been in the conference with you! :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21099449.post-22606986942666439382011-03-22T13:03:56.653-04:002011-03-22T13:03:56.653-04:00I love "dormant but not dead" status.
...I love "dormant but not dead" status. <br /><br />It makes sense that after a particular book is successful agents and editors may see a deluge of a specific genre, like YA Vampire Romance after Twilight. However, in a few years an editor might be thirsting for vampires again.Monica Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03063385420500828911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21099449.post-36514518187247219122011-03-22T10:14:28.581-04:002011-03-22T10:14:28.581-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pam Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872183610393667619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21099449.post-56842676367908420542011-03-22T10:14:16.815-04:002011-03-22T10:14:16.815-04:00Absolutely GREAT post! It answers a lot of questio...Absolutely GREAT post! It answers a lot of questions as to why you're not getting "the call" 24 hours after going on submission. :)Pam Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872183610393667619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21099449.post-20379574410903905902011-03-22T07:53:57.196-04:002011-03-22T07:53:57.196-04:00Great post Caroline. These things are so very imp...Great post Caroline. These things are so very important to remember. Sometimes I think we get so caught up on getting an agent that we forget there's a whole world beyond that.Lindsay N. Curriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347055390748782853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21099449.post-54376268987133119052011-03-21T21:26:47.041-04:002011-03-21T21:26:47.041-04:00Wonderful post. As much as we all wish it really w...Wonderful post. As much as we all wish it really was just about our hard work (and talent), luck and timing play huge roles, too.Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21099449.post-16587598949023405072011-03-21T19:36:19.143-04:002011-03-21T19:36:19.143-04:00GREAT post, and so necessary to hear; no matter wh...GREAT post, and so necessary to hear; no matter what stage of the writing game you're in. I def think # 2 is a biggie, especially for genre writers where trends zip by and a few big books not selling makes publisher cave and say "that one's overdone; next." It's just so brutal, in a word; and yet it has so much to offer we keep banging our heads. Anyway, good to know we're not all alone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21099449.post-44444072786577959422011-03-21T18:30:34.425-04:002011-03-21T18:30:34.425-04:00Everyone loves to think that success is all about ...Everyone loves to think that success is all about hard work... and this might be true (to some weird degree)<br /><br />But a lot of success is just that un-describable factor that plays in every person's life known as luck.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713870959347500414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21099449.post-41735547747371094452011-03-21T18:22:04.333-04:002011-03-21T18:22:04.333-04:00Another post where you just knocked it out of the ...Another post where you just knocked it out of the park.<br /><br />It's not easy, and there's little you can do other than hope you're on the right side of the 50%IanBontemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942749761260327580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21099449.post-21970215369762240682011-03-21T17:48:45.447-04:002011-03-21T17:48:45.447-04:00Great post Caroline. I think you are so right with...Great post Caroline. I think you are so right with the 50% statement. No matter how much you plan and prep and revise and polish, at the end of the day, a lot of selling a book is just luck (like the timing stuff you mentioned -- having it land on the right editor's desk at the right moment). This industry is an emotional roller coaster ride, that's for sure.<br /><br />To everyone currently on sub: my fingers are crossed for you!Erin Bowmanhttp://embowman.comnoreply@blogger.com