tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post2075338952667819515..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: The Scary Truth of PublishingBrian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-86208782490313949762012-10-10T14:52:32.877-04:002012-10-10T14:52:32.877-04:00All so true, Lisa. I've done better since resi...All so true, Lisa. I've done better since resisting the desire to check Amazon's sales stats for my books. Yesterday I got a notice that they're doing author rankings now. One more thing to avoid!Jan Blazaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085118289400659555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-18645700191347826652012-10-05T10:19:19.060-04:002012-10-05T10:19:19.060-04:00When my first book was accepted, I went through th...When my first book was accepted, I went through this period where I said to myself, "Wait. So--this thing's going to be on a shelf, where anyone who wants to can just pick it up, sift through the contents of my brain, and pass judgment on it??" Once it was out in the world, though, that fear dimmed. (And there's something about having a couple of books out there that REALLY helped get rid of any lingering shyness...)Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-34991254790046649972012-10-04T16:30:04.234-04:002012-10-04T16:30:04.234-04:00I hear you, sister! And I wouldn't have believ...I hear you, sister! And I wouldn't have believed it on the other end, when I was just scribbling on a legal pad or typing furiously into the night on my laptop. I would have said, 'Bosh! Once I get that book on a shelf, that's it! No more angst. Instead, I discovered that as much as I adore it, it is a lot like children -- because as a friend said recently: "No one tells you that unless you walk into the sea like Edna Pontillier in The Awakening that it is a permanent worry no matter how old they are." Books are like that. Only more public.Joy Preblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-81274849621241752022012-10-04T13:24:40.555-04:002012-10-04T13:24:40.555-04:00If it helps any to know, it gets easier as time go...If it helps any to know, it gets easier as time goes by. Not because publishing and/or book sales really get any easier. It's always a tough business. The peaks are followed by valleys. But then, if you just keep going, the valleys are followed by more peaks. And though it's always a challenge, you look back and notice that you've survived a lot of valleys. And that does have a settling effect on the psyche.Catherine Ryan Hydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843894836502394024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-10530104367445591212012-10-04T13:18:12.276-04:002012-10-04T13:18:12.276-04:00some days i worry, some days i don't, most day...some days i worry, some days i don't, most days i just try to remember to be grateful :)Lisa Bursteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421294019292928084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-15393066809220585012012-10-04T12:32:21.826-04:002012-10-04T12:32:21.826-04:00Hey Lisa,
Definitely can relate to all of this. I ...Hey Lisa,<br />Definitely can relate to all of this. I think I'm at the point, though, where I decided I'm not going to worry about any of this anymore. I'm a very anxious person also, but the worry becomes so crippling, you have to let it go right, to save your own sanity and creativity.<br /><br />Anyway, that's what I can say today. Talk to me on another day and you may find me breathing into a paper bag...Jenny Torres Sanchezhttp://jennytorressanchez.comnoreply@blogger.com