tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post8183258467333894551..comments2023-07-01T07:31:28.450-06:00Comments on LDS Publisher: Those Dratted Publishers!LDS_Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15053645600240124892noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-29350989577013107282010-04-07T18:06:37.714-06:002010-04-07T18:06:37.714-06:00I'm with LDSP. If you are getting no response ...I'm with LDSP. If you are getting no response to your emails after you've signed a publishing contract and the publication date is fast approaching, I think it's perfectly appropriate to pick up the phone. Sometimes emails do go astray. I have a friend whose editor sent her a bunch of emails that never arrived. Frustrating. <br /><br />My editor is very good at responding to questions or concerns (and, of course, I respect his time and am careful not to be a pest). Communication with authors is part of an editor's job. Your question is perfectly reasonable and not obnoxious.Stephanie Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848784501386694887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-71801423509071503292010-04-07T14:49:21.283-06:002010-04-07T14:49:21.283-06:00Tell me about it. Patience is what you need. I'...Tell me about it. Patience is what you need. I've been working on my first novel for over 20 years, and now with the querying process another 5 or so years. I think most would have given up by now, but I've revised my novel several times and I believe in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-6830874282156769982010-04-07T14:23:34.078-06:002010-04-07T14:23:34.078-06:00When it is your first published book I think you m...When it is your first published book I think you must be nervous/anxious/stressed/elated/etc. With this mixture of emotions I can only imagine that the author needs some assurances that things are going well. That little demon in the back of our minds that is always shoving doubts at us has got to be eroding your confidence. Certainly publishers understand this. Therefore, they should see the necessity of a few words of communication from time to time.<br /><br />Hang in there!LisaAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834877308495640917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-74355921232260324722010-04-07T13:38:52.733-06:002010-04-07T13:38:52.733-06:00Sounds like the world of publishing is something t...Sounds like the world of publishing is something that you have to have lots of patience with.Elizabeth Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421529373495765794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-68296342568749864682010-04-07T13:25:51.844-06:002010-04-07T13:25:51.844-06:00Anon 1: It takes three seconds to say, "Behin...Anon 1: It takes three seconds to say, "Behind schedule. Will send proofs when ready." Don't give me this "I'm too busy" excuse. She's not asking for hand-holding; just some indication that her pub hasn't packed up and left for parts unknown. That's not at all unreasonable.<br /><br />Anon 2: It means I was suddenly bombarded with people leaving links to porn sites. I'll turn it off again soon.LDS_Publisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053645600240124892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-70662574908631598542010-04-07T12:00:12.018-06:002010-04-07T12:00:12.018-06:00...Blog owner approval? What are you worried about......Blog owner approval? What are you worried about LDSP? That someone will peek under your zoro mask and reveal your true identity?<br /><br />President Obama said that anyone who enables blog owner approval is a socialist afraid of the free press. Its true. And who else would know better than tha commander in cheif?<br /><br />Does comment moderation mean that you're going to edit my posts or does it mean your going to turn the volume down on them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-58260678152101641712010-04-07T11:56:52.351-06:002010-04-07T11:56:52.351-06:00The editors are busy people. They have work to do....The editors are busy people. They have work to do. And they figure you do too. Your work on the MS is pretty much over. Sure, you may have a few word choices to change, but for the most part, you're done. And the editor figures, hey, I'm doing my work, shouldn't the author be doing their work.<br /><br />What work you ask?<br /><br />Your next novel. So cut the apron strings. When the book comes out you'll get your copies. And move on. The sooner, the better. <br /><br />And another thing. You'll thank me for giving you some tough-to-take advice. <br /><br />Move on folks. Write another publishable novel, and let the editors take that old, dusty novel you never want to look at again and publish the puppy. You're done with it. Finished. Its over. Get over it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-29762759150510792312010-04-07T09:58:05.105-06:002010-04-07T09:58:05.105-06:00I think lack of communication on the part of the p...I think lack of communication on the part of the publisher is more common than it should be. As a first-time author myself I had thought the publisher would have someone assigned to walk me through the process and keep me informed what was happening and where the book was in general--kind of like a traffic person in an ad agency. Unfortunately, this just does not happen. I sat at home for a number of months wondering what in the world was going on before there was finally a flurry of activity to get things done. Having been through the process twice now, I now know what to expect.Rebecca Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156262858446400612noreply@blogger.com