tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post187264575678026200..comments2024-03-28T08:30:37.763-04:00Comments on Dystel & Goderich Literary Management: Publishing myths uncoveredDGLMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03594925221862242748noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-63883831659140507132010-06-16T02:10:18.790-04:002010-06-16T02:10:18.790-04:00Stacey: good post. I think it's fair game not ...Stacey: good post. I think it's fair game not to expect tons of promotion from a publisher. They have many books and little resources. But on the other hand, isn't going for a known publisher the one reason to choose that over self publishing? Perhaps the value is in the brand of the publisher and that only. I'd love to hear your perspective on this.Nicolasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-8038245119068929462010-06-10T18:27:48.447-04:002010-06-10T18:27:48.447-04:00Thank you for the link; very interesting.Thank you for the link; very interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-83818996339386373732010-06-10T09:45:03.632-04:002010-06-10T09:45:03.632-04:00The list is good, although I disagree with #3. The...The list is good, although I disagree with #3. The best advice I ever received was from an author who suggested pursuing small to mid-range publishers first, gaining success, and then landing an agent. (She'd done just that.) Yes, acquiring an agent is the holy grail, but there's so many more publishers who accept direct submissions than there are agents. Why limit one's chances of success?L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-73490934117835389882010-06-09T23:22:57.941-04:002010-06-09T23:22:57.941-04:00Happily, none of this is news to me, but I have a...Happily, none of this is news to me, but I have a colleague who is convinced that he can't get published because his work is too good for the masses. I've gently tried to tell him this, but he's also convinced that I can't get published because I lack talent -- and shamelessly pander to the lowest common denominator. Denial is more than a river.<br /><br />I don't want to quit my day job! I just wish they'd let me teach in pajamas.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-85900531652346337142010-06-09T17:45:17.960-04:002010-06-09T17:45:17.960-04:00Oh how true how true how true!!!! It's amazin...Oh how true how true how true!!!! It's amazing how many people buy into these myths, especially about quitting your day job! Arghhh! <br /><br />And #4 - boingo. You must work at it - very hard. Pay-off will eventually follow, but get out there and sell your book yourself!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-88175641839506719222010-06-09T17:29:03.599-04:002010-06-09T17:29:03.599-04:00Can you give "ball park" figures for the...Can you give "ball park" figures for the services of a publicist?<br />I also draw attention to the cover of the current New Yorker, with the author sitting in isolation at a book signing where he isn't signing! Sad!!M Clement Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422621517381625768noreply@blogger.com