Comments on: Misconceptions http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/03/misconceptions/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: Donna Lee Comer http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/03/misconceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-16842 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:12:38 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/03/misconceptions/#comment-16842 So why not self publish and create your own buzz? ……..and save yourself a heck of a lot of frustration?

]]> By: MaryWitzl http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/03/misconceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-16588 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:39:58 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/03/misconceptions/#comment-16588 Wow…I almost don't know where to start. I know someone who thinks that having a killer concept and a great illustrator lined up will ensure any author a quick sale. Nothing I say will disabuse him of this notion. I've told him that writers can't choose their own illustrators, but he feels that once they've dangled their great premise in the faces of agents and publishers, they can get anything they want. I've also had people recommend grammar books and style manuals, as though English infelicities are the only thing standing between me and instant publishing success. In a way, I don't mind this. It's refreshing to meet people who are more clueless than I was when I started out.

]]> By: Christy http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/03/misconceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-16587 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:14:05 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/03/misconceptions/#comment-16587 I know many authors who have received offers from editors before securing representation. Yes, with NY houses. I know authors who received representation almost immediately and still have not sold to an editor, after several manuscripts.

Just as with everything else in this business, I believe that the answer to this particular question is more subjective than absolute. It depends on the author, the editor, the agent, the book, the time, and luck. A whole lot of luck.

]]> By: Bethany http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/03/misconceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-16586 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:44:47 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/03/misconceptions/#comment-16586 Maybe I'm just a glutton for punishment, but I wanna see Query Writer 1 on a first date.

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