Comments on: On book publishing: all the tools are there http://eatsleeppublish.com/on-book-publishing-all-the-tools-are-there/ Thoughts on the future of publishing Thu, 26 May 2011 22:44:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Becky http://eatsleeppublish.com/on-book-publishing-all-the-tools-are-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 Becky Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:02:30 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=1101#comment-1390 I know... I thought Mary's idea was pretty cool too! I know… I thought Mary’s idea was pretty cool too!

]]> By: Barbara Rice DeShong, Ph.D. http://eatsleeppublish.com/on-book-publishing-all-the-tools-are-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1389 Barbara Rice DeShong, Ph.D. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:01:23 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=1101#comment-1389 I was at a workshop recently where Dennis LeHane admitted he had a 400,000 words ms. to clean up. Go for it. I was at a workshop recently where Dennis LeHane admitted he had a 400,000 words ms. to clean up.
Go for it.

]]> By: Jason Preston http://eatsleeppublish.com/on-book-publishing-all-the-tools-are-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 Jason Preston Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:46:06 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=1101#comment-1377 <a href="http://eatsleeppublish.com/on-book-publishing-all-the-tools-are-there/#comment-1364" rel="nofollow">Amy</a> and <a href="http://eatsleeppublish.com/on-book-publishing-all-the-tools-are-there/#comment-1366" rel="nofollow">Becky</a> - Thanks! I keep kicking myself to get going on the story, but it's a long process, given everything else I keep busy with. And I freaking love the idea of Mary's book funeral. That is awesome. Amy and Becky – Thanks! I keep kicking myself to get going on the story, but it’s a long process, given everything else I keep busy with.

And I freaking love the idea of Mary’s book funeral. That is awesome.

]]> By: Becky http://eatsleeppublish.com/on-book-publishing-all-the-tools-are-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1366 Becky Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:07:00 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=1101#comment-1366 Yes you should finish. I too would read. What do you have to lose? If anything, if your story doesn't make it as big as you would like, you can always have a <a href="http://www.mydreamisdeadbutimnot.com/" rel="nofollow"> funeral </a> for the story, as Mary Patrick Kavanaugh did after several failed attempts to publish her book. Yes you should finish. I too would read. What do you have to lose? If anything, if your story doesn’t make it as big as you would like, you can always have a funeral for the story, as Mary Patrick Kavanaugh did after several failed attempts to publish her book.

]]> By: Amy Sterling http://eatsleeppublish.com/on-book-publishing-all-the-tools-are-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 Amy Sterling Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:49:55 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=1101#comment-1364 I think you should do that, Jason! Better finish that story because you've got at least one future reader here (if it's "freemium" that is). I think you should do that, Jason! Better finish that story because you’ve got at least one future reader here (if it’s “freemium” that is).

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