For Art's Sake
I made an honest effort to publish my novel through conventional means; hiring an agent and waiting around like an idiot in the hope that someone in the publishing industry deemed it profitable enough to not stuff it under a large pile of paper on its way to the shredder. Well, so much for that crap. I waited long enough, nothing came of it so I fired my agent and moved on with my life. As much of an ego stroke as it would've been to see my book in paperback or to cash a royalty check, I never really saw myself making a living at writing. I find the artistic outlet much more rewarding. With that in mind, I offer my novel to the general public free of charge. The link to my novel can be found below my profile, I encourage anyone who's interested in a fun read to click on to it. Enjoy.
posted by M.R. at 10:20 PM
9 Comments:
Keep submitting :) one day you'll find a publisher for your work, even if it's when you're 80.
Hugs.
(ps. Not to say that it'll take that long, just saying that it's worth it to keep trying because one day you'll make it!!!)
Rainbow Lotus - I knew what you meant, no offense taken. I really appreciate your encouragement. However, I'm not very interested in waiting until I'm 80. I'm not overly concerned over making a living through writing. I simply want my work to be read and I've made that possible by offering my novel free of charge. I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks so much Graham. I welcome your feedback. I'm not the overly sensitive type so feel free to be candid.
I think ALL writer's know where you're coming from...but you have the right attitude...if you can't beat them...blog them!
Hey, I like your blog. Do you want to exchange blog links? I'm at www.billsbitterpills.blogspot.com.
Wolf - I couldn't have said it better myself. I don't sit around waiting for life to simply happen, I like having a hand in making it happen. I never wrote my novel with the intent of making it commercially viable, I wrote it because it was in me and needed to get out. Now that it's out it deserves to be read.
I took a cursory glance at your blog, I have a feeling I'm in store for some fun reading. I have you bookmarked. Thanks so much for your support.
What can I say - good on you, and I agree with previous comments: keep submitting to publishers, don't give up.
Caz - I'm done submitting. I enjoy writing immensely but dealing with the publishing industry makes the whole thing feel too much like work.
I agree. I'm tired of having to deal with publishers who "diss" my work but can't even write a grammatically correct rejection letter. Not that I wouldn't sell my writing to them, I would, but it feels like so much WORK! I say BLOG them!
Hey, you can also subscribe to my blog at www.billsbitterpills.blogspot.com. Or you can get the RSS feed.
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