Questions from Blog readers about writing and publishing.
“Hey, Sue, wot up?” Well, you’re not exactly saying it in those words, but I’m catching some curiosity about what I’m currently writing. Thank you so much for that! Your support gives me courage and energy, two very important commodities. As I have explained in various posts, emails and author lectures, the market for novels set…
Your Question – Justin Knabe asks: Do you write what you are passionate about or what is selling? I have a lot of great ideas, but that is as far as it goes. Sue’s reply: I am currently trying to jump-start my career after a hiatus due to family caregiving needs and also after the bottom…
Your Question: Milly Balzarini asks,”The Lost Road Home” became a book because my husband suffers from PTSD due to combat in Vietnam. Writing the book was easy compared to selling it. I am not a salesman and I need some help marketing this book . Any suggestions would be helpful to me. Thank you! Sue’s…
Your question: Lynn Emerick asks – Is editing – reshaping a book – the job of an agent or an editor at a publishing company? Answer from Sue: Reshaping a manuscript is ultimately the author’s job, but, in the case of a manuscript being readied for publication, both agents and editors are highly involved. I have…
The snow is blowing in hard across the bay. It cuts the face, burns the eyes, numbs the toes, but I absolutely love January, February and March. Am I nuts? Nope. Winter is the time I hide away and write. Instead of only an early morning stint at the computer, I have long lovely days to spend with…
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