tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post7499184339580254976..comments2024-03-12T21:24:23.240-04:00Comments on Emily Bryan Romance: Last Chance to Get it Right!EmilyBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-5289341582032146152009-02-24T10:24:00.000-05:002009-02-24T10:24:00.000-05:00Emily, You are so right about the giant TIME probl...Emily, You are so right about the giant TIME problem. I have a website, and it has a blog, but I haven't been able to leap into making the blog into something VIBRANT. I need to be WRITING. Oh well, like they say, "To Be Continued."<BR/>If you have room for a guest, I'd love to visit your blog and talk about the book on writing that is my #1 recommendation.<BR/>LynnetteLynnette Baughmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233315682673292517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-21503203820006943012009-02-24T07:53:00.000-05:002009-02-24T07:53:00.000-05:00Emily,I get many newsletters, but mostly they talk...Emily,<BR/><BR/>I get many newsletters, but mostly they talk about their new release. A way to remind everyone again that their new book is out.<BR/><BR/>Though some are dealing with more fact eg Stephanie Laurens. You get an idea about her next novel, but also more news about those after them. Who will be featuring, what she has planned after that...<BR/><BR/>When I'm making my list with books to be released, I tend to surf the sites. But most of them only mention the upcoming book. I'm perhaps overdoing it ;) but I also like to know what a writer is working on, what releasedates she knows about, what plans she has on future books (esp. when she writes a series.)<BR/><BR/>And those things are mostly written in blogs. Which I understand of course... An author needs to do some actual writing once in a while ;-)) but it's just something I would love to find easier than searching blogs...<BR/><BR/>Congrats Lara Lee...!!Carpathian Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683320545966780377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-62388531404115024402009-02-23T10:13:00.000-05:002009-02-23T10:13:00.000-05:00Big congrats Lara Lee!Big congrats Lara Lee!Dannyfiredragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758161984765233117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-12591894195835008562009-02-23T07:50:00.000-05:002009-02-23T07:50:00.000-05:00LARA LEE! You are our winner today! Please contact...LARA LEE! You are our winner today! Please contact me through <A HREF="http://www.emilybryan.com" REL="nofollow">www.emilybryan.com</A> with your contact info!<BR/><BR/>Please join me today at <A HREF="http://www.writersatplay.com/wordpress/" REL="nofollow">WritersAtPlay</A>. I'm having a ball at this aptly named ball with my friend NYTimes BestSeller CL Wilson. Hope to see you there soon!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-4353757977806682682009-02-23T07:23:00.000-05:002009-02-23T07:23:00.000-05:00Julie--So true! Nora Roberts may be able to sell a...Julie--So true! Nora Roberts may be able to sell an idea, but the rest of us need to be able to deliver something more concrete. I need to get busy and put my 1st chapter and synopsis proposal together for my next project. I've been "thinking" about it long enough!<BR/><BR/>Kelli--Once or twice a week is a good goal for a blog post. Less often and you'll lose readership. More and you'll cut into writing and family time.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-28121397624976196672009-02-23T00:32:00.000-05:002009-02-23T00:32:00.000-05:00Wow, Emily, thank you so much for the kind words r...Wow, Emily, thank you so much for the kind words regarding me and my site! I don't know if the site and/or blog will give me a leg up once I make that first sale, but I figure it can't hurt, right?<BR/><BR/>You are absolutely right when you say that keeping a blog (or other networking "stuff") is time-consuming. I have my daily or weekly page goals to achieve and only once they are done do I focus on a new blog entry. As much as I would love to be one who posts a new blog entry daily, it simply does not fit into my life right now. I focus on writing my book first, networking second. As long as I average one new entry per week, I'm happy. I do try to update my Facebook status more regularly, though, because it's fun and easy and keeps my name in people's minds.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on your book release tomorrow! I'm so excited to read it!!<BR/><BR/>KelliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-4544630597097479072009-02-22T21:32:00.000-05:002009-02-22T21:32:00.000-05:00I enjoy visiting authors websites and blogs, this ...I enjoy visiting authors websites and blogs, this is how I keep up with everything that going on in the writing world. I am still looking for to reading your new book and the time to release date is just around the corner.<BR/><BR/>Oh I love a good Christmas Anthology. I can't wait to get it too.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-21881297255746468152009-02-22T20:02:00.000-05:002009-02-22T20:02:00.000-05:00Emily,These are excellent tips for critiquing a ma...Emily,<BR/>These are excellent tips for critiquing a manuscript!<BR/><BR/>I agree with all the marketing advice, but do have to watch myself. LIke you said, all the social networking, including having a website and a blog, are extremely time consuming. Since I have been focusing more on this aspect of the writing field these past few months (since I discovered blogging), I tell my dh that I'm studying the 'marketing end' of writing when he asks me how I did in my writing for the day. <BR/><BR/>BUT no actual writing on a story or article or whatever gets done. Ack! I have to remember that I can't sell what I don't have.<BR/><BR/>JulieJulie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242380140265459688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-41849948659745957212009-02-22T18:21:00.000-05:002009-02-22T18:21:00.000-05:00Nynke--I will be guesting on a number of sites aft...Nynke--I will be guesting on a number of sites after VEXING THE VISCOUNT'S release. And anytime you want to visit with me, I'll always be here. :)<BR/><BR/>Jane L--Princess status is a wonderful thing!<BR/><BR/>Lara Lee--Sounds like you've managed to find a solution that works for you. Writing time is precious. You're wise to guard it.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-79498770098758144032009-02-22T17:24:00.000-05:002009-02-22T17:24:00.000-05:00I loved your blog post today - so much great infor...I loved your blog post today - so much great information for readying that manuscript. I've got it bookmarked.<BR/><BR/>Several of my writing buddies set up a website pre-pubbed, but that's not something I wanted to contend with yet. Not only the expense, but the time would be best used for my writing. And I didn't want to set up my own blog. That's way too time consuming for me. So, I decided to do a group blog with other aspiring authors, that way I only have to blog twice a month, and I get the benefits of a building a web presence. I'm also on Facebook. For me, that's enough for now. It's easy to caught up in the excitement of it all, but an aspiring author really needs to remember to concentrate on the writing. The rest will come when it's time. Just my two cents. :D<BR/><BR/>Just a couple more days until VTV is in the stores!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-54321656685134358312009-02-22T17:23:00.000-05:002009-02-22T17:23:00.000-05:00Emily! LOL! I would love to trade secrets with you...Emily! LOL! I would love to trade secrets with you! My husband is a great support, He allows me to be a "PRINCESS", which I have perfected after years of practice. LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-9083601100403487812009-02-22T17:03:00.000-05:002009-02-22T17:03:00.000-05:00Hi Emily,thanks for the interesting insights into ...Hi Emily,<BR/><BR/>thanks for the interesting insights into your editing process! There's su many details you don't consciously think about as a reader, but which do affect your reading experience a lot...<BR/><BR/>And I'll miss this blog tour when it's done! Nice to know it spills over into a few other days after the 24th :)<BR/><BR/>NynkeNynkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810044360681034104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-57778895310140582472009-02-22T15:33:00.000-05:002009-02-22T15:33:00.000-05:00Nicknellasmommy--I try to finish the manuscript ab...Nicknellasmommy--I try to finish the manuscript about a month before it's due. I lay it aside for a week to give myself a little distance. Then I start through the manuscript with the things in mind I mentioned in my post. I'll make several passes through it. Sometimes, I'll start at the last chapter and move toward the beginning, just to make sure I'm fresh when I'm working on the end. <BR/><BR/>I work on it until the last possible moment. And even then, it's not done until I've gone through the galley, which comes after my editor's revision requests.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-30325158007412378712009-02-22T15:26:00.000-05:002009-02-22T15:26:00.000-05:00Carpathian Queen--Good point. I try to update the ...Carpathian Queen--Good point. I try to update the website regularly, but may miss posting things there. What do you think about author's newsletters as a way to keep in touch? I send one out monthly to update readers who've signed up. <BR/><BR/>Daz--My pleasure. Thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting the link on your bulletin board, Maureen!<BR/><BR/>Danny--I'm never quite sure how to organize my info in a way that makes my site easy for a reader to navigate and enjoy. Thanks for your insights.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-42898610733287741032009-02-22T15:19:00.000-05:002009-02-22T15:19:00.000-05:00Hi Emily,Thank you so much for discussing how you ...Hi Emily,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for discussing how you get from the beginning to the end of your manuscripts. It provided me with another way of looking at my own.<BR/><BR/>Can I ask how long this process usually takes you? How many drafts to you go through before you consider it finished?<BR/><BR/>I'm going through the editing process now and I often wonder how other writers do it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509914972458385230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-51197538112623955872009-02-22T14:41:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:41:00.000-05:00Emily,the idea with the separate page for the late...Emily,<BR/><BR/>the idea with the separate page for the latest news is a good one.Dannyfiredragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758161984765233117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-65042172153997714272009-02-22T14:38:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:38:00.000-05:00Good idea, Emily. I sashayed over there and posted...Good idea, Emily. I sashayed over there and posted the news. Hopefully some of the Aspiring Authors will make their way here.<BR/><BR/>Maureen/aka 2nd ChanceMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-8657599891403692772009-02-22T14:17:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:17:00.000-05:00Emily, thanks for the great insights. Appreciate t...Emily, thanks for the great insights. Appreciate that you are sharing your experience with us.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16126833660091932854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-32153322501800543782009-02-22T13:54:00.000-05:002009-02-22T13:54:00.000-05:00I agree, blog and website combined, with this rema...I agree, blog and website combined, with this remark: new about books (future releases, future heroes etc) should be on the site too... Often authors bring news like that on a blog and forget to update the site. As a reader I can't keep up to date with all the blogs to see when and who will be the next releaseCarpathian Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683320545966780377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-52789806836282440982009-02-22T12:48:00.000-05:002009-02-22T12:48:00.000-05:00Danny- I've always had the blog as one of the link...Danny- I've always had the blog as one of the links from my website. Right now I also have a running ticker of news on the <A HREF="http://www.emilybryan.com" REL="nofollow">home page</A>. I'm toying with redoing the site and moving the latest news to a separate page so my home page doesn't run into next week. What do you think?<BR/><BR/>Jane L--A marketing degree! I'm seriously buying you a cup of coffee in Orlando so I can pump you for free advice. I need to know what YOU know. Hug your hubby for me. Supportive spouses make writing possible!<BR/><BR/>Maureen--Please let your bulletin board buddies know we're talking about this here today. The more the merrier!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-13763069332821168802009-02-22T12:38:00.000-05:002009-02-22T12:38:00.000-05:00Mucho kudos for answering Jane's question. We've b...Mucho kudos for answering Jane's question. We've been debating this in our bulletin board and trying to make sure we do it mostly right from the very beginning. I think both Jane and I will have our sites up before Orlando so we can toot our horn about it.<BR/><BR/>I do love the confidence Jane's husband shows!<BR/><BR/>MaureenB aka 2nd ChanceMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-12602728065097433002009-02-22T08:14:00.000-05:002009-02-22T08:14:00.000-05:00THANKS!! Emily! I think the Marketing Degree in me...THANKS!! Emily! I think the Marketing Degree in me sees the importance of building a platform right away, but the other side says... WHOAAA baby slow down you have not even had anyone read your MS yet! You might suck! LOL!! My husband always jokes, if I can get someone to read it, I WILL sell it!Thanks for the tips again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-53757195606660501602009-02-22T05:03:00.000-05:002009-02-22T05:03:00.000-05:00Hi Emily,I know many author who switched from the ...Hi Emily,<BR/><BR/>I know many author who switched from the normal website style to blogs, because that way they have a better way to interact with there readers. I think it is a good idea to combine both. A website with all the information about books, excerpt etc and a blog to keep the readers up-to-date.Dannyfiredragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758161984765233117noreply@blogger.com