tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post8853538825578584107..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATIONSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-33645839997437447232013-08-08T05:55:25.743-07:002013-08-08T05:55:25.743-07:00Oh my goodness! After that, I am expecting War And...Oh my goodness! After that, I am expecting War And Peace from you, young lady! What a productive use of time, and in a beautiful setting. I traveled to Oregon for work, and it's beautiful.Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-86385469188326085032013-08-08T04:04:26.630-07:002013-08-08T04:04:26.630-07:00Wow, that sounds like an amazing experience, Marce...Wow, that sounds like an amazing experience, Marcelle. Congrats on the sale too!<br /><br />As others have said, an I-Spy article, please. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-32569054532913114592013-08-07T21:28:15.816-07:002013-08-07T21:28:15.816-07:00Sounds fabulous! Organize your thoughts and share ...Sounds fabulous! Organize your thoughts and share in an i-Spy (pretty please :) )<br /><br />I had no idea they held these conferences - must make sure to look for the one next year. CathyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671747592743029540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-19104058808121256992013-08-07T20:43:29.859-07:002013-08-07T20:43:29.859-07:00Thanks, Toni. :-)
Elise, what article are we talk...Thanks, Toni. :-)<br /><br />Elise, what article are we talking about? Enquiring minds want to know.<br /><br />Rita, that would mean I would have to organize my thoughts...<br /><br />Jean and Shelley, yep, it was a great experience!Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-44966827647301169152013-08-07T20:39:11.394-07:002013-08-07T20:39:11.394-07:00Wow, that sounds like an amazing experience. You s...Wow, that sounds like an amazing experience. You sound as if you recharged all right :)Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-61531595678268359442013-08-07T16:13:19.829-07:002013-08-07T16:13:19.829-07:00Sounds like a fabulous experience, Marcelle. Grea...Sounds like a fabulous experience, Marcelle. Great, also, that your books were featured.Jean Harringtonhttp://www.jeanharrington.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-55114584675646856202013-08-07T15:14:19.433-07:002013-08-07T15:14:19.433-07:00Marcelle, perhaps you can do an I Spy and share mo...Marcelle, perhaps you can do an I Spy and share more of what you learned. The Instructors are fab and this is what i have a problem with at many conferences and gatherings- I mean who are the people giveing a workshop? With yours you know how successful they are. Can't wait to hear more about this. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-18008262943121315822013-08-07T13:25:54.504-07:002013-08-07T13:25:54.504-07:00Marcelle: You sound so "UP," it's co...Marcelle: You sound so "UP," it's contagious. Congratulations on the sale. The workshop sounds so worthwhile.I guess I'm feeling good today because I received the layout for an article to be published in September. Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-19544885323524684042013-08-07T11:00:30.726-07:002013-08-07T11:00:30.726-07:00Looks like a fabulous workshop. So glad you were e...Looks like a fabulous workshop. So glad you were energized! Congratulations on your sale :) How cool is that?Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-12455035669240509572013-08-07T10:54:50.936-07:002013-08-07T10:54:50.936-07:00Robert, I'm sorry if I left the impression tha...Robert, I'm sorry if I left the impression that the focus of the workshop was on legacy (aka traditional) publishing. It definitely was not. <br /><br />While the focus was on independent publishing, the presenters clearly indicated that there was room for working with traditional publishers in a writer's career, but only with caution. There may be advantages to publishing with a traditional publisher, but for most of us, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.<br /><br />If there's a secret to selling to the Big Ones, I didn't learn it. And frankly, I no longer care.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-50614818477729329512013-08-07T10:48:48.888-07:002013-08-07T10:48:48.888-07:00Anne Marie, it was a workshop, rather than a confe...Anne Marie, it was a workshop, rather than a conference and yes, <br />these workshops are always held in Lincoln City, Oregon. I've taken a number of different ones over the years and they are all excellent. I doubt they will hold this workshop every year -- it's very intense!Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-13248016987051075492013-08-07T10:33:39.443-07:002013-08-07T10:33:39.443-07:00That sounds great, and I would love to take in suc...That sounds great, and I would love to take in such a workshop at some point, but I can't help noticing the emphasis on selling to traditional legacy publishers. I confess, I would love to sell my book to one of the big five, but um. It's a bit like learning how to stowaway on the last voyage of the Titanic. To give just one recent example, our small press published an author's first novel in 8 months that had been sitting at a legacy publisher for over 12 YEARS. It's a brilliant novel, but that writer's career stalled out waiting for a publisher to move her out of the "maybe" pile. That's lunacy! So I hope you did learn the secret of selling to the big players...because there is still life in the best seller lane yet; but for the vast majority of us, surviving in the new environment means going to the new presses that take full advantage of the new technologies...or, even self-publishing.Robert Runtéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629421213549342874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-43304128576564750852013-08-07T08:30:44.032-07:002013-08-07T08:30:44.032-07:00Oh, wow, Marcelle! Just reading your post recharge...Oh, wow, Marcelle! Just reading your post recharged me. :) Sounds like a fabulous time, and congratulations on selling your short story!<br /><br />Do they hold this conference every year? Is it always in Oregon?Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.com