tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884357133426747280.post6864222971965999342..comments2023-08-19T10:14:53.410-04:00Comments on Chez-Ami: The 59th MonthChez Amihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16770834440604616829noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884357133426747280.post-71749350650276878772008-09-29T14:17:00.000-04:002008-09-29T14:17:00.000-04:00OK, so you've given me hope. After nursing along a...OK, so you've given me hope. After nursing along a novel for about a year and a half, and getting nil reaction from publishers and agents, it's a relief to see that even it today's competitive publishing market, it is possible to get a book published and looking good. <BR/><BR/>But - to continue with the metaphor - like any child rearing, birthing the infant is really just the start of it all. What's important, as you are well aware, is generating some buzz so that the book gets legs and begins to run on its own on word of mouth alone. Then it grows up rather quickly, becoming a full-fledged adult in no time. <BR/><BR/>It's when is becomes old and haggard, when the sales slow to a trickle, where the sheen is off and the buzz is gone, moved on to some other hot new talent out there, that's where the rubber really hits the road and that baby had better keep going, if for nothing else than to keep the mama happy. <BR/><BR/>Good luck in getting this one off to a good start. I wish nothing but success, buzz, interviews, good reviews and sterling sales. Ater five years of effort, it's the least that could happen.Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339296590669071730noreply@blogger.com