You don't know if the book would be sellable once you had a name. And if this book isn't going to make the name, get cracking on the next one, which might.
That's completely true, and I'm trying to keep that as a counterbalance. Some of this urge probably is impatience, because I feel like, "Well, how am I supposed to create a name for myself if I have no material out there?"
The next novel is coming along, but I'm just afraid it is going to meet the same fate. Especially since it's a *gulp* vampire novel. By now I'm sure the vampire market has been exhausted.
I've also kept in mind that most successes the self-pub/podcast front have been modest at front. Mur Lafferty, for example. While she did get a deal with a small press from podcasting her novel Playing for Keeps (which my husband bought), I have to say that the book itself was not as high quality as it had been hyped to be.
Thanks for the tough love, though, I deeply appreciate it. :)
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Re: Tough love.
Date: 2009-11-21 07:20 pm (UTC)That's completely true, and I'm trying to keep that as a counterbalance. Some of this urge probably is impatience, because I feel like, "Well, how am I supposed to create a name for myself if I have no material out there?"
The next novel is coming along, but I'm just afraid it is going to meet the same fate. Especially since it's a *gulp* vampire novel. By now I'm sure the vampire market has been exhausted.
I've also kept in mind that most successes the self-pub/podcast front have been modest at front. Mur Lafferty, for example. While she did get a deal with a small press from podcasting her novel Playing for Keeps (which my husband bought), I have to say that the book itself was not as high quality as it had been hyped to be.
Thanks for the tough love, though, I deeply appreciate it. :)