tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695112188059052762.post2333126501525686397..comments2023-09-23T00:57:31.206-07:00Comments on WyndedWords: One yearSarah Wyndehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02208314684112329427noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695112188059052762.post-65678337497632219132012-12-10T14:32:23.670-08:002012-12-10T14:32:23.670-08:00Ha, it'd be so funny if I hit it big forty yea...Ha, it'd be so funny if I hit it big forty years from now. I think I probably wouldn't care much by then, but maybe R will have kids who would. And really, I suspect No. 1 would have been a disaster for my life and maybe R's, too. I'm okay without it. I'd rather be a quirky secret that a few people love than the author everyone has to read so they can talk about how terrible the books are. (Yes, I do sort of feel sorry for EL James!) Sarah Wyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02208314684112329427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695112188059052762.post-85110520431379511652012-12-10T14:27:20.836-08:002012-12-10T14:27:20.836-08:00I think it probably depends on your goals. Most of...I think it probably depends on your goals. Most of the people who are having huge success with self-publishing these days were traditionally published first, and many of the people who are finding success with self-publishing are using it to find traditional publishers (ie Amanda Hocking, but there are others, too). It's tough to say what publishing is going to be like a couple years from now, but if you're trying to make it a full-time career, I think there's an argument to be made that working with a publisher is positive, for lots of reasons (editing, market perspective, sales reach, promotion, catalogs, etc). But if your goal is simply to make it easier to share your work with others and you're not hoping to get rich, then self-publishing is terrific. I think many people who are self-publishing are frustrated because they're spending loads of time and energy trying to sell, and selling books is, generally speaking, really hard work. But for me, yes, it's been great. And thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed them. Sarah Wyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02208314684112329427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695112188059052762.post-4137071519515373592012-12-10T14:10:33.073-08:002012-12-10T14:10:33.073-08:00Thank you! In 2011, I wrote about 250K words inclu...Thank you! In 2011, I wrote about 250K words including all of A Gift of Ghosts. 2012 has been more like 80K, not including the ones in Time that I write and re-write endlessly. But I do plan to persist. Writing is a really fun hobby. Even when it's hard. Sarah Wyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02208314684112329427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695112188059052762.post-44221626080978157632012-12-10T06:44:02.573-08:002012-12-10T06:44:02.573-08:00Ah, I love you, Ms Wendy. And you know, looking ov...Ah, I love you, Ms Wendy. And you know, looking over Nos. 1, 2, and 3, the latter two are the important ones. And maybe the first one will hit, too. Over almost 40 years it has for G-man a couple of times (well, not a million). You've got another 39 years to play with before you should start to worry about that.Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002385549246608134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695112188059052762.post-23633500137228700822012-12-09T21:47:44.513-08:002012-12-09T21:47:44.513-08:00I also love your work. I devoured both books so fa...I also love your work. I devoured both books so far and will do so with the third.<br />When I'm at a point where I have work ready enough, I may follow your example in the self e-pubbing thing. Sounds like it has been good for you.Judy,Judy,Judy.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09096626656997443201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695112188059052762.post-80162118851016305672012-12-09T20:38:53.932-08:002012-12-09T20:38:53.932-08:00Hi Sarah, I love your work and hope you finish th...Hi Sarah, I love your work and hope you finish the next novel - Time. If you have achieved a novel a year, that sounds like you are doing pretty well to me.Catsongeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180613166188342227noreply@blogger.com