Comments on authonomy Blog | authonomy writing community: Self Publishing… and What Happened Next

Thanks for all your kind remarks! I will of course...

2009-04-16T09:35:00.000+01:00

Thanks for all your kind remarks!
I will of course come back and post about the process of getting published with HarperCollins.

Good luck - and definitely take a look at Troubador.

Polly, This is great. I never heard of a "self pu...

2009-04-14T13:17:00.000+01:00

Polly,

This is great. I never heard of a "self published" author making it through regular publishing channels, I got to look afresh at this publishing option. Do take a look at my blog: http://johnpmathew.blogspot.com and my website: http://johnwriter.com.

Polly,

You just filled me with hope. I s...

2009-04-06T21:08:00.000+01:00

Polly,

You just filled me with hope. I self-published my first novel, "Be Careful What You Wish For ... The Story of: Gwendolyn the Great, Savior of Idlebury, Protector of the Universe" in October 2008. In December 2008, it won an honorable mention in the teenage category of the 2008 DIY Book Festival. I was very pleased. Although this was a good start, marketing is a major hurdle--

Polly--I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you...

2009-04-05T07:10:00.000+01:00

Polly--I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you'll come back to tell us, after you've experienced a HarperCollins publishing process in full from the writer's perspective, how you feel about the experience, what you've learned, and share other new wisdom.

Polly

This is a fantastic, inspiring story ...

2009-03-27T13:15:00.000Z

Polly

This is a fantastic, inspiring story and I'm happy for you - I'll try and get hold of your book when it's out.

It's important though to point out that self-publishing for most writers is a dead end and a complete waste of time and money.

Thanks for sharing, Polly. Great story.

2009-03-26T10:13:00.000Z

Thanks for sharing, Polly. Great story.

Thanks, Polly, for posting an inspirational articl...

2009-03-24T00:45:00.000Z

Thanks, Polly, for posting an inspirational article. Where would we be without people willing molest the rules and try something new?

Well, Klazart played a blinder. He did everything ...

2009-03-23T22:14:00.000Z

Well, Klazart played a blinder. He did everything by the book. It doesn't matter if his novel is good or bad (well, it couldn't be any worse that the ghostwritten celebrity trash HC loves to publish). All that matters is that he's a popular guy (HC's primary criterion). As someone on the forums said, Klazart simply did what loads of others did (practically every person who reached the editor's

Thanks for a very interesting blog post.

J...

2009-03-23T02:50:00.000Z

Thanks for a very interesting blog post.

J.S.Colley

I can't get into Authonomy at the moment. So I ho...

2009-03-23T00:23:00.000Z

I can't get into Authonomy at the moment. So I hope I will be forgiven for saying good night to you all here rather than on the forum.

Charles

Jan, the problem is a result of the arrival of a n...

2009-03-22T18:28:00.000Z

Jan, the problem is a result of the arrival of a new member who has a following of about two thousand people. He has told them, via a website called Youtube, to register on Authonomy and vote for his book. Understandably, the site can't cope with a sudden influx of thousands of new members. Things have, no doubt, been made worse by the fact that this chap chose a weekend for his bit of fun. I

I don't know if there is a proper place for this b...

2009-03-21T21:32:00.000Z

I don't know if there is a proper place for this because I am commenting on the difficulty in getting onto authonomy.com. The system has been slow for a while but today I cannot get on at all. Have tried many times for the past three hours. I am assuming it is the authonomy program/system that is at fault as I have no trouble getting on other sites. I wish authonomy would inform us by email that

Thanks Anne - good luck with your own endeavours t...

2009-03-19T17:55:00.000Z

Thanks Anne - good luck with your own endeavours too.
At present, my first two novels continue to be self-published by Troubador. We'll see what happens in the future..!

Polly, this is a very encouraging post.

I'...

2009-03-19T12:52:00.000Z

Polly, this is a very encouraging post.

I'm really glad to hear that self-publishing is not seen as a 'last resort' anymore.

This is what has been keeping me from doing it in the past.

I wish you all the best with your future writing endeavours.

Are HC going to republish your first two books?

Delighted to read of your well deserved success st...

2009-03-18T09:39:00.000Z

Delighted to read of your well deserved success story through sheer talent, persistance and the use of self publishing to get you up onto that dreaded slippery slope! Your choice of Troubador was also a very wise one, their selection process is an important quality control system.
Sadly, self publishing will be a literary dead end for many authors' work. Thanks to indiscriminate publishers

Thanks Dan - you are absolutely right. Self-publis...

2009-03-18T09:22:00.000Z

Thanks Dan - you are absolutely right. Self-publishing is the perfect solution for small- to mid-size niche markets, and I'm hoping that -as with the music industry- more and more 'long tail' authors will be able to reach their audiences and thrive using this option.
The web has helped, too. Since my initial research, several other self-publishing sites have sprung up that are worth taking a

Polly, this is both heartening and fascinating. I ...

2009-03-18T09:04:00.000Z

Polly, this is both heartening and fascinating. I think what you've hit the nail on the head with is exactly where self-publishing has the edge over going through a mainstreanm publisher - in those niche areas, where a publisher can't (quite rightly - they need to make money) put resources behind a book for the number they will sell. If (like me, I have a feeling) you are someone who writes a

I'm glad to read of a success story. Daddy's Littl...

2009-03-17T21:41:00.000Z

I'm glad to read of a success story. Daddy's Little Spy - Isabella Rose's amazing survival against witchcraft during WW2 was partially based on my childhood as my mother was a witch/wise woman. Today you'd call her a herbalist. It's doing well but I'd like it taken over by a traditional publisher with marketing experience. My second book To Catch a Thief was sponsored by the Arts Council England

Comments on authonomy Blog | authonomy writing community: Self Publishing… and What Happened Next

Thanks for all your kind remarks! I will of course...

Polly, This is great. I never heard of a "self pu...

Polly, You just filled me with hope. I s...

Polly--I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you...

PollyThis is a fantastic, inspiring story ...

Thanks for sharing, Polly. Great story.

Thanks, Polly, for posting an inspirational articl...

Well, Klazart played a blinder. He did everything ...

Thanks for a very interesting blog post. J...

I can't get into Authonomy at the moment. So I ho...

Jan, the problem is a result of the arrival of a n...

I don't know if there is a proper place for this b...

Thanks Anne - good luck with your own endeavours t...

Polly, this is a very encouraging post. I'...

Delighted to read of your well deserved success st...

Thanks Dan - you are absolutely right. Self-publis...

Polly, this is both heartening and fascinating. I ...

I'm glad to read of a success story. Daddy's Littl...

Polly,

You just filled me with hope. I s...

Polly

This is a fantastic, inspiring story ...

Thanks for a very interesting blog post.

J...

Polly, this is a very encouraging post.

I'...