… “and that’s the truth !” (Who remembers Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In ? – Stringer and I loved it !)
Here’s a link to an article about being published. As you will deduce if you’re really clever, this subject still rankles with me, which is typically egotistical. Sighh …
The article is actually about novels (other than the first example written about), whereas my subjective ramble is a memoir. As to how come I expected, even for a moment, that my heartfelt grief-therapy-that-really-helped (but not as much as my wonderful bereavement counsellor did) was ever going to launch me into anything … whose nose ?, as the central character of my egocentric rave was wont to utter.
What isn’t mentioned in the article is one of the reasons behind the Really Big Nothing that usually follows publication — when the Marketing Manager of your publishing company doesn’t like your work (and yes, she told me so).
I shall now stop whingeing and feeling sorry for myself in retrospect. Time for breakfast !, she said briskly, rubbing her hands together and grinning …
DOWNUNDER WITH BOODZ 
That’s a really interesting article MR … and that sounds like a rather unprofessional marketing manager. How could she not like it, anyhow? It’s warm, honest and entertaining.
BTW the first author quoted wrote, I think, a memoir?
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Oh bugger, so it is. Once reaching the end of the article I’d forgotten the beginning, it would seem. Sighh …
She told me she considered that Fremantle Press should never have decided to publish ATLMD. Not a lot of reason to wonder what she meant …
But I think I might delete this post: it so VERY self-serving, Sue.
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You are allowed to share your thoughts and it is a very interesting article. To me anyhow as I’ve read or know of several of those authors.
Of course I can’t know what she meant but she might have thought it was out of their usual range? And she didn’t know how to market it?
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I shall never know. All I’m aware of is that she put a small competition on Goodreads and then disappeared forever. The winners were still waiting for their ‘prizes’ after two months; so I sent them myself. Teach me to be proactive: theirs were the negative reviews ! [grin]
Other than which for marketing ? – nothin.
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That was a fascinating article about something I didn’t realize existed — post-publication desolation. I kept thinking about my granddaughter who is well into writing a book. I’m sure she’s thinking about those authors who actually wrote best-sellers in their teens (eg, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton). I wouldn’t want to discourage her by sending her that article. Besides, it seems maybe the issue isn’t so much sales as just leaving behind the world you’ve been living in for months or years.
Maybe that Marketing Manager just didn’t care for your particular subject matter? Doesn’t really matter if her company published your book anyway. Maybe she’s knew sales but not writing. And who cares what she thought anyway. Your book was published.
Hey, how are you liking your new place?
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I meant “knew sales.” A marketing expert, not an editor or writier.
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And yes, of course I remember “Laugh In.” Loved it.
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Of course you did. I mentally excluded you from the question. [grin]
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That’ll be my next post, Colorado. Have various photos and will incorporate.
I AM LOVING IT.
I fear that’s some product’s catch-phrase: it rings a bell. 😦
Yeah, it was published, but it was without any help at all from them. Still, I’m one of hundreds – I think I mean hundreds of thousands ! – to whom this happens.
Agreed: don’t talk to your granddaughter about this. Besides, maybe her book will be quite excellent and generate much publicity ! 🙂
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M-R, anyone who has the temerity to write and publish a book…well, I am always impressed. Whether it is a best seller or simply manages to help its author overcome grief, it doesn’t matter. The courage to make that journey is badass and I admire you for having done that.
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Your blood is definitely worth bottling, M-J !! – thanks, darlin !
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