tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post4411665955601097713..comments2024-03-28T11:18:32.811-04:00Comments on Focused on Story: Insecure Writers Support Group: Do Readers Care?J.Q. Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-22706767427504900172014-07-04T13:08:45.492-04:002014-07-04T13:08:45.492-04:00Thank you, emaginette, you are very kind.Thank you, emaginette, you are very kind.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-71824298055566292872014-07-04T13:08:14.100-04:002014-07-04T13:08:14.100-04:00Hi Lynda, I think most of the comments agree with ...Hi Lynda, I think most of the comments agree with you and me!!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-54721370329175257212014-07-04T13:07:08.562-04:002014-07-04T13:07:08.562-04:00Hi Kim, when we had our small business, we learned...Hi Kim, when we had our small business, we learned very quickly word-of-mouth is the best advertising you can get--if it is favorable!! J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-52505417247945802322014-07-04T13:05:56.519-04:002014-07-04T13:05:56.519-04:00Hi Diane, thanks for stopping in. I agree complete...Hi Diane, thanks for stopping in. I agree completely.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-18653201864365383452014-07-04T13:04:31.901-04:002014-07-04T13:04:31.901-04:00Marva, you are very supportive of small presses an...Marva, you are very supportive of small presses and indie writers. I never really looked at the big pubs and celebrity authors on that light.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-13384153792549016272014-07-04T13:03:00.444-04:002014-07-04T13:03:00.444-04:00Hi northofandover, I agree that many author reader...Hi northofandover, I agree that many author readers don't have high expectations if we know the book is self-pubbed. Hopefully that judgment will change in the future. J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-55559524923349453942014-07-04T13:00:05.257-04:002014-07-04T13:00:05.257-04:00Hi Beverly, I'm with you on I just love to rea...Hi Beverly, I'm with you on I just love to read.<br />J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-23909195925101830852014-07-03T01:14:31.743-04:002014-07-03T01:14:31.743-04:00I think you have an excellent understanding of wha...I think you have an excellent understanding of what readers do care about and that is all that matters. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com/blog" rel="nofollow"> Anna from Shout with Emaginette</a> emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-2672695649502469402014-07-03T00:17:41.835-04:002014-07-03T00:17:41.835-04:00I agree. Readers want good stories, or easily unde...I agree. Readers want good stories, or easily understood information. Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-37650949508084525552014-07-02T23:31:20.238-04:002014-07-02T23:31:20.238-04:00The issue is how does the reader even know that yo...The issue is how does the reader even know that you exist if you don't have a publishing house promoting you? As long as you can compete for attention, I really don't know that it matters. Every author needs good press or word of mouth. Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-58803204302450960552014-07-02T20:56:16.765-04:002014-07-02T20:56:16.765-04:00Most readers don't know the difference. Only t...Most readers don't know the difference. Only the industry itself cares.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-84972263042295566412014-07-02T19:51:49.768-04:002014-07-02T19:51:49.768-04:00The only hitch in the "Indies are just as goo...The only hitch in the "Indies are just as good" club is that only the big names get the big ads. What's popular? What's selling? Those are in front of the readers constantly. I see it all the time. Don't I want to spend $9.99 on one more famous name ebook? If I didn't know better, I would. Famous writers are relegated to my library list. Why make millionaire writers Cellophane Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166797508899835493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-37511702478895140722014-07-02T19:42:22.199-04:002014-07-02T19:42:22.199-04:00I think that, when they're actually reading th...I think that, when they're actually reading the book, people don't care whether it's self-published or not. However, self-published books do have a bit of an image problem (due to SOME of them being badly written or unedited), and I think that turns some people away from reading books that they know beforehand are self-published. (Short answer: if they don't know, they don'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-43840169702660499942014-07-02T18:30:25.249-04:002014-07-02T18:30:25.249-04:00Yes. I just love a good book.Yes. I just love a good book.Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-81745219062726212082014-07-02T16:20:12.349-04:002014-07-02T16:20:12.349-04:00Loni, you and I and a whole bunch of other readers...Loni, you and I and a whole bunch of other readers don't bother with who published the book. Just read!! Thanks.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-42042512341045468052014-07-02T16:19:06.933-04:002014-07-02T16:19:06.933-04:00Alex, me too. I have a good mix of both trad pubbe...Alex, me too. I have a good mix of both trad pubbed and self pubbed. Thanks for stopping in.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-63701855295692043962014-07-02T16:17:49.449-04:002014-07-02T16:17:49.449-04:00Hi Joylene, you are right. Well said and you even ...Hi Joylene, you are right. Well said and you even coined a new word. Thanks.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-3068749886227223302014-07-02T14:56:06.792-04:002014-07-02T14:56:06.792-04:00I've never been one to care. Looking at the pu...I've never been one to care. Looking at the publisher doesn't even cross my mind when I'm looking at books. Quality and enjoyment are the major factors I look for.<br /><br /><a href="http://lonitownsend.com/" rel="nofollow">Loni</a>Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-60938782124905761862014-07-02T13:39:46.756-04:002014-07-02T13:39:46.756-04:00I certainly don't care. The books on my iPad a...I certainly don't care. The books on my iPad are a mix of both and I've found great stories on both sides of the equation.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-17092548159947495132014-07-02T13:06:28.401-04:002014-07-02T13:06:28.401-04:00I agree, readers are the least bit concerned. You ...I agree, readers are the least bit concerned. You have only to ask 10 readers who don't write and they generally can't tell you the name of the publisher, let alone whether the book was self-pub or not. We forget readers aren't the same as writers. Writers can be readers, yes, but readers don't all want to be writers. Okay, now that I've filled your comment box with dwibble, (Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.com