tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667620598366061914.post4825836626033783138..comments2023-11-28T16:46:27.400-05:00Comments on The Blog Where Horror Dwells: PitfallsStephen Mark Raineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10338247201048681867noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667620598366061914.post-84036890909191312992008-02-01T13:38:00.000-05:002008-02-01T13:38:00.000-05:00You are spitting into the wind, my friend, and the...You are spitting into the wind, my friend, and the only joy is that the computer shields the actual spit from hitting you on the return trip.<BR/><BR/>The people who understand what you are saying will nod their heads.<BR/><BR/>The people who think they know better will continue to do what they do, selling a few dozen copies of books that never should have been published and wondering why they aren't famous.<BR/><BR/>The truly clueless will just say you don't know what you're talking about because it's a new WORLD man, and blogging is the new writing, and self-publishing is the only non-sellout-route to whatever...<BR/><BR/>Feh.<BR/><BR/>I write for part of my living...thousands of dollars a year I make on a regular basis, and it's important to me. It validates that I have some ability, and that I've paid the requisite dues...and continue to pay them.<BR/><BR/>For every successfully self-published book there are MOUNTAINS of unsuccessful ones. There are always people with their hands out for your money that will promise to shoot you past all the steps on the way to the top, but most of them are just what they appear to be...greedy bottom-feeders. If they truly could do what they claim, they'd be writing best-sellers themselves and promoting them to the top.<BR/><BR/>ARGH!<BR/><BR/>Paid reviews? Even I hadn't heard about THAT...<BR/><BR/>D<BR/><A HREF="http://www.macabreink.com" REL="nofollow">Macabre Ink</A>David Niall Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392451335955557831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667620598366061914.post-50437696243152745282008-01-31T20:01:00.000-05:002008-01-31T20:01:00.000-05:00Well said! Well said!I've actually seen some Publi...Well said! Well said!<BR/><BR/>I've actually seen some Publish America books at our Barnes & Noble and all I've been able to think is WHY???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com