tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post73040805526090740..comments2023-10-29T03:05:06.382-07:00Comments on Writers Rising: Appealing to both sexes? Is it possible?Katherine Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732133918969183030noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post-54723491233827629412010-04-29T05:59:15.067-07:002010-04-29T05:59:15.067-07:00Whoops - thanks Glen and Marilyn too!! Onwards and...Whoops - thanks Glen and Marilyn too!! Onwards and upwards.Mrs Macnaughtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818008834989246305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post-81271089905654712372010-04-29T05:58:22.164-07:002010-04-29T05:58:22.164-07:00Thanks Katherine. I don't suppose you know any...Thanks Katherine. I don't suppose you know any US agents do you? I have a US project that I need representation for. Any guidance would be welcome. I have the thumbs up from publishers over here saying its a definitely player but it needs to done over the pond as it were.Mrs Macnaughtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818008834989246305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post-32202913110651111262010-04-29T05:37:30.944-07:002010-04-29T05:37:30.944-07:00I can't give any decent advice - never having ...I can't give any decent advice - never having tried to deal with publishers. I suspect you just need to disregard their opinion and move on to a different publisher.<br /><br />Clearly there are distinctly male and female oriented genres, but there are still plenty of books that cross boundaries and do very well. Keep at it :-)Glen Stapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465463929522002068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post-70266159389003887852010-04-28T19:53:26.415-07:002010-04-28T19:53:26.415-07:00Hi Clare-I think editors are all over the place wi...Hi Clare-I think editors are all over the place with their suggestions and ideas. I have also received some feedback from editors at certain publishing houses on my non-fiction book proposal. Some of the feedback I have received was extremely useful and helped me in my editing process. You are the writer, so you get to decide what works for your story and what doesn't. If you are going the agent/publisher route..keep submitting until you find an editor that works for you and with you. I work with an excellent editor in Seattle. Her ideas and suggestions have been invaluable. Not everyone has time to read over a whole manuscript, but if you organize a writing group in your area and do an exchange, that can work. At any rate, I always find it useful to get feedback. It's my choice what I do with that feedback.Katherine Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732133918969183030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post-2372929991762844922010-04-28T05:39:27.340-07:002010-04-28T05:39:27.340-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090687138872179144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post-61528661744273306092010-04-28T05:39:09.367-07:002010-04-28T05:39:09.367-07:00My dear friend...that is why I don't listen to...My dear friend...that is why I don't listen to the markets. Don't write for them. Write for you. Are trying to fit into a mold? What is your objective? Why do you write?<br /><br />Bravo for your submission. Submit again and leave the rejections in the dust...or self publish. Take the letter and frame it and tell yourself...one thing...I am not for everyone...and I don't have to be. <br /><br />Good luck and keep writing!Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090687138872179144noreply@blogger.com