tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post5743899342980279719..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: Could YOU write the next 'Bestseller'?Carol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-7782178951041427232016-03-17T10:39:29.684-07:002016-03-17T10:39:29.684-07:00If you read the ts and cs, they're horrendous ...If you read the ts and cs, they're horrendous - you can't submit anything that's already been submitted to an agent or to ANY competition - and you can't submit anywhere else until you've been rejected by them! Obviously they don't want anyone with any sort of history, which does rule out a lot of serious writers!Margaret Morton Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932292910281160827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-83131773035217018622016-03-13T01:43:05.948-08:002016-03-13T01:43:05.948-08:00I will read. I do not doubt the talent of the chos...I will read. I do not doubt the talent of the chosen one. I DO object to the vast sum of money being dangled.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-48731684354458407182016-03-13T01:37:13.736-08:002016-03-13T01:37:13.736-08:00On my blog this week I interview Richard and Judy ...On my blog this week I interview Richard and Judy success story, Debbie Howells. If I said I didn't aspire to her success, I would be lying (but don't worry, Carol - my feet remain very firmly on the ground as I know it's unlikely to happen).Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-82058345903482017422016-03-12T00:30:39.090-08:002016-03-12T00:30:39.090-08:00From what II gather .... it's at 'second n...From what II gather .... it's at 'second novel' stage that these gilded writers come down to earth with a bang! The publisher, boosted by the money the comp has given them, now takes a hard look at their duckling and decides, commercially, they are NOT going to be a star. Recently read a lot of posts from writers whose second book has been turned down.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-18651013526875448232016-03-12T00:11:02.665-08:002016-03-12T00:11:02.665-08:00Oh yes, bestselling authors are 'made' jus...Oh yes, bestselling authors are 'made' just like pop music stars. Art, love for craft and integrity take second place to the publishers' demands. I am not sure I would ever have enjoyed those demands even as a youngster.Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-26831692630064185482016-03-11T10:12:30.346-08:002016-03-11T10:12:30.346-08:00I know I am always banging on about the way the mu...I know I am always banging on about the way the music biz ended up working - this is the same. Very depressing. All too familiar sadly.Jane Risdon Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10979772710340659886noreply@blogger.com