tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24994577.post115202129345785236..comments2023-11-05T07:01:05.247-05:00Comments on Maureen McGowan's Blog: Myths, Lies and the Publishing IndustryMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24994577.post-1152236595960311542006-07-06T21:43:00.000-04:002006-07-06T21:43:00.000-04:00I know how you feel, Maureen. When I started getti...I know how you feel, Maureen. When I started getting rejections on my book, my agent said, "You sound so disappointed." Uh, yeah. This book is still with a couple of publishers so you never know. In the meantime, it's on to the next one. And then that one could publish later. You just never know. <BR/><BR/>And, btw, "Man Camp" is such a wonderful book - kinda like where "SATC" meets those wonderful Doris Day romantic comedies of the '60s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24994577.post-1152117323150747122006-07-05T12:35:00.000-04:002006-07-05T12:35:00.000-04:00Great post, Maureen. I agree. Once you know what y...Great post, Maureen. I agree. Once you know what you want, you find the path to get there. The fact that you landed an agent is a major step.<BR/><BR/>I was talking to some editors at Thrillerfest as well as on-line and they get hundreds--some of them thousands--of queries a week. Agented material goes to the top of the pile. Then, agents they know/know their interests go on top of that.<BR/><BR/>I think you're on the right path. Good luck!Allison Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872860080644987843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24994577.post-1152067634035799322006-07-04T22:47:00.000-04:002006-07-04T22:47:00.000-04:00I think it is great your foisting your opinion. Th...I think it is great your foisting your opinion. This could be directly related to the fact I completely agree. We all want a magic answer. What I've discovered so far is that there are short cuts for some (Nicole Richie- great author? You be the judge)so you can either be mad you don't fall into one of those lucky connected groups or you have to work that much harder knowing it is possible and that is the way the majority make it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24994577.post-1152055687231713682006-07-04T19:28:00.000-04:002006-07-04T19:28:00.000-04:00This is a great post. I agree, overall, with ever...This is a great post. I agree, overall, with everything you've said, but I would probably say the little white lies you mentioned aren't really lies; they just don't happen AS often as the truth.Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24994577.post-1152035319600404272006-07-04T13:48:00.000-04:002006-07-04T13:48:00.000-04:00Thanks Adrienne. Your book sounds great! (Amazing ...Thanks Adrienne. Your book sounds great! (Amazing title) I'll have to pick one up.<BR/><BR/>Re the blond bombshell thing... I'm sure, as in most things, being gorgeous helps, but like you said... most books are bought--even published--before the editor even lays eyes on the author. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://dianapeterfreund.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Diana Peterfreund</A> blogged about this on May 23.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24994577.post-1152029572505632812006-07-04T12:12:00.000-04:002006-07-04T12:12:00.000-04:00Hi Maureen, I think this is a great post. I've wor...Hi Maureen, <BR/><BR/>I think this is a great post. I've worked in the publishing industry for about ten years -- first as the founding editor and editor in chief of the literary magazine Zoetrope: All-Story and then as a writer (my novel, MAN CAMP, was published by Random House), so I've been on both sides of the fence. It's undeniably hard to get published (and I'm sure being known in the industry helped get my work read faster than it otherwise might have), but the truth is that most of the editors I know are hard working people, dedicated to their profession and are always trying to find new voices. It might be icing on the cake to learn that the manuscript you've just bought was written by a well-connected blond bombshell, but I can tell you, I almost never knew what a writer looked like before I acquired a story. <BR/><BR/>Just my two cents. Keep up the good work!. <BR/><BR/>Best, Adrienne <BR/>www.gotomancamp.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com