Comments on: Five Things Your Best Friend Won’t Tell You http://www.publishingbasics.com/2007/03/07/five-things-your-best-friend-won%e2%80%99t-tell-you/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:59:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mary McCollum http://www.publishingbasics.com/2007/03/07/five-things-your-best-friend-won%e2%80%99t-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-24385 Mary McCollum Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:02:14 +0000 http://blog.selfpublishing.com/?p=176#comment-24385 I agree with your comments entirely, espicially since 99% of my friends rave about my book, insist I should be on Oprah ad infinitum but the 1% is a reviewer of a THE national magazine covering my niche. Since she is a friend she read it througly, gave very constuctive criticshm in the event I reprint (which I'm considering) while stating it wasn't of a quality she could review in her employer's magazine I consider that true friendship. I agree with your comments entirely, espicially since 99% of my friends rave about my book, insist I should be on Oprah ad infinitum but the 1% is a reviewer of a THE national magazine covering my niche. Since she is a friend she read it througly, gave very constuctive criticshm in the event I reprint (which I’m considering) while stating it wasn’t of a quality she could review in her employer’s magazine
I consider that true friendship.

]]> By: Rhonda Tarver http://www.publishingbasics.com/2007/03/07/five-things-your-best-friend-won%e2%80%99t-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-24382 Rhonda Tarver Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:50:52 +0000 http://blog.selfpublishing.com/?p=176#comment-24382 Yikes! I can't tell you how many of my friends, church family, business associates, etc., have told me I'll be great on Oprah! Now you're telling me they're just blowin' smoke? Tell me it ain't so! Maybe I'll be the exception. I'll give you a shout-out when I get there! Yikes! I can’t tell you how many of my friends, church family, business associates, etc., have told me I’ll be great on Oprah! Now you’re telling me they’re just blowin’ smoke? Tell me it ain’t so! Maybe I’ll be the exception. I’ll give you a shout-out when I get there!

]]> By: Arthur Herman http://www.publishingbasics.com/2007/03/07/five-things-your-best-friend-won%e2%80%99t-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4207 Arthur Herman Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:30:50 +0000 http://blog.selfpublishing.com/?p=176#comment-4207 Dear Fern, Yours is the first article I've read since going to Publishing Basics and I have to say how "painful but true" it rings. Arthur Herman, on a foggy day in Santa Barbara, California Dear Fern,

Yours is the first article I’ve read since going to Publishing Basics and I have to say how “painful but true” it rings.

Arthur Herman, on a foggy day in Santa Barbara, California

]]> By: Vickie Smith http://www.publishingbasics.com/2007/03/07/five-things-your-best-friend-won%e2%80%99t-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4144 Vickie Smith Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:09:59 +0000 http://blog.selfpublishing.com/?p=176#comment-4144 What's equally sad is when you try and help a friend realize he is being scammed and he won't believe you :( Thanks for steering us clear of pitfalls and hope we can refer him to your books in the future. I guess it's human nature to doubt those closest to you if it conflicts with your intrenched perceptions. vickie smith arkessentialspublishing.com www.arkessentials.com What’s equally sad is when you try and help a friend realize he is being scammed and he won’t believe you :( Thanks for steering us clear of pitfalls and hope we can refer him to your books in the future. I guess it’s human nature to doubt those closest to you if it conflicts with your intrenched perceptions.
vickie smith
arkessentialspublishing.com
http://www.arkessentials.com

]]> By: Linda Mayfield-Hayes http://www.publishingbasics.com/2007/03/07/five-things-your-best-friend-won%e2%80%99t-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4124 Linda Mayfield-Hayes Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:33:43 +0000 http://blog.selfpublishing.com/?p=176#comment-4124 Fern, this article is so true. Friends give you compliments, but a true friend is not afriad to give constructive criticism. Fern, this article is so true. Friends give you compliments, but a true friend is not afriad to give constructive criticism.

]]> By: Russ http://www.publishingbasics.com/2007/03/07/five-things-your-best-friend-won%e2%80%99t-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4039 Russ Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:41:44 +0000 http://blog.selfpublishing.com/?p=176#comment-4039 One of many great articles on a equally great website. I wish that somehow we could break this illusion that books are somehow different than any other product. With the liberating power of the internet, everyone can be their own publisher. I fail to see why I should basically give my book to distributors, stores and the like when a well-designed website can sell my book 100%. I'm serious - why should I ever accept a tiny percentage of my own creativity, just because someone else offers it for sale? I'll sell them myself - and so should we all. One of many great articles on a equally great website. I wish that somehow we could break this illusion that books are somehow different than any other product. With the liberating power of the internet, everyone can be their own publisher. I fail to see why I should basically give my book to distributors, stores and the like when a well-designed website can sell my book 100%. I’m serious – why should I ever accept a tiny percentage of my own creativity, just because someone else offers it for sale? I’ll sell them myself – and so should we all.

]]> By: Julie Kuhns http://www.publishingbasics.com/2007/03/07/five-things-your-best-friend-won%e2%80%99t-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4031 Julie Kuhns Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:48:59 +0000 http://blog.selfpublishing.com/?p=176#comment-4031 This was very honest. Depressing, but honest. Thank you for posting this. jk This was very honest. Depressing, but honest. Thank you for posting this.
jk

]]> By: Levi Harry Soucy http://www.publishingbasics.com/2007/03/07/five-things-your-best-friend-won%e2%80%99t-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4028 Levi Harry Soucy Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:01:32 +0000 http://blog.selfpublishing.com/?p=176#comment-4028 Thank you for the time and trouble. I can shout "amen" to your points. Thank you for the time and trouble. I can shout “amen” to your points.

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