tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post2663649126837650513..comments2023-11-03T07:01:16.104-05:00Comments on C. Hope Clark: It's About You as Much as the BookHope Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319310910383413396noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-3398332671241723942011-10-17T11:45:47.243-05:002011-10-17T11:45:47.243-05:00I think the biggest challenge for some writers is ...I think the biggest challenge for some writers is balancing between the solitary life that writing offers with needing to be more social required by marketing yourself and your book; especially in today's world where most traditional publishers won't take on 100% of the marketing for you. Beyond creating something fabulous, successful writers are the ones that can function well in both worlds.Andrea Bandlehttp://www.helpmeselfpublish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-15379611682856270382011-10-17T08:21:26.859-05:002011-10-17T08:21:26.859-05:00I am writing my first novel and am already thinkin...I am writing my first novel and am already thinking about the marketing side. When I started writing, I did think that you only needed to approach a publisher, but then I heard about agents, followed by the challenge it is to be picked up by one. The more I read, the more I hear about building your audience before you approach an agent. I'm looking at starting to build that audience now through my blog. It is a scary thought to be telling the world that I'm writing but if I want to actually do this, I'm going to have to be brave and talk about it.Cherylhttp://www.themomof6boys.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-19331095922880085512011-10-16T11:09:17.632-05:002011-10-16T11:09:17.632-05:00Great post, Hope, and excellent analogy with the c...Great post, Hope, and excellent analogy with the carpenter. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-39034173576344161412011-10-15T16:04:11.845-05:002011-10-15T16:04:11.845-05:00Very nicely stated and a very understandable compa...Very nicely stated and a very understandable comparison, instead of the usual advice to 'use social media.Nancy Popovichhttp://www.nancypopovich.comnoreply@blogger.com