IF YOU COULD CHANGE

Subject: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:25 pm

If you suddenly had an oppurtunity to make one change to your book or books what would it be? The sky is the limit but only allowed one change per book, it can also be about yourself if you want to be more personal. Should make for some interesting reading.

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Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:30 pm

If I could I'd get my book, Of Orbs and Lords, illustrated. Unfortunately, I don't have the time or the money. I'd also like to get the sequel to Of Orbs and Lords that's been sitting on my desk almost a year published (actually sequel is sort of a misnomer, because it actually tells the back story to Of Orbs and Lords).

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:47 pm

On a book that has my picture on the cover I would look like Robert Redford thirty years ago.

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:25 pm

On the cover of any one of my books, I would like to see the words: No. 1 Bestseller.

Three little words. It's not asking a lot, is it?

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:53 pm

Shelagh wrote:: On the cover of any one of my books, I would like to see the words: No. 1 Bestseller.

Three little words. It's not asking a lot, is it?

I would be satisfied with #10

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:56 pm

"It's not asking a lot, is it?" How many times I've heard those words and in every case it was asking a lot.

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:44 pm

I wouldn't change a thing.

Very Happy

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:51 am

Forest Elf: You are one of the lucky ones.

Alice: I'd settle foe 100th.

Dick Redford: If I could turn back time.

Shelagh: You are number one in my book.

Gordon: Who knows what the future holds.

As for me I learned a lesson when Daddy's Game was published. All of the work I put into my first book and the thrill of getting it published had me excited. As a newbie to the business all I could think of was seeing my book published. Looking back my wish would have been to take my time and properly edit the book. Live and learn right Dick Redford.

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:48 am

I don't think I'd change anything. Very Happy

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:01 am

Nutter,
I would have it professionally edited.

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:09 am

I would like a professional edit also.

Vickie

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:57 am

I'm with Gordon, illustrations.

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:54 pm

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Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:53 am

One thing I would definitely change--I would have started much sooner. Like 20 or 30 years ago!

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:12 am

I think I was too intent on proving my premise, by referring to my sources as often as I did. I think the book's narrative would have been more effective if I had used a simpler means of validating my sources, and the narrator's voice would have been more authoritative. My first queries were sent to university presses which required the format I used, but once I started looking to other venues, I could have changed that.

Ann

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:37 am

Zada, I'm with you about starting much sooner.

Vickie

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Fri Jan 09, 2009 7:28 am

Ann,
you're an honest person. Self critique with admission of error is rare.

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:28 am

zadaconnaway wrote:: One thing I would definitely change--I would have started much sooner. Like 20 or 30 years ago!

I hadn't thought of that. Yes, I'd have liked to have started years back.

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:10 pm

A. W. Nutter wrote:: Forest Elf: You are one of the lucky ones.

....

Just because I wouldn't change a thing doesn't mean I didn't make mistakes.
It doesn't mean things went the way I wanted.
It certainly doesn't mean I'm lucky.

It just means I wouldn't change what I did.

I learned from the experience and I continue to move forward.

I don't have regrets. I have life lessons and new knowledge with which to work.

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:33 pm

When I wrote Keechie I had no idea of the limitations of writing
in first person pov. In fact, I had no idea of most anything about
writing a book - except from what I learned by reading a lot. Had I
known then that there was to be a second book in the saga (which I
wrote in third person) I would have written Keechie in third also.

I may have even combined the two books into one!

Subject: Re: IF YOU COULD CHANGE Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:34 pm

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