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MLT
 21 Apr 2010, 20:53 #86670 Reply To Post
Isn't it great that so many members are attracting the attention of publishers and agents or winning competitions.

It shows what a worthwhile site this is, not just for the practical help and advice but also for the enthusiastic support that members give each other. I've never yet seen a disparaging comment about someone's success.

So congratulations to those who have already achieved success or are on the way to it. May you be an inspiration to the rest of us.
Temperance
 22 Apr 2010, 13:35 #86699 Reply To Post
Yes, isn't it great to see so many members having successes?

How are you? Here's hoping your treatment is working and you are not feeling too bad.

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This post was last edited by Temperance, 22 Apr 2010, 13:35
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dancingsue
 22 Apr 2010, 13:47 #86700 Reply To Post
How are you, Marjorie? Nice to see you about.
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awrigley
 22 Apr 2010, 13:54 #86701 Reply To Post
I am a bit cautious. I am lucky enough to have been 'spotted', but that does not imply any real success.

For example, the agents who asked mkrobinson12 to see more didn't sign him up. I am still in the running, but the same may well happen to me.

What YWO HAS done is to allow agents to be proactive rather than reactive. Ie, instead of wading through submissions to slush piles, they can come here and check out the top ten and the bestseller list. The chances of success once they 'ask to see more', however, remain the same. Ie, quite low.

The big difference as I see it is that now getting into the top ten has suddenly become more 'valuable': you are more visible to these prowling agents.

I think YWO's greatest point is its review system, BECAUSE the reviews are always genuine. OK, some are genuinely poor, but there is little, or no pre meditated calculation involved. No scratch my back and I'll scratch yours a la Authonomy.com.

That could change and it would be a great shame if it did.

Then again, I could be wrong. Maybe the publishing recession is over and the agents and publishers are just gagging for new authors...

Andrew
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pam123writing
 22 Apr 2010, 13:58 #86704 Reply To Post
Marjorie, nice to see you back with us. Hope you are feeling much better these days. Love Pam. xxx
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MLT
 22 Apr 2010, 19:42 #86730 Reply To Post
Thanks everyone.

The erlotinib trial didn't work so I'm currently in the middle of a course of chemo, which has shrunk to tumour to some extent. What happens after the chemo ends I don't know.

I have good days and bad days: occasional bouts of depression and severe tiredness interspersed with times when I manage to do quite a few things.

The big problem, though, is motivation. That's why it is good to learn of other people attracting the attention of publishers and agents. It actually makes me feel more positive.

I'm managing a few short stories for competitions but the novel seems like an insurmountable hurdle. Living a day at a time isn't conducive to long term planning.

Anyway, thanks for the good wishes and good luck to everyone.
awrigley
 22 Apr 2010, 21:59 #86733 Reply To Post
MLT

A year ago almost to the day, I started feeling seriously ill and without modern medicine, I wouldn't be writing this. There was a time when I couldn't hold a glass of water and for those of you who think I am full of piss, I broke the hospital record for the amount of urine passed in one day: 7 prodigious litres.

But good things do happen, one day at a time.

Andrew
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sulcus
 22 Apr 2010, 22:33 #86735 Reply To Post
Quote: awrigley, Thursday, 22 Apr 2010 13:54
I am a bit cautious. I am lucky enough to have been 'spotted', but that does not imply any real success.

For example, the agents who asked mkrobinson12 to see more didn't sign him up. I am still in the running, but the same may well happen to me.

What YWO HAS done is to allow agents to be proactive rather than reactive. Ie, instead of wading through submissions to slush piles, they can come here and check out the top ten and the bestseller list. The chances of success once they 'ask to see more', however, remain the same. Ie, quite low.

The big difference as I see it is that now getting into the top ten has suddenly become more 'valuable': you are more visible to these prowling agents.

I think YWO's greatest point is its review system, BECAUSE the reviews are always genuine. OK, some are genuinely poor, but there is little, or no pre meditated calculation involved. No scratch my back and I'll scratch yours a la Authonomy.com.

That could change and it would be a great shame if it did.

Then again, I could be wrong. Maybe the publishing recession is over and the agents and publishers are just gagging for new authors...

Andrew


I agree with you 100% Andrew. Well put.
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gabriella
 23 Apr 2010, 21:37 #86768 Reply To Post
Quote: MLT, Wednesday, 21 Apr 2010 20:53
Isn't it great that so many members are attracting the attention of publishers and agents or winning competitions.

It shows what a worthwhile site this is, not just for the practical help and advice but also for the enthusiastic support that members give each other. I've never yet seen a disparaging comment about someone's success.

So congratulations to those who have already achieved success or are on the way to it. May you be an inspiration to the rest of us.


How are you, Marjorie! Feeling better these days?
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 23 Apr 2010, 22:40 #86769 Reply To Post
Quote: awrigley, Thursday, 22 Apr 2010 13:54
Maybe the publishing recession is over and the agents and publishers are just gagging for new authors...

Andrew


Hi All,

This is a quote from an agent this week, "The market is very tough at the moment." Could be they didn't like my work and took the easy way out, but this isn't the first I've heard of it being a tough market for writers this year. I have one friend who makes his living writing...no advances now he says and everyone is clinging on by a fingernail. But then again he's always been a bit dramatic. Sorry to sound so gloomy, I'm not really, it just sounds that way.

Michael Robinson
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