tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676881223204883783.post200729484374177638..comments2024-03-06T10:26:51.520-06:00Comments on Karla Brandenburg: PersistenceKarla Brandenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662958593514530762noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676881223204883783.post-48270307705894980472011-01-31T15:11:38.235-06:002011-01-31T15:11:38.235-06:00Mary, I've done the self-pub route myself, and...Mary, I've done the self-pub route myself, and it wasn't all bad - just a LOT of work. Another rejection in the mail today. I'd like to have some power behind this one - I have a lot of confidence in it, so want to exhaust that route first.<br /><br />As to my Mad and Sad - blame it on the flu (Influenza - cue the Lion King Music)Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567180201885657281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676881223204883783.post-23480678314418098522011-01-30T16:25:10.108-06:002011-01-30T16:25:10.108-06:00I haven't sent any query letters out in a whil...I haven't sent any query letters out in a while, but I do have a stash of rejection letters around here somewhere for each of my books. <br /><br />Two were accepted by a small publisher, which since fell on hard times and became another publisher. <br /><br />The last one, Killer Career, I self-published as an experiment. It was just starting to catch on then, but now, lots of writers are Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676881223204883783.post-64638199762684840032011-01-25T13:13:00.629-06:002011-01-25T13:13:00.629-06:00yes, I've gotten those, too. I've also go...yes, I've gotten those, too. I've also gotten the "go ahead and send me more" hand written on my query letter. Hey, that works for me, as long as they like it :-)Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567180201885657281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676881223204883783.post-91984772256358295502011-01-25T10:41:59.056-06:002011-01-25T10:41:59.056-06:00Personal is good. So much better than your own que...Personal is good. So much better than your own query letter returned with "NO!" in big blue letters.<br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.com