tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491848373964079980.post626112999591015700..comments2023-06-20T04:43:01.778-05:00Comments on Mental Health for Writers: Just Saying "No"Catherine Rankovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245226041172987336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491848373964079980.post-86178420473599167722008-07-10T10:20:00.000-05:002008-07-10T10:20:00.000-05:00Only four rejections? T'aint nothin'! The author ...Only <I>four</I> rejections? T'aint nothin'! <BR/><BR/>The author Richard Burgin sat me down once and gave me a stern talking to about my own feelings of defeat, regarding being unable to publish my memoir after years of trying.<BR/><BR/>"How many publishers actually read the thing?" he asked.<BR/><BR/>"None," I said. "It didn't get that far."<BR/><BR/>"So, you know your problem then is just the marketing angle. The book is probably fine. I wouldn't worry about having a bad book until it was fully read, and rejected, at least ten or fifteen times."<BR/><BR/>It's all spin. They won't even read it unless it's spun their way. And maybe these publishers who demand full biographies are not the ones you want to be approaching.<BR/><BR/>Publishing is most definitely a business.Julia Gordon-Bramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15682792436253939395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491848373964079980.post-69865564123969767242008-07-09T16:28:00.000-05:002008-07-09T16:28:00.000-05:00I don't know if you've tried them or not, but Sout...I don't know if you've tried them or not, but Southeast Missouri State University has a press that does non-fiction books.<BR/><BR/>The editor, Susan Swartwout, is going to be at the October Saturday Writers workshop if you want to pitch to her. You can see her info at saturdaywriters.org under events.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the book. It sounds interesting.zeldadghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798725703113239728noreply@blogger.com