tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283504667601100354.post7267444786656873142..comments2023-06-08T16:01:19.116+00:00Comments on WITCHWAY: Reality CheckRebecca Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474010455394752000noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283504667601100354.post-45764670963836898942013-02-18T12:59:00.331+00:002013-02-18T12:59:00.331+00:00Hi Cathy, I think we concentrate so much on gettin...Hi Cathy, I think we concentrate so much on getting a book deal, because that's Holy Grail, that we forget that's just the first hurdle, there are plenty more. I'm always encouraged by Ian Rankin's quite modest success until Black and Blue in 1997, and he seems to be doing rather well!Rebecca Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474010455394752000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283504667601100354.post-14923335399838399562013-02-18T12:52:53.132+00:002013-02-18T12:52:53.132+00:00You will not be disappointed, and having has a gli...You will not be disappointed, and having has a glimpse of book 2, the series gets even better! Nice to see women breaking into SF, Fantasy and Steampunk. Rebecca Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474010455394752000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283504667601100354.post-65339730189489927952013-02-18T12:48:26.764+00:002013-02-18T12:48:26.764+00:00I used to work in publishing and not many of our a...I used to work in publishing and not many of our authors earned out their (small) advances. I read an article recently about a well known book (can't remember what book it was) that got loads of press, reviews in the broadsheets, etc. so people assumed it sold loads, but in reality, it had sold very few. Cathyhttp://www.cathywhite.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283504667601100354.post-47014311005115804662013-02-18T12:02:48.595+00:002013-02-18T12:02:48.595+00:00I saw that article, and I'll be picking up a c...I saw that article, and I'll be picking up a copy of the book!Nicola Vincent-Abnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865608045342419682noreply@blogger.com