tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1759551758720120236.post4592018409626838262..comments2023-09-08T07:54:39.425-07:00Comments on The Cynical Self-publisher: What Does Life as a Community-builder look like? 1000 true fans revisited part 2Agnieszkas Shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831763071877082489noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1759551758720120236.post-13496826433583707922012-06-13T14:28:22.242-07:002012-06-13T14:28:22.242-07:00Hi Karen,
I've loved following news of your re...Hi Karen,<br />I've loved following news of your readings and signings -there's nothing quite so rewarding as watching people respond that directly. T-shirts sound fabulous!Dan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1759551758720120236.post-58711609292971840362012-06-13T13:46:20.601-07:002012-06-13T13:46:20.601-07:00I should add that that is £1 per book on a £4.99 r...I should add that that is £1 per book on a £4.99 retail price! :)Karen Inglishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205875900756890899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1759551758720120236.post-6056903380089108682012-06-13T13:45:06.089-07:002012-06-13T13:45:06.089-07:00This is a great post :) Thanks. I'm spending ...This is a great post :) Thanks. I'm spending this weekend signing my children's book 'Eeek!' (about a soccer-mad runaway alien) at our local children's football club - and giving £1 to their chosen charity ('Kids for Kids' which donates football kits to children in Ghana, Rwanda,Zambia and Nigeria)<br /><br />I've never charged for my school readings either....<br /><br />It was wonderful last night to get home after a hard day at the day job (also writing!) to find an A4 envelope with 30 letters from school children in Leeds that I've never met who had read and loved my book - complete with their own drawings! Oh and their teacher said it had won hands-down in a vote after reading the first 2 chapters of 3 different books :) I like the idea of Eeek the alien T-shirts :) All the best. @kareninglisKaren Inglishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205875900756890899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1759551758720120236.post-55910467713558444162012-06-04T16:02:53.909-07:002012-06-04T16:02:53.909-07:00I think it's really important to respond to ev...I think it's really important to respond to everything - there comes a level where that's not possible, which for me is a sign I never want to reach that levelDan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1759551758720120236.post-51398916256644784822012-06-04T15:33:01.159-07:002012-06-04T15:33:01.159-07:00Interesting post and full of stuff to think about....Interesting post and full of stuff to think about. I know of an Australian author, Peter Watt, who replies to every post on his FB page personally. It's a normal page not a fan page where readers ask to be friends. His big-name author friends have thousands of fans but he plugs away writing a book a year for his publisher and keeping up with his page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1759551758720120236.post-36390273504198962882012-06-02T08:37:45.254-07:002012-06-02T08:37:45.254-07:00:) I think the main thing is to be yourself and no...:) I think the main thing is to be yourself and not try to be what you think you should be - you get into a second-guessingness that serves no one. What that means at a practical level will obviously vary from person to person but I think starting from scratch and thinking "what can I do?" without any preconceptions about what does or doesn't work based on what we been told is importantAgnieszkas Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831763071877082489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1759551758720120236.post-27456120133661409662012-06-02T07:59:10.339-07:002012-06-02T07:59:10.339-07:00Wow, there's a lot of excellent stuff to ponde...Wow, there's a lot of excellent stuff to ponder here, Dan. 'Shining-throughness' can be elusive but your post has very helpful pointers. I think I'll need to re-read it as there's much to consider but I like the practical-wisdomness. I am one of the 1000 Dannites btw. :)Anne Stormont (@writeanne)http://annestormont.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com