tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post5804562308857289047..comments2024-03-06T05:24:11.328-05:00Comments on Kelly Hashway: Writer Wednesday: Were Writers Ever Just Writers?Kelly Hashwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-52339170998026887832016-07-29T07:40:48.228-04:002016-07-29T07:40:48.228-04:00It is necessary, so we do it.It is necessary, so we do it.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-10479436993600569372016-07-28T20:13:49.808-04:002016-07-28T20:13:49.808-04:00When I started writing in the 1990s I didn't k...When I started writing in the 1990s I didn't know you were supposed to promote your work. At first, I wrote for children's magazines, so it wasn't a problem. Writing books was different. It wasn't so much on the Internet as personal. I still just want to write. The other stuff is necessary though. Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-83351819382124291922016-07-28T08:36:13.821-04:002016-07-28T08:36:13.821-04:00I see James Patterson doing his own promo all the ...I see James Patterson doing his own promo all the time, and I have to think if even he has to work so hard at it, we all have to. LOL<br /><br />Aw, thank you, Mirka. You're such a sweetheart!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-33105492193899894582016-07-28T08:35:07.717-04:002016-07-28T08:35:07.717-04:00Yes, it's definitely gotten worse with the cha...Yes, it's definitely gotten worse with the change in technology. Worse for writers, that is, since more responsibility now falls on us. Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-77827347785869168562016-07-28T08:34:03.245-04:002016-07-28T08:34:03.245-04:00Yes, it is.Yes, it is.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-33905918793152969392016-07-28T08:29:57.378-04:002016-07-28T08:29:57.378-04:00You are very right. I guess every job has parts to...You are very right. I guess every job has parts to it that we don't enjoy as much. ;)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-5511743435310878952016-07-27T20:18:19.232-04:002016-07-27T20:18:19.232-04:00I suppose some writers get to just write, and an e...I suppose some writers get to just write, and an editor is waiting for their next manuscript with tapping fingers. But not many. <br />So many of us are shy that marketing is the harder part. <br />For all you achieve in one day, Kelly, I think you're a great example of what a contemporary working writer should be.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-73691233886495894202016-07-27T16:52:18.837-04:002016-07-27T16:52:18.837-04:00I started writing in the 90s and, according to my ...I started writing in the 90s and, according to my friends from back then, yes it's gotten harder. Publishers used to have full publicity departments who did a lot of work for authors. However, back then it was harder to get the word out. They'd take out ads and that sort of thing and even schedule bookstore signings. But social media has given us the ability to reach people on a more one-on-one basis without spending a fortune. Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-91954159088808624172016-07-27T11:31:10.341-04:002016-07-27T11:31:10.341-04:00It is the great quandary, isn't it?It is the great quandary, isn't it?William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-47972043971799372542016-07-27T08:46:44.443-04:002016-07-27T08:46:44.443-04:00I think writing is part of every worker's job ...I think writing is part of every worker's job regimen. Everyone has to write during the course of their work, but where we differ as writers of fiction or when our writing is put out for consumption, we have to communicate in a manner where promotion of those materials is priority. Writing may be our passion, but marketing and promoting the work is what puts food on the table.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-15921792731209396902016-07-27T07:04:54.420-04:002016-07-27T07:04:54.420-04:00Great question, Sheena. I'll tackle that next ...Great question, Sheena. I'll tackle that next week.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-39885365336196873622016-07-27T03:24:59.973-04:002016-07-27T03:24:59.973-04:00Oh it gets worse with time. We writers torture our...Oh it gets worse with time. We writers torture ourselves by doing more work to make our manuscript babies shine. It is the doomed wonderful life of true writers who want to put our best foot forward. We can't bear putting out sub par work.<br /><br />Question: How to avoid ending up with duplicate covers to other authors? Especially with use of stock photo images? Is digital manipulation enough and is going custom always viable with meager pockets?Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.com