tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post3385372611337746266..comments2024-03-21T03:22:46.645-06:00Comments on My Story, My Way ~ An Indie Adventure: Meet Tina Russo Radcliffe & Her 6 Qualities of an Indie AuthorLeslie Ann aka LAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15584041234338927880noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-99054834285546652013-10-17T00:10:02.696-06:002013-10-17T00:10:02.696-06:00Rogenna!!! My partner in crime. My book cover desi...Rogenna!!! My partner in crime. My book cover designer!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-54858234902469758392013-10-17T00:01:41.322-06:002013-10-17T00:01:41.322-06:00Great post, Tina. Sorry I'm late to the party...Great post, Tina. Sorry I'm late to the party. Is forgetting what day it is par for the course?Rogenna Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391633013792982845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-86218560681859191182013-10-16T19:17:52.037-06:002013-10-16T19:17:52.037-06:00Awe, thanks, Suzie!!! Having fun, that's for s...Awe, thanks, Suzie!!! Having fun, that's for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-9239393700204370312013-10-16T18:39:22.534-06:002013-10-16T18:39:22.534-06:00Congratulations, Tina! I'm looking forward to ...Congratulations, Tina! I'm looking forward to reading this, and wish you much success with indie publishing. Exciting times!Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-54283350297619344242013-10-16T17:21:24.978-06:002013-10-16T17:21:24.978-06:00You know what they say, you fail only if you don&#...You know what they say, you fail only if you don't try.<br /><br />Go. Try.<br /><br />~LL. A. Sartorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17373275542886603001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-10676534098042353592013-10-16T17:10:54.668-06:002013-10-16T17:10:54.668-06:00Thanks, Vince.Thanks, Vince.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-2651453844360706792013-10-16T15:48:56.949-06:002013-10-16T15:48:56.949-06:00Hi Tina:
Don’t worry for lack of rules. All the r...<b>Hi Tina:</b><br /><br />Don’t worry for lack of rules. All the rules are still there except now they are marketing rules. Learn how to make a book highly marketable and then write it. Instead of the ‘book of your heart’ write the book ‘of enough people’s hearts’ to make a best seller. Don’t write a book you hope marketing may be able to sell for you; write the book marketing has always been wanting to be given to market.<br /><br />Also, rules are not laws of nature. Tony Robbins’ rule did not apply to lottery winners. Steven Job’s rule does not apply to reinventing the wheel. Sometimes by the time something gets to be a rule, it is nearing the end of its usefulness. <br /><br />In a way it’s not about being the best Indie writer. It’s about being a writer that can best utilize the unique advantages Indie publishing offers that Traditional publishing cannot. I think Ruth’s “Romance Realism” type book is a subgenre that the Indie method was made for. It’s like trying to find and then exploit the subgenre that is the biggest it could be and yet still be too little for Traditional publishers to service profitably. <br /><br />This does not have to be a zero sum game. A book that a Traditional publisher would lose money publishing might make a lot of money for the author as an Indie book. It is not that the Traditional publisher was wrong or stupid. It is just that the Traditional publisher works under a different set of profit rules.<br /><br />I think the number one rule of the Indie writer is:<br /><br />Write a book that tons of people can’t wait to buy and once they read it can’t wait to buy your next book. <br /><br />Write the book so that every book you write sells all your other books. Sell one of your books and have that sale cause a chain reaction into the explosive sale of all your books. Pantser your copy but plan your career. <br /><br />I have “The Rosetti Curse”. Both it and “The Stone of Heaven” are on my Kindle looking up at me wondering if I still love them. What was that song, “For all the girls I’ve known”? Honest, I am doing my best. : )Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707773426729777989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-52767416206677561622013-10-16T15:36:48.999-06:002013-10-16T15:36:48.999-06:00LOL. Audra.LOL. Audra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-25909580938258923482013-10-16T14:24:15.107-06:002013-10-16T14:24:15.107-06:00OMG, Tina! Absolutely I'm thankful for traditi...OMG, Tina! Absolutely I'm thankful for traditional publishers. How else do you know what readers want to read?<br /><br />I'm just saying it's nice to have an avenue to market the stories that don't fit into the "yearly budget" trad. houses schedule. It's nice to be able to sweep the dust bunnies out from under the beds, LOL! Audra Hardershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654717451512952428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-28866999943278275122013-10-16T12:51:35.358-06:002013-10-16T12:51:35.358-06:00Thanks, Myra!!Thanks, Myra!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-51513316064254961372013-10-16T11:38:27.305-06:002013-10-16T11:38:27.305-06:00Well said, Tina! I'll revisit this post if/whe...Well said, Tina! I'll revisit this post if/when I ever decide I'm ready to take the indie plunge.Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-16043762787743132852013-10-16T10:18:18.258-06:002013-10-16T10:18:18.258-06:00Malcom Gladwell
BlinkMalcom Gladwell<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without-ebook/dp/B000PAAH3K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381940202&sr=8-1&keywords=blink" rel="nofollow">Blink</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-63731081670241823172013-10-16T09:32:08.984-06:002013-10-16T09:32:08.984-06:00 What is Blink?
~L What is Blink?<br />~LL. A. Sartorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17373275542886603001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-76534353928499815632013-10-16T09:30:23.590-06:002013-10-16T09:30:23.590-06:00Tina,
I think that's very true. I remember l...Tina, <br />I think that's very true. I remember long ago when pubbed authors were so secretive about everything. (Not all of them, but most:))<br /><br />Sharing whatever info I have is important to me, thus the blog.<br /><br />I think it's very freeing.<br /><br />LL. A. Sartorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17373275542886603001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-18107200773981783812013-10-16T09:19:55.136-06:002013-10-16T09:19:55.136-06:00I had insomnia last night, myself. As I wasn't...I had insomnia last night, myself. As I wasn't sleeping I though of another quality. Indie authors are very sharing. Much like Seekerville...and we're different as well.<br /><br />No worrying about will helping you hurt me. Transparency abounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-60282877767731532042013-10-16T09:09:10.171-06:002013-10-16T09:09:10.171-06:00Good Morning,
I was up literally burning the midn...Good Morning, <br />I was up literally burning the midnight oil, so I'm late, but hope you all still have room for a bite of fresh scone and of course, the endless cup of coffee.<br /><br />Tina, I'm so happy you're here today!<br /><br />Indie publishing is freeing in many ways. Scary in many more, but frankly I wouldn't do it any other way. <br /><br />Breaking rules is interesting as I think one has to know the rules first to break them, eh?<br /><br />This blog has the tag, My Story ~ My Way for a reason :) <br /><br />I'm all for a Rule Breaking Night Out. <br /><br />Hugs<br />LAL. A. Sartorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17373275542886603001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-66499325867136159092013-10-16T09:08:11.547-06:002013-10-16T09:08:11.547-06:00Very timely advice. I have my first manuscript out...Very timely advice. I have my first manuscript out with a traditional publisher at the moment, even though my list of pros is very much leaning towards indie publishing. Now it's a question of finding out if I have what it takes to be an indie author. Cindy W.http://lucindawhitney.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-38000463264994253412013-10-16T08:55:07.408-06:002013-10-16T08:55:07.408-06:00It's good to know how to follow the rules, Aud...It's good to know how to follow the rules, Audra. Traditional publishers are still around because they know what the reader wants..and on another level, it's so much fun to write without rules.<br /><br />Now the real test will be not having that net of my traditional publishing to catch me.<br /><br />Authors who don't are my heroes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-51273790945270933102013-10-16T08:52:44.971-06:002013-10-16T08:52:44.971-06:00Thanks, Janet.
We should have a Rule Breaking Nig...Thanks, Janet.<br /><br />We should have a Rule Breaking Night Out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-87952729587846808122013-10-16T08:52:06.186-06:002013-10-16T08:52:06.186-06:00Thanks, Missy.
Yeah, you know you are a rule fol...Thanks, Missy. <br /><br />Yeah, you know you are a rule follower when you work somewhere that does a study on the next pen the company will use.<br /><br />And you don't think that's a little too much??? Sheesh. <br /><br />Time to break out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-11492662258973869832013-10-16T08:50:54.278-06:002013-10-16T08:50:54.278-06:00Thanks, Mary. I do actually have two more Italian ...Thanks, Mary. I do actually have two more Italian books. Is the world ready for them is the question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-46954720929927682792013-10-16T08:50:12.123-06:002013-10-16T08:50:12.123-06:00Thank you, Renee!!!Thank you, Renee!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-72163664792322598992013-10-16T08:49:53.194-06:002013-10-16T08:49:53.194-06:00#addictedtohastags#addictedtohastagsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-57442284709610105552013-10-16T08:49:20.668-06:002013-10-16T08:49:20.668-06:00You were RE reading Blink? Sheesh. I haven't e...You were RE reading Blink? Sheesh. I haven't even made it through once. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-16013756402187303792013-10-16T07:12:01.448-06:002013-10-16T07:12:01.448-06:00Great post, Tina! I was just saying yesterday to m...Great post, Tina! I was just saying yesterday to my daughter (talking about homework in school) that I'm such a rule follower. Maybe I need to let my inner rule-breaker out. :)<br /><br />I've been reading Rosetti Curse and loving it!Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.com