I made it to Day 9, three-quarters of the way through my big
tour,
and time to splash a little water on my face.
Today’s guest post is over at Heather M. Gardner’s The Waiting is the
Hardest Part. Although Heather often
posts lighthearted subject matter—Stormy, anyone?—I get a bit more serious. You see, Heather beta-read my manuscript
right before my book deal, when I was trying to decide whether or not to
compromise on content just to get it published.
She did me a great service, and I will be forever grateful and in her
debt simply because of her honesty.
Check it out and tell me what you think.
Would you ever consider compromising content to get published?
Would you ever consider compromising content to get published?
As always, every follower who comments here during my tour will be entered into a drawing for an ARC of The Mistaken and a
bookmark. Plus, 5 runner-up winners will
each receive an ebook copy. Winners will
be determined using Random.org and
notified via email.
Tomorrow on Day 10, my best friend, Lisa Regan, interviews me over at
her joint. And Falling For Fiction gives The Mistaken some love.
__________
THE MISTAKEN ~ the
hell of revenge, the hope of redemption
Next stops on The Mistaken Blog Tour:
11/19: Arlee Bird’s Tossing It Out for a
follow-up on my launch and tour.
15 comments:
Heather was one of your test readers? That's cool!
Thanks for visiting us on your blog tour Nancy! Hope things are going really well!
Heather & Stormy!
Keep seeing your book cover on blogs-- congratulations on all the promotion. Yeah, pandering is a tricky path to negotiate. I'm mulling all that over as I work my way through my MS.
Off to visit Stormy. :)
Interesting issue. I'm off to check it out!
I would hope that I would not have to compromise...but I've never been in that position.
I'm off to check it out!
Compromise content? It's something to think about. Off to check out the post------
I'm kind of too stubborn to compromise -just- to get published. I'd need a good reason.
I appreciate input into all my books, but I also need to trust my instincts. If someone says something that stings, that generally means they've hit the nail. If I'm unsure, I take a day and decide. I think I'm pretty flexible most days. But even I get my back up every once in awhile.
Off to visit Heather's blog.
Awesome! Constructive CPs are the best, especially in their honesty. It's invaluable. I'll be sure to pop over to Heather's!
Cheers for The Mistaken!
Whoa. The light at the end of the tunnel. Are you exhausted? This whole thing scares me.
You need some coffee and chocolate, Nancy. :)
Ok, I admit, I'M LATE, VERY LATE. Darn me but I'M HERE, so that matters. I AM HERE!
What a wonderful post at Heather's! Compromising cna be difficult but you gotta do what's best for your characters.
Your tour has been lovely, Nancy! It could have not been better and I'm so glad that I was able to go on this ride with you :) Really, really looking forward having you over at my blog on Thursday!
Cheers! Congrats, a million times more! Can't be any happier for you! *hugs*
What you did was NOT compromising to get published. After all, you stated the new version of the scene was more thought-provoking and accomplished what you wanted.
This happens all the time in learning any skill. A certain way of writing a scene (or kicking a soccer ball or setting up a spreadsheet) gets corrected by those with more experience. This is jarring, but once the change is made, a look back shows the old way of doing things wasn't so precious after all.
To me, compromise is more like adding sex to a scene to sell, or changing the race of a minority character to white to be more appealing. That's completely different.
I enjoyed reading your guest post at Heather's! You were wise to give her an early edition of The Mistaken! Now I'm even more excited about reading your book! Julie
Post a Comment