tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959259377292607611.post5667332547036024684..comments2023-10-16T03:35:31.772-06:00Comments on Piper Patter: Publisher pitch sessions?Piper Dennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01456792447298772844noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959259377292607611.post-61680755952032976032013-05-22T20:20:14.927-06:002013-05-22T20:20:14.927-06:00LOL. Yes...you got it right. I just..."get&qu...LOL. Yes...you got it right. I just..."get" how certain services for indie authors would do well with this...cover artists, freelance editors, publicists (who might also help out authors with smaller presses).<br /><br />But I'm still not sure as an author I'd want to spend my pricey time at a conference listening to a publisher tell me what I could find out on the internet. LOL. But hey. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks, right?Piper Dennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456792447298772844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959259377292607611.post-70035455375616417242013-05-21T17:28:44.186-06:002013-05-21T17:28:44.186-06:00I'm scratching my head here. You mean they wan...I'm scratching my head here. You mean they want publishers etc. to be pitching to authors and not the other way round? How bizzare. I'm trying to come up with some witty analogy as to why that's not going to work very well, but my brain's still stuck on 'how bizzare.'lol.Kate Reedwood and Felicity Kateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17613069966479619131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959259377292607611.post-76269803732041031732013-05-20T14:14:14.883-06:002013-05-20T14:14:14.883-06:00No, I've had those same thoughts, Kyra.
I gue...No, I've had those same thoughts, Kyra.<br /><br />I guess the conference owner's vernacular kinda set me off, because he's all about "what the publisher will do for the author"...and I've had a few authors lately who submitted to me, I spent time reading their ms, and then they decide they don't want published someplace where they have to market (which is, in my opinion EVERYwhere).<br /><br />Also, I'm loathe to put myself in the position to be hammered with contract questions, which seems to be lots of what 'new' authors want to ask about. A)I'm not the contract person. B)Contracts can be individualized C)As Sutton said, those particulars are that author's business--nobody else's. And D)many authors have NO idea what this stuff means and they start asking for things to be removed. For instance, we have a new author negotiating to have "merchandising rights" struck from the contract. Which would mean Lyrical Press would then have no legal right to even advertise the book using the cover... It's like, if you're going to hammer out tiny details, then you should do so ONLY with the aid of an attorney. LOL<br /><br />But either way, don't try to do it through me! ;)Piper Dennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456792447298772844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959259377292607611.post-87753667155204213052013-05-18T07:53:55.156-06:002013-05-18T07:53:55.156-06:00That is an interesting requirement. And I totally ...That is an interesting requirement. And I totally hear you on how you really shouldn't have to pitch - good authors/writers should do their homework and come to you. Trust me, I know. ;-)<br /><br />But at the same time, might this not be a good way to reach out and spread the word about Lyrical to the authors with potential who ARE trying to do their homework? I mean, they paid to go to the conference, so you hope they are somewhat serious about their search. And hopefully they're learning how to be a better writer at the conference's session.<br /><br />Not saying you're in any way wrong, just trying to play devil's advocate. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959259377292607611.post-84858394406978918792013-05-17T09:09:55.066-06:002013-05-17T09:09:55.066-06:00Hmm. That is odd. You do have better things to do ...Hmm. That is odd. You do have better things to do with your time, for sure. Honestly, as an author, if I'm sitting at any kind of pitch session, I want it to be one on one with the editor/publisher. <br /><br />It's business, and my business is just that. Mine. Er, where is that diva line? Oh, okay, I'll go wait over there. lol!Sutton Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945431786788856207noreply@blogger.com