Comments on: I’ve Always Wanted to be a Writer… http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/03/30/ive-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:55:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: IAMB http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/03/30/ive-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-4351 IAMB Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:35:25 +0000 http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/03/30/ive-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/#comment-4351 You know, my co-conspirator and I are still tossing around the idea of self-publishing. On one hand, we like the support a larger publisher would give us. On the other hand, we want to retain full creative control over our stuff (which is why we're avoiding NG and Smithsonian). Hopefully we can find a happy medium... You know, my co-conspirator and I are still tossing around the idea of self-publishing. On one hand, we like the support a larger publisher would give us. On the other hand, we want to retain full creative control over our stuff (which is why we’re avoiding NG and Smithsonian). Hopefully we can find a happy medium…

]]> By: Jay http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/03/30/ive-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-4348 Jay Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:17:35 +0000 http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/03/30/ive-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/#comment-4348 You know me, I love to write. I finished my first novel in high school and I have considered self-publishing, simply to have a few copies to give away to family and friends. I actually think I should try to publish for real, though. Anyway, writing is all personal to me. If I never publish, as long as I'm allowed to write, I think I'll be okay. Right now I'm handwriting a Greek-inspired fantasy story in pen in a beautiful leatherbound notebook. It will probably never see anything except the book it's in, but that's okay. When it's done, I can say that I wrote it. That's an amazing feeling. Wishing all the best for you. You know me, I love to write. I finished my first novel in high school and I have considered self-publishing, simply to have a few copies to give away to family and friends. I actually think I should try to publish for real, though.

Anyway, writing is all personal to me. If I never publish, as long as I’m allowed to write, I think I’ll be okay. Right now I’m handwriting a Greek-inspired fantasy story in pen in a beautiful leatherbound notebook. It will probably never see anything except the book it’s in, but that’s okay. When it’s done, I can say that I wrote it. That’s an amazing feeling.

Wishing all the best for you.

]]> By: Kate http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/03/30/ive-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-4347 Kate Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:57:46 +0000 http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/03/30/ive-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/#comment-4347 Ms. Mandi, Sorry to contact you through comments but I didn't see a 'contact me' on your site. I saw that on the wordpress forums that you were having a problem some time ago with your new posts not showing. I see that it must have been resolved somehow since this is a recent post. I am having that problem and unable to fix it, and nothing in the wordpress forums is helping (there's hardly any proposed solutions on this topic even though many have said that they're having this problem). Can you email me and tell me what worked for you? I would be extremely grateful! Thanks and God bless. Ms. Mandi,

Sorry to contact you through comments but I didn’t see a ‘contact me’ on your site. I saw that on the wordpress forums that you were having a problem some time ago with your new posts not showing. I see that it must have been resolved somehow since this is a recent post. I am having that problem and unable to fix it, and nothing in the wordpress forums is helping (there’s hardly any proposed solutions on this topic even though many have said that they’re having this problem). Can you email me and tell me what worked for you? I would be extremely grateful!

Thanks and God bless.

]]> By: AG http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/03/30/ive-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-4346 AG Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:19:05 +0000 http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/03/30/ive-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/#comment-4346 Yay, go, Mandi! I know you can do it. (Can I have an honorary mention somewhere in your book? J/K) I'd love to see you publish a novel. Yay, go, Mandi! I know you can do it. (Can I have an honorary mention somewhere in your book? J/K) I’d love to see you publish a novel.

]]> By: J http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/03/30/ive-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-4343 J Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:31:05 +0000 http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/03/30/ive-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/#comment-4343 lulu.com too. I spoke with a publicist and his wife (who is an editor at a publishing company) that says if you do self-publish and you have the forum through which to sell at least 5000 copies, a major publisher would likely pick you up. You are a very popular blogger. I think you can do it!! lulu.com too.

I spoke with a publicist and his wife (who is an editor at a publishing company) that says if you do self-publish and you have the forum through which to sell at least 5000 copies, a major publisher would likely pick you up. You are a very popular blogger. I think you can do it!!

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