Comments on: You Get What You Don’t Pay For…by Dee Stewart

By: Christian music

Christian music — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:30:41 +0000

Your wisdom has helped many, that is for sure. It also served as an inspiration! God has indeed used you to become an instrument to enlighten us all!

By: Shawneda Marks

Shawneda Marks — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:06:03 +0000

Dee,
We’ve talked about this and you know as well as I where I stand. Now the world knows where you stand. Kudos for your article. We won’t event get started on publicists pushing authors they know don’t fit a venue, and other sour candy (wink wink). I just decided to allow God to magnify what will glorify Him in my books. That’s what it is most important for me…God first and everything else second. His favor and blessing over your life even more is my prayer for you.

Later,
Shawneda

By: dee stewart

dee stewart — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:01:35 +0000

thanks. i’m honored i’ve gotten great feedback from you guys

By: Brenda Lisbon

Brenda Lisbon — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:21:58 +0000

Dee,
This was a great post. I learned a lot about the side of the industry readers don’t necessarily see.

-Brenda

By: Cheryl Pullins

Cheryl Pullins — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:45:30 +0000

What a great post Dee! Informative and realistic….no candy coating.
Connect with you soon.

By: dee stewart

dee stewart — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:13:53 +0000

thanks, ladies.

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:35:19 +0000

As always, great job! You hit it on the head. “…understand that if the publishing industry does not begin to take care of each other without hurting the other, the entire thing implodes.”

Maya Angelou once said “When you know better, you do better…”

We know. Now it’s time to do.

Again great job!

By: Toni

Toni — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:24:58 +0000

This is the old crabs in a barrell, authors, publishers, editors, are not helping each other. It’s about the almight dollar and self.

By: alethea j brown

alethea j brown — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:23:27 +0000

Thanks for sharing Miss Stewart, as a new writer you find yourself in a whirlwind of little tasks. Doing the marketing, publicity, social networking, researching the internet for new ways and new flavs to promote your book, in a tasteful and professional manner. And before you know it, you are no longer writing, you are doing a lot of nothing, if you are not careful. I am grateful for your tips. But I do respect the fact that you took the time to compile this information and that time costs.

P.s. I look forward to your book hitting the shelves God knows best . . .wink

Alethea J. Brown, author
I Don’t Want To Be A “Mom” Today !!!

By: Dee Stewart

Dee Stewart — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:05:51 +0000

Mary and Susan, I hope I don’t focus a nasty lens on the industry. My aim was to have an honest conversation and implore those of us in the industry to work together. We can react to the downturn in our economy in a positive way, but when service providers and authors are taken advantage of we provide a disservice to the reading community, you guys.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:28:19 +0000

I agree, Mary! I never knew they behind-the-scenes stuff that goes on. However, I have seen books that were rated 5 stars, and I wondered if we were reading the same book! LOL

By: mary c

mary c — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:21:25 +0000

Wow. As a reader I am obviously shocked. I guess one never knows what’s going on behind the scenes. Thank you for sharing the wisdom.

By: dee stewart

dee stewart — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:19:24 +0000

i take it you approve, angelia

By: Angelia

Angelia — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:27:20 +0000

YES!