Deidre havrelock's Comments

Thanks for your comment. Your blog is now in my Favourites. I'll be looking for an agent as soon as I have my second book edited.:)

Hello Deidre,

I've subscribed to your blog and followed you in Twitter.

I'm new around here and been away for a couple weeks on projects. Thanks for leaving your links.

Rich

Preciate the welcome.  I will be sure to check out your giveaway.  Sounds great!

Thank you for the welcome! I stopped by and followed your blog. 

I'm so sorry I missed the drawing for the book. I was out of the country for the holidays. Thank you for the welcome and I'll keep an eye out to see if you do another giveaway! Happy New Year! Lisa

Thanks for your welcome, Diedre. I am now following your blog. JB :-) http://jbthewriter.wordpress.com/

Thank you so much for the welcome!  I visited your blog and I'm now a follower!!  When my book is published, I'm going to be publishing as an ebook to start...

Hi Deidre: I'd be pleased to have a copy of The Big Book of Agents. Thanks for the prize! Please let me know how you'd like me to privately send you my address so you can send it. Thanks! --Lori

Hello Deidre, I thank you for the welcome. Good luck to all of us in this New Year of new books. We are lucky to have epub and blogs. I have written my share of queries. Finding an agent is getting harder by the minute. I've decided to spend my time writing what I love.

Thanks for your warm welcome and nifty site, Deidre.

I've had some minor success in both print and e-publishing, in both having and not-having an agent. Clearly, if you want to get published by one of the major houses, you need one. No editor, no matter how in love with a book or an author, can talk his publisher into forking over xxxxx thousand dollars to produce, market, and stock a book, without step one--the author getting an agent to go to bat for him or her. And yes, depending on your authorial marketing skills, you can e-book solo...but for the big time, you gotta play the game.

My latest novel, Humboldt, is being read by two agents, and we'll see. One wrote back that he was reading it and enjoying. There's always hope. We'll see. Meanwhile, I do what I do...cook up lies all day at my computer.

Ok, maybe not completly old school. I use a pen and paper, but thats close enough. (...Graphite). I guess im just a dinosaur still not up on all of the latest gadgets.thought about getting a tablet, but work is very dusty and it wouldnt survive.

Thanks for your insight!

Understood. I hear you. How much of a cut do they take? Or do they get flat fees?

Deidre, my book is digital and going to amazon so even if it's rubbish no-one can reject it!!

you are fabulous though and i like your hair like that....especially with the hat that looks like a book.

best regards

steve

Deirdre: Thanks for leaving your comment. So sell me. Why would I want an agent. I've written a Hell of a book, and can earn the bulk of the proceeds. What can an agent do for me that I can't do for myself?

Thank you so much for the welcome. I had a computer virus but am now back on line. I was motivated to finish my 2nd scifi book Utopia Six an put it on kindle. Do you think its better then a hard copy, or should I do both? So far I dont have an agent as I to have been frustrated by the lack of interest that they show in new writers unless we are rich or famous. I do enjoy writing and currently am on my 31st novel. I write old school with paper and pen so it seems to take forever to type them up.  Thanks again. David

Thank you for the welcome, Deirdre,

I love your blog - very interesting and informative.  I am following it and will most certainly be making regular visits.  I am also following you on Twitter and look forward to getting to know you.

Kind regards,

Lyn

HI Deidre

  Thanks for your welcome and the questions. The answers are below, after your questions, in italics

Cheers

Elaine.

My questions are: if we publish an ebook with you as opposed to doing one ourselves--what are the benefits? I produce a marketing campaign to help sell the book.

What price do your ebooks usually sell for? The price is worked out between the author and us. The industry recommendation is about 50% of the listed paper book edition, or what it would be if there isn't one. How much of a royalty do you take? 20% of the NET RETURNS. That is 20% of what comes back to us from the wholesaler or retailer. In the end what royalty is the author taking home? 80% of the net returns.

Thank you so much for the welcome. I love your blog. I have an agent and I can honestly say that it was a huge surprise when she said yes...lol.