Comments on: Copy edits http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/ Weblog of National Bestselling, Award-Winning Novelist Sylvia Day Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:28:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Sylvia http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/#comment-4107 Sylvia Thu, 26 Jan 2006 02:36:10 +0000 http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/#comment-4107 I'm not offended at all! :hug: I’m not offended at all! :hug:

]]> By: Terescia http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/#comment-4106 Terescia Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:26:35 +0000 http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/#comment-4106 I hate that you call it sheer dumb luck. You've obviously worked very hard producing lots of stories to sell, and they're good stories to boot or you wouldn't be getting the raves and reviews you're getting. You might be justified to call it lucky that you got the editors you got when you got them, but it's like you're telling everyone you're no one special, your books are salable but not particularly special either, and without that sheer dumb luck, you wouldn't be where you are. Don't take this the wrong way, but that's so wrong! If you have success, you deserve it! It was more than luck. If those books or ideas hadn't been there, there would have been nothing to sell. If the story or idea didn't offer something someone was looking for, you wouldn't have sold. You have wide appeal. That makes it more likely that more people will like your stuff! So it wasn't luck at all. It was your appeal. :-) Hope I didn't offend! I hate that you call it sheer dumb luck. You’ve obviously worked very hard producing lots of stories to sell, and they’re good stories to boot or you wouldn’t be getting the raves and reviews you’re getting.

You might be justified to call it lucky that you got the editors you got when you got them, but it’s like you’re telling everyone you’re no one special, your books are salable but not particularly special either, and without that sheer dumb luck, you wouldn’t be where you are.

Don’t take this the wrong way, but that’s so wrong! If you have success, you deserve it!

It was more than luck. If those books or ideas hadn’t been there, there would have been nothing to sell. If the story or idea didn’t offer something someone was looking for, you wouldn’t have sold.

You have wide appeal. That makes it more likely that more people will like your stuff! So it wasn’t luck at all. It was your appeal. :-) Hope I didn’t offend!

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/#comment-4105 Sylvia Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:36:08 +0000 http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/#comment-4105 I think there's a healthy dose of luck involved in publishing. For example, Harry Potter being rejected many times over, and the old rule of "right ms, right editor, right time". That's luck. Somewhere, a really awesome story is sitting around gathering dust and rejections while waiting to get lucky. Did the author work their ass off? Sure, but without a shot of luck, they're not getting anywhere. Just MO. :grin: I think there’s a healthy dose of luck involved in publishing. For example, Harry Potter being rejected many times over, and the old rule of “right ms, right editor, right time”. That’s luck.

Somewhere, a really awesome story is sitting around gathering dust and rejections while waiting to get lucky. Did the author work their ass off? Sure, but without a shot of luck, they’re not getting anywhere.

Just MO. :grin:

]]> By: Cheyenne McCray http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/#comment-4104 Cheyenne McCray Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:51:11 +0000 http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/#comment-4104 I don't believe in luck of the draw, although I guess it's happened to others. I believe in hard work and perserverence. (sp?) Just plain working your a** off to get to where you are! I don’t believe in luck of the draw, although I guess it’s happened to others. I believe in hard work and perserverence. (sp?) Just plain working your a** off to get to where you are!

]]> By: Karen Kelley http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/#comment-4103 Karen Kelley Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:43:36 +0000 http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/#comment-4103 It's soooooo nice to know there are others out there with the same problems as me. Of course, I'm not sure that's a good thing for the world at large. :scratch: It’s soooooo nice to know there are others out there with the same problems as me. Of course, I’m not sure that’s a good thing for the world at large. :scratch:

]]> By: Meljean http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/#comment-4102 Meljean Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:10:13 +0000 http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2006/01/24/794/#comment-4102 Sheer dumb luck here. No question about it. The writing, the work -- I'm not saying it isn't being done or that it's easy, but my editor? Crazy luck. Sheer dumb luck here. No question about it. The writing, the work — I’m not saying it isn’t being done or that it’s easy, but my editor? Crazy luck.

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