tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post2710181274669305863..comments2024-03-25T13:22:16.236-07:00Comments on Sharon Ledwith: I came. I saw. I wrote.: Drawing the Line...Sharon Ledwithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644863176118657689noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-73999789028762425952012-09-09T15:42:31.498-07:002012-09-09T15:42:31.498-07:00WOW! I wish what you had just said was in a fortun...WOW! I wish what you had just said was in a fortune cookie I just opened! Thank you for your kind words! Cheers!Sharon Ledwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644863176118657689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-23749223055562390522012-09-09T15:40:23.272-07:002012-09-09T15:40:23.272-07:00Sharon, you are a professional in every way. Your ...Sharon, you are a professional in every way. Your conduct, spirit, and generosity to promote other authors proves it. You will succeed.:)Sloane Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05455715196493185203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-19414693873695921922012-09-08T16:58:10.242-07:002012-09-08T16:58:10.242-07:00Yo, Clarissa, karma rocks! Cheers!Yo, Clarissa, karma rocks! Cheers!Sharon Ledwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644863176118657689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-76716842190706538112012-09-08T16:53:59.370-07:002012-09-08T16:53:59.370-07:00Good for you, Sharon! And yes, what you give, you&...Good for you, Sharon! And yes, what you give, you'll get back a threefold. Kudos (:Clarissa Johal, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964562809187386341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-44458816592165576392012-09-07T04:57:42.168-07:002012-09-07T04:57:42.168-07:00I appreciate your honesty, Derek, you need to do w...I appreciate your honesty, Derek, you need to do what's right for you. It costs money to realize your dream. But I'm sure you wouldn't slap together a bunch of words, go through it once, and send it out in cyber-space - you're too professional, and it's your career on the line here. Wishing you all the best in your self-publishing edeavors!Sharon Ledwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644863176118657689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-44880576775068628742012-09-07T04:38:00.679-07:002012-09-07T04:38:00.679-07:00I agree entirely about integrity and authenticity....I agree entirely about integrity and authenticity. I would also add that I will always give an honest opinion, including whether I have the time to give an informed opinion at all.<br /><br />But...as a soon to be self-published author in paperback, I could not afford to have my professionally edited by A N Other, so it will be a case of best endeavours. The cover, however, has been designed by a publisher (it's a long story!).<br />DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-76819225098875636232012-09-07T04:08:10.164-07:002012-09-07T04:08:10.164-07:00Thanks, Peter - I just couldn't believe the le...Thanks, Peter - I just couldn't believe the lengths some authors would go through to get good reviews! Amaleen - true that! These unprofessional authors will get dragged through the mud for sure! Thank you both for visiting my humble cyber home! Cheers!Sharon Ledwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644863176118657689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-48153856883319824082012-09-07T00:08:41.017-07:002012-09-07T00:08:41.017-07:00Very well said, Sharon! We owe it to ourselves to ...Very well said, Sharon! We owe it to ourselves to be the best we can be. These authors bending/breaking the rules are only hurting themselves in the end.Amaleen Isonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686047513429707212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-31450820294200275572012-09-06T19:47:03.458-07:002012-09-06T19:47:03.458-07:00Sharon,
Excellent post. I agree with you complete...Sharon,<br />Excellent post. I agree with you completely, but it's great to see everything put in writing like you did with explicit promises to your readers. It's like taking all the bad author behavior and standing up to it with an ethical shotgun! Nice work.Peter Lukeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771564744724728932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-16076827030269284332012-09-06T18:24:58.122-07:002012-09-06T18:24:58.122-07:00High fives, Rhea! We authors need to have each oth...High fives, Rhea! We authors need to have each other's backs! Cheers!Sharon Ledwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644863176118657689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-69428286472508268472012-09-06T13:22:01.988-07:002012-09-06T13:22:01.988-07:00Great post. I certainly share your code. Thanks fo...Great post. I certainly share your code. Thanks for writing it up for me! Rhea Rhodanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965029684851153673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-9265042980948104272012-09-06T09:10:24.258-07:002012-09-06T09:10:24.258-07:00Thanks, Anna and Liz! I guess we have to work all ...Thanks, Anna and Liz! I guess we have to work all that much more harder to keep this new publishing paradigm honest. Cheers, ladies!Sharon Ledwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644863176118657689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-51872351751658089992012-09-06T07:28:44.331-07:002012-09-06T07:28:44.331-07:00Great post, Sharon. I agree with everything on you...Great post, Sharon. I agree with everything on your list. :DLiz DeJesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14588549359732912870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-25594171699067773762012-09-06T07:17:34.360-07:002012-09-06T07:17:34.360-07:00This trend, if we can call it that, is an embarras...This trend, if we can call it that, is an embarrassment. I hope authors will learn better because I don't relish spending the next fifty years swearing I'm not one of the crazy or unethical ones. Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045812486170457797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-65133374428743580922012-09-06T07:00:33.377-07:002012-09-06T07:00:33.377-07:00We, as writers, have our crosses to bare, we don&#...We, as writers, have our crosses to bare, we don't need to carry other author's crap. Thanks for commenting, Joanna!Sharon Ledwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644863176118657689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-70093743345671483872012-09-06T06:51:04.018-07:002012-09-06T06:51:04.018-07:00Good code of author ethics, Sharon...good on you, ...Good code of author ethics, Sharon...good on you, and agreed :)Joanna Fayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12115011400004015918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-65861991917919078102012-09-06T06:48:29.774-07:002012-09-06T06:48:29.774-07:00Thanks, Alan - you're one of the good ones! Ch...Thanks, Alan - you're one of the good ones! Cheers!Sharon Ledwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644863176118657689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-68304713768151438102012-09-06T06:47:02.748-07:002012-09-06T06:47:02.748-07:00Couldn't agree more! Keep fighting the good fi...Couldn't agree more! Keep fighting the good fight : )Alan Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003811594552160836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-79215605618179201472012-09-06T06:01:10.808-07:002012-09-06T06:01:10.808-07:00I hear ya, Wendy! Like I said, what goes around co...I hear ya, Wendy! Like I said, what goes around comes around, and those authors will get their bitter desserts. Thanks for stopping by!Sharon Ledwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644863176118657689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727076664654425648.post-35476169153068884412012-09-06T05:09:00.114-07:002012-09-06T05:09:00.114-07:00It seems like a year for the "authors behavin...It seems like a year for the "authors behaving badly" issue. Maybe we notice it more, being immersed in the writing world ourselves, but the readers *certainly* notice it too. They aren't blind to authors who bash other authors, who bash reviewers, who whine, and so forth. And the fake reviews? My gosh, how many authors have been called out on that issue now?!<br /><br />It is incredibly unfortunate that people behave like this because, in the end, they only hurt themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com