{"id":245,"date":"2008-05-07T09:12:28","date_gmt":"2008-05-07T17:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=245"},"modified":"2008-05-07T09:39:42","modified_gmt":"2008-05-07T17:39:42","slug":"emotions-in-publishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=245","title":{"rendered":"Emotions in Publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before we get into today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s subject, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to share with you a link to my most recent podcast. As I understand it, this link will take you directly to my podcast and you can listen to me talk about publishing. I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t heard it yet. Let me know what you think. PLFry620@yahoo.com. <\/p>\n

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I chose to talk about emotions in publishing today\u00e2\u20ac\u201da topic that many authors struggle with on a daily basis. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard me and other professionals say it many times: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Publishing is a Business.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d And, if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been an author for any length of time, you are a believer. Then why are your emotions so often involved in the course of the publishing process?<\/p>\n

The truth is that there are emotions in business. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re human, after all. We are made up of emotions and we can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t shut those emotions off when we enter into the realm of business. We gleefully celebrate our successes and we mourn our losses and disappointments. This is natural\/normal. Where emotions can trip us up is when we go into publishing with a writer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s heart. <\/p>\n

You pour your heart into your book during the writing phase. Once your manuscript is ready to show around or to publish\u00e2\u20ac\u201dyou have put the finishing touches on it, all of the facts and stats are correct and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had it professionally edited\u00e2\u20ac\u201dit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to start thinking with your brain. How can emotions interfere with your success as an author?<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tYou balk when an editor you trust suggests that you change your story from second person to first person and create a more dynamic opening.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tYou fire your book proposal coach when she recommends that you put your book on hold and start building a platform before submitting it to a publisher or agent.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tYou\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re so attached to your project that you reject a contract with a valid publisher when he wants to change your title and pare your manuscript down to 225 pages.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tYou have such faith in your book that you believe it will sell itself. You see no need to learn how to promote your book.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tYou become despondent after half dozen publishers reject your manuscript and give up altogether.<\/p>\n

Emotions are useful and even necessary. They can even be involuntary. But when you decide that you want to be a published author\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwhen you want to share your words with a portion of the world\u00e2\u20ac\u201dsome emotions are best set aside. Write from the heart, if you must. But, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t complete your manuscript until you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve viewed it from a place of knowledge. Look at it from a consumer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s point of view. Understand what publishers want and conform. Cross the threshold into the publishing realm with a clear idea of the business and what is expected of you. Make sure you have realistic expectations. Approach publishing with a businessperson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mind, not a writer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s heart. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before we get into today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s subject, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to share with you a link to my most recent podcast. As I understand it, this link will take you directly to my podcast and you can listen to me talk about publishing. I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t heard it yet. Let me know what you think. PLFry620@yahoo.com. http:\/\/www.authorsonthenet.com\/component\/option,com_jd-wp\/Itemid,84\/p,59 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t