tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post7606608174759869609..comments2023-10-09T04:48:51.981-07:00Comments on SFR Brigade: Modern Marketing For The Indy Writer Part IIIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-17643359708149763972014-10-17T09:00:05.929-07:002014-10-17T09:00:05.929-07:00We're a match made in critique heaven. She'...We're a match made in critique heaven. She's also a few steps ahead of me on the journey and has been published by a small press. She had an awesome editor and shared with me what she learned. I also have a lot of traditionally published friends, a couple who are bestsellers in their genre, and they're always willing to answer my questions about stuff.Rachel Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004728242824462126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-76813686178628828742014-10-17T08:34:47.984-07:002014-10-17T08:34:47.984-07:00Thanks, Heidi. I'm always worried when I write...Thanks, Heidi. I'm always worried when I write these posts that all I'm going to accomplish is bending people's noses out of shape (which is never my intention).Cary Caffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497153478198948932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-75631005845052315292014-10-17T08:32:25.984-07:002014-10-17T08:32:25.984-07:00Rachel, it's great hearing you have such a bru...Rachel, it's great hearing you have such a brutal crit-partner. It's essential. And I always find working with a real editor to be a mind-blowing experience. It always makes my head explode.Cary Caffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497153478198948932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-67444626679390290512014-10-17T04:29:30.340-07:002014-10-17T04:29:30.340-07:00You've put lots of time and energy into these ...You've put lots of time and energy into these posts, Cary, and it shows! (Not that I would expect anything less from you.) You're very generous to share your experience with the world. (Again, not that I would expect anything less.) :)Heidi Ruby Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190166838730021237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-76187625051164263212014-10-16T17:19:13.507-07:002014-10-16T17:19:13.507-07:00Cary THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for saying this...Cary THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for saying this!! Last night I wasn't able to get past the first three pages of an indie romantic suspense I thankfully picked up for free. Why? It was a draft. And a bad draft at that. I know just enough about the subject matter to know the author did not do her research. She just slapped it together and put it out there. Which is sad, because I had hopes based on the cover and title.<br /><br />I don't even send a manuscript to my crit partner until I've made the first edit on it. Except for the rare times she's able to read with me as I go. She then shreds it for me, and doesn't hold back. Her, combined with the editor I found, make my perfect combination.Rachel Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004728242824462126noreply@blogger.com