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Comment on Strong Enough for a Man, But Made for a Woman by Joshua Unruh

Joshua Unruh — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:25:53 +0000

@Cathy – Six would be pretty young. I wrote up for tweens and teens. What I mean by that is, at those ages, I’m expecting them to have to hit the dictionary every now and then. Even a precocious 6yo might get frustrated with that.

@Heather – If things go well, by the end of February. With any snags, it’ll be into March. I’m actually proofing the print file as we speak!

Comment on Strong Enough for a Man, But Made for a Woman by Heather

Heather — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:23:36 +0000

When will this be available in paperback?

Comment on Strong Enough for a Man, But Made for a Woman by Cathy B

Cathy B — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:22:50 +0000

Could you post on the Amazon info what the recommended age is for this? My daughter wold love this concept, but she’s a precocious 6 year-old who can read up to Middle Grade books, but is still really too young for older YA books. I usually have to look pretty carefully at the age range to guage whether she’d like it. Where would you say this falls?

Comment on A Writing Challenge by Heather

Heather — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:06:25 +0000

Awesome! We can hardly wait!

Comment on “Law and Order” Meets “Minority Report” by Aaron Pogue

Aaron Pogue — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:51:33 +0000

Thanks, PJ!

I’m glad you mentioned that. Back when I released Gods Tomorrow, JD Robb wasn’t even on my radar, but I can certainly see the parallels. I look forward to hearing what you think.

Comment on “Law and Order” Meets “Minority Report” by PJ

PJ — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:46:05 +0000

This sounds like your series might appeal to the people who read JDRobb’s “death” series about a futuristic cop. Enough so that I’m gonna but the first book in your series and see how I like it…I’m an avid reader of all sorts of fiction (not much on horror, though) and I’ll let you know how I like it. now to buy it and get to reading!

Comment on Advanced Fiction Writing (Part I of II) by Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:58:59 +0000

Looking forward to Thursday.

Comment on Advanced Fiction Writing (Part I of II) by Robert Lee Beers

Robert Lee Beers — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:34:26 +0000

Aaron, I am enjoying the Taming Fire books immensely. Can you give me information about how to join the consortium?
Check out my Fogcityfiles WordPress page for samples of my fantasy writing and book cover illustration.

Comment on Stressed and Unstressed Syllables by Aaron Pogue

Aaron Pogue — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:49:46 +0000

You’re most welcome, Katie! I’m thrilled I could help.

Comment on “Law and Order” Meets “Minority Report” by Aaron Pogue

Aaron Pogue — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:48:29 +0000

You do make a good point, Courtney, but one thing you have to take into account there is that The Mote in God's Eye was released by Simon & Schuster. That could have meant some significant amount of promotion, but (more to the point) I'm sure their readers felt a certain degree of trust for the titles. That's not to say any publisher has ever really achieved any level of name recognition among consumers, but the gulf between tradpub and indiepub in those days was so vast that readers could take for granted that a book with a normal-looking sci-fi cover was probably a safe sci-fi read. Of course, the writers had some name-recognition, too. By the time Mote was released, both had been writing (and receiving awards) for years. I do believe Gods Tomorrow could conceivably flourish under that title if it had significant promotional backing from an established player. I always thought it was a viable title, or I wouldn't have published under it (or long since would have changed it). Five years from now we might be in as strong a position as anyone else to make the book happen however we want it to. For that matter, if I earn enough of a name on my own (especially if I manage to earn a name in sci-fi), readers aren't going to pass over a book because of an iffy title. It's a question of timing, more than of absolute need. It's only an issue right now, but right now there are too many cards stacked against the book and we need to consider changing what can be changed. That's precisely why I'm exploring a title/cover change in-house and testing the waters for getting a (sort of) traditional publisher behind the project. Those are the elements I can impact. If I had the time, I might be supremely tempted to try to get Seatac on our publishing schedule and see if that'd land me some sci-fi credits. In other words, none of this is desperation. It's just moving sliders and pushing buttons and seeing what happens. Perhaps the most revealing bit of information in the whole conversation is the sheer volume of business decisions that have to be based on nothing more than guesswork and flimsy inferences.