Comments for Christina Katz ~ The Prosperous Writer http://christinakatz.com Produce Yourself, Make Good Things Happen & Thrive in the Gig Economy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:54:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on Do You Qualify for the Writer Mama Scholarship? Deadline is Sunday, February 14th by Michelle http://christinakatz.com/do-you-qualify-for-the-writer-mama-scholarship-deadline-is-sunday-february-14th/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Michelle Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:54:15 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=872#comment-362 I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but here it goes anyway...<br>I read both of your books. Get Known has been especially helpful as I grow my platform and seek publication as a children's author. Your book affirmed and put words to what I was already feeling but couldn't explain. I didn't want to launch into blogging etc. without a clear focus. Thanks for the guidance.<br><br>Here's where I'd like some help (and perhaps others would, too).<br>Chapter 30: Mission Possible doesn't offer any examples of mission statements for authors. I can't find one on your website or any of those cited in your sidebar.<br>My questions:<br>1. Will you recommend some good examples?<br>2.If you- the promoter of mission statements- don't have one on the front page of your website as suggested, where do you suggest authors put it? Has your thinking on this changed since the book was published?<br><br>Thanks for any advice you may have on this topic. I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but here it goes anyway…
I read both of your books. Get Known has been especially helpful as I grow my platform and seek publication as a children's author. Your book affirmed and put words to what I was already feeling but couldn't explain. I didn't want to launch into blogging etc. without a clear focus. Thanks for the guidance.

Here's where I'd like some help (and perhaps others would, too).
Chapter 30: Mission Possible doesn't offer any examples of mission statements for authors. I can't find one on your website or any of those cited in your sidebar.
My questions:
1. Will you recommend some good examples?
2.If you- the promoter of mission statements- don't have one on the front page of your website as suggested, where do you suggest authors put it? Has your thinking on this changed since the book was published?

Thanks for any advice you may have on this topic.

]]> Comment on Your Turn: What Prosperity Means To Four Writers by LydiaSharp http://christinakatz.com/your-turn-what-prosperity-means-to-four-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-360 LydiaSharp Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:30:25 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=867#comment-360 I love how you decided to format this, Christina. Nice to see several takes on the same topic. :)<br><br>@Carol,<br>Excellent illustration! I love how you decided to format this, Christina. Nice to see several takes on the same topic. :)

@Carol,
Excellent illustration!

]]> Comment on Publishers: Why Are You Creating Huge Followings For Those Who Might Soon Be Putting You Out of Business? by melindaroos http://christinakatz.com/publishers-why-are-you-creating-international-followings-for-those-who-might-soon-put-you-out-of-business/comment-page-1/#comment-359 melindaroos Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:49:29 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=862#comment-359 Why shouldn't authors develop their own platforms? <br><br>Publishers are not the gods of the book business. The market is changing, they should step up to the plate. They can choose to work together with authors who develop rich content or they can choose to operate in the traditional sense -- we all know where that will eventually end up. <br><br>At the end of the day, its the readers who decide if they will pay for content online or not. Increased competition and various platforms can only be good for the consumers. What is wrong with that scenario? Why shouldn't authors develop their own platforms?

Publishers are not the gods of the book business. The market is changing, they should step up to the plate. They can choose to work together with authors who develop rich content or they can choose to operate in the traditional sense — we all know where that will eventually end up.

At the end of the day, its the readers who decide if they will pay for content online or not. Increased competition and various platforms can only be good for the consumers. What is wrong with that scenario?

]]> Comment on Publishers: Why Are You Creating Huge Followings For Those Who Might Soon Be Putting You Out of Business? by Janet http://christinakatz.com/publishers-why-are-you-creating-international-followings-for-those-who-might-soon-put-you-out-of-business/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Janet Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:22:13 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=862#comment-358 Honestly, this post confuses me, probably because I am not enough of an insider to know the details about the players involved. I thought Christina was a blogger (I'm reading it, right?). And many people become infopreneurs because the traditional publishing industry is so elitist, the average new writer might decide it isn't worth the difficulty to become affiliated. If becoming an infopreneur is a way for a writer to actually make a living, I'm all for it. Now if Christina is talking about someone who is the writing world equivalent of a snake oil salesperson, that is clearly a different matter. But those exploiters of human pain exist in all industries, yes? Honestly, this post confuses me, probably because I am not enough of an insider to know the details about the players involved. I thought Christina was a blogger (I'm reading it, right?). And many people become infopreneurs because the traditional publishing industry is so elitist, the average new writer might decide it isn't worth the difficulty to become affiliated. If becoming an infopreneur is a way for a writer to actually make a living, I'm all for it. Now if Christina is talking about someone who is the writing world equivalent of a snake oil salesperson, that is clearly a different matter. But those exploiters of human pain exist in all industries, yes?

]]> Comment on Your Turn: What Prosperity Means To Four Writers by Dionne Obeso http://christinakatz.com/your-turn-what-prosperity-means-to-four-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Dionne Obeso Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:44:33 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=867#comment-357 Hi Christina... you spelled my name wrong. :) Hi Christina… you spelled my name wrong. :)

]]> Comment on Publishers: Why Are You Creating Huge Followings For Those Who Might Soon Be Putting You Out of Business? by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez http://christinakatz.com/publishers-why-are-you-creating-international-followings-for-those-who-might-soon-put-you-out-of-business/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Guy LeCharles Gonzalez Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:02:22 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=862#comment-356 You're going to catch some flack by not naming names on this one, but I have a pretty good idea of who you are and AREN'T talking about, and I totally agree. I've watched a few of them bounce around the conference circuit over the past year or two, using their traditionally published book as both validation and marketing device while they bash traditional publishers with sweeping generalizations, suggesting they don't serve any real purpose beyond a "free" printing press for quaint souvenirs of their ideas. It's annoying, hypocritical and, I think, starting to wear thin for a lot of people. You're going to catch some flack by not naming names on this one, but I have a pretty good idea of who you are and AREN'T talking about, and I totally agree. I've watched a few of them bounce around the conference circuit over the past year or two, using their traditionally published book as both validation and marketing device while they bash traditional publishers with sweeping generalizations, suggesting they don't serve any real purpose beyond a “free” printing press for quaint souvenirs of their ideas. It's annoying, hypocritical and, I think, starting to wear thin for a lot of people.

]]> Comment on Publishers: Why Are You Creating Huge Followings For Those Who Might Soon Be Putting You Out of Business? by lissowerbutts http://christinakatz.com/publishers-why-are-you-creating-international-followings-for-those-who-might-soon-put-you-out-of-business/comment-page-1/#comment-355 lissowerbutts Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:12:44 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=862#comment-355 Interesting take on the -cool-kidder-blogger-dudes - and yes I know exactly which offer sparked that comment. I must admit not to be an aspiring author in the traditional sense - but I write and publish on my own blogs. I think the whole industry evolving and fast - I sued to turn to published newspapers for news - now I use blog sites and online papers - books I think will be the next. Nto fiction but definitly non-fiction. I think tradtional travel guide book publishers are already seeing that - I don't own a fance cell phone - but there have been times lost in a foreign town I would have killed for an "app" to guide me to the nearest guest house or cheap reastaraunt! Interesting take on the -cool-kidder-blogger-dudes – and yes I know exactly which offer sparked that comment. I must admit not to be an aspiring author in the traditional sense – but I write and publish on my own blogs. I think the whole industry evolving and fast – I sued to turn to published newspapers for news – now I use blog sites and online papers – books I think will be the next. Nto fiction but definitly non-fiction. I think tradtional travel guide book publishers are already seeing that – I don't own a fance cell phone – but there have been times lost in a foreign town I would have killed for an “app” to guide me to the nearest guest house or cheap reastaraunt!

]]> Comment on Publishers: Why Are You Creating Huge Followings For Those Who Might Soon Be Putting You Out of Business? by cal0033 http://christinakatz.com/publishers-why-are-you-creating-international-followings-for-those-who-might-soon-put-you-out-of-business/comment-page-1/#comment-354 cal0033 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:01:57 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=862#comment-354 As a yet-to-be traditionally published author, it seems a little harsh to lump all bloggers and infopreneurs together. Anyone who pays $297 for a "special report" rather than buy a $20 book deserves to be out the cash. However, breaking in is really hard (I've waited 2 weeks to hear back from a potential agent whether I will even be considered as a client so that I might get my work in front of a publisher). Maybe if it didn't seem like publishers were in ivory towers it would be less tempting to find alternate routes to success. As a yet-to-be traditionally published author, it seems a little harsh to lump all bloggers and infopreneurs together. Anyone who pays $297 for a “special report” rather than buy a $20 book deserves to be out the cash. However, breaking in is really hard (I've waited 2 weeks to hear back from a potential agent whether I will even be considered as a client so that I might get my work in front of a publisher). Maybe if it didn't seem like publishers were in ivory towers it would be less tempting to find alternate routes to success.

]]> Comment on Publishers: Why Are You Creating Huge Followings For Those Who Might Soon Be Putting You Out of Business? by Merry Writer http://christinakatz.com/publishers-why-are-you-creating-international-followings-for-those-who-might-soon-put-you-out-of-business/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Merry Writer Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:17:42 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=862#comment-353 I'll agree with you, I've seen so many writers that aren't really even writers. They farm out the real work to a ghost writer and just sell, sell, sell. I'm also sick of seeing writers create blogs and websites in the pretense of wanting to help another author reach their potential. It's a scam at best, and writers should flee such sites. I'll agree with you, I've seen so many writers that aren't really even writers. They farm out the real work to a ghost writer and just sell, sell, sell. I'm also sick of seeing writers create blogs and websites in the pretense of wanting to help another author reach their potential. It's a scam at best, and writers should flee such sites.

]]> Comment on Publishers: Why Are You Creating Huge Followings For Those Who Might Soon Be Putting You Out of Business? by Jenn http://christinakatz.com/publishers-why-are-you-creating-international-followings-for-those-who-might-soon-put-you-out-of-business/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Jenn Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:56:13 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=862#comment-352 As someone who will never be one of the cool kids, and is totally turned off and burnt out on the hype, too, I just have to say: Amen. As someone who will never be one of the cool kids, and is totally turned off and burnt out on the hype, too, I just have to say: Amen.

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