Comments on: Elephants Dancing in My Tummy: And The Angels Cried https://booksbywomen.org/elephants-dancing-in-my-tummy-and-the-angels-cried-by-annette-thomson/ Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Nettie Thomson https://booksbywomen.org/elephants-dancing-in-my-tummy-and-the-angels-cried-by-annette-thomson/#comment-3096 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:43:50 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7872#comment-3096 In reply to Jo Carroll.

Thank you, Jo. I do find the marketing difficult for myself. I am more than happy to tell people all the reasons they should buy other books, but it’s a different matter when it’s your own book.
Hope you are successful with your work too,

Nx

]]> By: Nettie Thomson https://booksbywomen.org/elephants-dancing-in-my-tummy-and-the-angels-cried-by-annette-thomson/#comment-3095 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:42:18 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7872#comment-3095 In reply to Gill Wyatt.

Oh, good luck with your book too, Gill. How were your experiences? And thank you so much for liking my cover. I hope your book sells brilliantly.

Nx

]]> By: Nettie Thomson https://booksbywomen.org/elephants-dancing-in-my-tummy-and-the-angels-cried-by-annette-thomson/#comment-3094 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:39:05 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7872#comment-3094 In reply to Fran.

Hi Fran, and thank you. Congratulations on your publishing deal! Do you have a deal for your short stories or will you be self publishing those? I’ll definitely keep an eye out for them. Good luck with all your writing endeavours,

Nx

]]> By: Jo Carroll https://booksbywomen.org/elephants-dancing-in-my-tummy-and-the-angels-cried-by-annette-thomson/#comment-3092 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:15:43 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7872#comment-3092 Enjoy the fun, Nettie – yes, it’s scary, and the marketing is tedious, but it’s wonderful to know this is all your own work! Good luck with your stories.

]]> By: Gill Wyatt https://booksbywomen.org/elephants-dancing-in-my-tummy-and-the-angels-cried-by-annette-thomson/#comment-3091 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:08:23 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7872#comment-3091 I have just taken the plunge into self-publishing and I echo those feelings. I procrastinated a long while before committing myself to the process. I think you’ve done a fabulous job on the cover – it’s beautiful. I quite agree about the ’13 people’, we just want our work to be read.
Wishing you all the best with your marketing and sales.

]]> By: Fran https://booksbywomen.org/elephants-dancing-in-my-tummy-and-the-angels-cried-by-annette-thomson/#comment-3088 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:31:00 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7872#comment-3088 I think you are very brave going down the self-publishing route. I considered it as I was writing my first novel but it filled me with dread. I was lucky to get a publishing deal so I can put off the fear factor of going it alone for now. Just being published has me reaching for the Pino Grigot. I’ll put your collection on my ‘must read’ list and I look forward to reading it. I’m writing a collection of short stories at the moment.

]]> By: Nettie Thomson https://booksbywomen.org/elephants-dancing-in-my-tummy-and-the-angels-cried-by-annette-thomson/#comment-3046 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:01:08 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7872#comment-3046 Thank you, Rashda. It is scary to bare your soul in such an intimate way and risk disapproval and ridicule and I’m glad to hear it’s not just me.
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]]> By: Rashda/Mina Khan (@SpiceBites) https://booksbywomen.org/elephants-dancing-in-my-tummy-and-the-angels-cried-by-annette-thomson/#comment-3045 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:01:48 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7872#comment-3045 The first sentence of this essay hooked & I’m so glad I read it. I think you touch on a very valid issue that I believe all writers experience, but don’t often voice.

Like Sylvia Plath said: “The worst enemy to creativity is self doubt.”

Good luck with your short story collection!

]]> By: Guest Post « Annette S Thomson https://booksbywomen.org/elephants-dancing-in-my-tummy-and-the-angels-cried-by-annette-thomson/#comment-3041 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:51:18 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7872#comment-3041 […] is a guest post by yours truly over on Women Writers, Women’s Books. Many thanks to the lovely Anora McGaha for all the support she gives to me and other women […]

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