Comments on: Actively voicing the passive

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:38:00 +0000

Indeed they do Russell, lol. I was just curious as to what published authors think of the site. Personally, I would definitely rather get an agent.

Thanks for the link Glenda : )

By: Glenda Larke

Glenda Larke — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:48:00 +0000

Lol, Russell. I nearly actually said something along those latter lines, too. But decided to be good. And you’ve said it so much better anyway…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:45:00 +0000

The spelling mistakes on their web site would worry me, j noxenet.

Using the passive voice allows academics to attribute spurious authority in their writing to some invisible person (or at the least to avoid claiming responsibility for anything). It's amazing how many chapters or ideas write themselves!

By: Glenda Larke

Glenda Larke — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:47:00 +0000

1. Rule No.1: do your homework if you go near any PoD publisher or vanity publisher. There are good and bad and the very very bad rip-offs. Start here: http://www.sfwa.org/beware/ Look at Simon Haynes website for a success story: http://www.spacejock.com.au
I know Simon personally and his advice is excellent. He’s also a great guy.

2. If you want a large audience, then this is not the way to go unless you know how to market your work.

3.It depends what you want. If you just want a copy of your work in your hand to give to family and friends and pass on to kids – then why not? It beats spending your money on expensive clothes and stuff that won’t last. You get a sense of accomplishment. Just DON’T EXPECT anything that approximates to a normal published book hitting the bookstores all over town, being reviewed etc.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 18:54:00 +0000

*head spins* Confusing.

Completely off topic but I have a question. What do you think about companies like like Xlibris? http://www2.xlibris.com/

The easy way of publishing I guess.