tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389112.post115906053312977081..comments2023-06-03T05:25:30.006-04:00Comments on BookBitchBlog: BookBitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235100843623762819noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389112.post-1159234021594106702006-09-25T21:27:00.000-04:002006-09-25T21:27:00.000-04:00Another approach is the "blook" - where an author ...Another approach is the "blook" - where an author puts his/her entire book on a blog - often in episodic form - in order to demonstrate both writing quality and marketability. Especially in the fiction publishing world there are a limited number of agents and editors with a limited number of interests. The blook is a way around that filter which, if nothing else, can bring the author some self-satisfaction.<BR/><BR/>When my own novel elicted little more than form letter rejections I turned it into a blook. It turned out the public was ready for a thriller that's also an insider portrait of the nuclear power industry. My blook has gotten a very positive response from readers around the country who report it's both a good thriller and very informative. So, as I said, at least there can be some self-satisfaction in the blook process. And it beats having sex with senators for money.James Aachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762006792617588325noreply@blogger.com