Comments on: Fly on the wall: Interview with Ellen Brazer – inside her book and inside self-publishing http://helpmewithmybook.com/blog/2009/09/fly-on-the-wall-interview-with-ellen-brazer-inside-her-book-and-insider-self-publishing/ Book publishing, tips, manuscript tips, Kim Weiss, publishing services Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:46:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Joel Friedlander http://helpmewithmybook.com/blog/2009/09/fly-on-the-wall-interview-with-ellen-brazer-inside-her-book-and-insider-self-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Joel Friedlander Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:59:59 +0000 http://helpmewithmybook.com/blog/?p=5116#comment-987 Kim, Thanks for a lovely interview. I learned something new: As a young Jewish girl being raised in Naples, Florida, I was not exposed to other Jewish people. Because I thought that's where all the Jewish people I knew in New York had gone! I think Ellen's comments on self-publishing are right on. You need to have a real and continuing passion for your topic, or to get your word out, to really make a go of it. Book publishing is not a simple or quick business to learn, and the enthusiasm you bring to it makes all the difference in the world. Best, Kim,

Thanks for a lovely interview. I learned something new:

As a young Jewish girl being raised in Naples, Florida, I was not exposed to other Jewish people.

Because I thought that’s where all the Jewish people I knew in New York had gone!

I think Ellen’s comments on self-publishing are right on. You need to have a real and continuing passion for your topic, or to get your word out, to really make a go of it. Book publishing is not a simple or quick business to learn, and the enthusiasm you bring to it makes all the difference in the world.

Best,

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