Saturday, June 23, 2012

TO SUM IT UP

Author Shannon Hale stirred up a lot of controversy with her two recent posts about traditional vs. self-publishing. If you want to know how I feel about the issue you can read my previous post: I Have a Dream.

I'm not going to add to the uproar about Shannon's posts. Instead, I'd like to reply with some visual displays of my own beliefs about how I wish authors, readers, agents, editors, publicists, bloggers, and any other book related folk could interact with each other and coexist.

***lots of cool, artistic, positive message pics used to be in this post but due to the recent lawsuits for using photos on blogs I took them down.***

That is all.
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16 comments:

  1. Summer RossJune 23, 2012 at 11:07 AM

    Great post- I love all the pictures. Supporting each other is far better than the alternative.

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  2. LisaJune 23, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    Beautiful.

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  3. Laura PaulingJune 23, 2012 at 11:33 AM

    Yes! Yes! I agree. Let's just support each other no matter how we're published!

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  4. Patricia JLJune 23, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    Agreed!

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  5. Teresa CypherJune 23, 2012 at 2:22 PM

    Nice post, Karen :-) I couldn't agree more.

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  6. Katy UppermanJune 23, 2012 at 3:12 PM

    Very well handled, Karen. I'm in complete agreement with everything you've posted here. You're a class-act!

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  7. Addison MooreJune 23, 2012 at 4:57 PM

    Love the visual display. Karen you are brilliant. :) Most writers are sensitive souls who love to tell stories. I say share it however you wish and respect the path that others choose to take. Kindness wins.

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  8. Cheri LasotaJune 23, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    Love!

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  9. Matthew MacNishJune 23, 2012 at 7:58 PM

    No doubt. Amen, sister.

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  10. PattiJune 24, 2012 at 1:23 AM

    Well said. In so many different ways.

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  11. Angela CarlieJune 24, 2012 at 2:47 AM

    Perfect:)

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  12. Katie O'SullivanJune 24, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    Nice post!

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  13. Misha GerrickJune 24, 2012 at 11:44 AM

    Couldn't agree with you more. :-)

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  14. Bethany ElizabethJune 24, 2012 at 3:48 PM

    I love that - I especially love the 'we're all in this together' - because we totally are! :)

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  15. AnonymousJune 28, 2012 at 6:37 AM

    This is an absolutely wonderful post and eternally relevant to the publishing world.

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  16. Aidyl EwohJune 28, 2012 at 8:24 PM

    Awww. I like the first one the best.
    ~Aidyl

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