<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050399743331140062.post5550684815750224241..comments</id><updated>2009-03-31T20:16:42.489-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on LitMatch.net: User Talkback:  The Future of Publishing</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.litmatch.net/feeds/5550684815750224241/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1050399743331140062/5550684815750224241/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.litmatch.net/2009/03/user-talkback-future-of-publishing.html'/><author><name>Kris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050399743331140062.post-5433116875308498456</id><published>2009-03-31T17:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-31T17:28:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I cannot agree more about the Catch 22 in the indu...</title><summary type='text'>I cannot agree more about the Catch 22 in the industry. As a "new" writer with very few publishing credits, I can mirror both the experience and the frustration. I believe this is the reason so many people turn to&lt;BR/&gt;self-publishing. Even with having to grow a thick skin to handle the onslaught of rejections that come with the territory - the ultimate disappointments are a heavy load; one that </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1050399743331140062/5550684815750224241/comments/default/5433116875308498456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1050399743331140062/5550684815750224241/comments/default/5433116875308498456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.litmatch.net/2009/03/user-talkback-future-of-publishing.html?showComment=1238545680000#c5433116875308498456' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.litmatch.net/2009/03/user-talkback-future-of-publishing.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050399743331140062.post-5550684815750224241' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1050399743331140062/posts/default/5550684815750224241' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050399743331140062.post-4078454249711910724</id><published>2009-03-31T16:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-31T16:06:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hello,Thank you for monthly reading of innovating,...</title><summary type='text'>Hello,&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Thank you for monthly reading of innovating,enterprising,brave and fresh thoughts of those who contribute to the comments with &lt;BR/&gt;their futuristic and positive views.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I am a senior newcomer to recieve LitMatch.net mail, and am on a learning path. The gain is to use familiar English vocabulary in various new ways, and to learn new vocabulary, while being able to put it </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1050399743331140062/5550684815750224241/comments/default/4078454249711910724'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1050399743331140062/5550684815750224241/comments/default/4078454249711910724'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.litmatch.net/2009/03/user-talkback-future-of-publishing.html?showComment=1238540760000#c4078454249711910724' title=''/><author><name>northern</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08390678430018365791</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.litmatch.net/2009/03/user-talkback-future-of-publishing.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050399743331140062.post-5550684815750224241' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1050399743331140062/posts/default/5550684815750224241' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050399743331140062.post-4662922181353665063</id><published>2009-03-31T11:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-31T11:42:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The 'hook' - books are about devoting what could b...</title><summary type='text'>The 'hook' - books are about devoting what could be several hours over several days - how can one distil the substance of a good story ( and it does need to be that) into one sentence to grab a reader's attention? I am concerned with low standard of writing evident in what publishers accept, when they accept at all; it demonstrates carelessness, and that is the most charitable way to describe the</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1050399743331140062/5550684815750224241/comments/default/4662922181353665063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1050399743331140062/5550684815750224241/comments/default/4662922181353665063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.litmatch.net/2009/03/user-talkback-future-of-publishing.html?showComment=1238524920000#c4662922181353665063' title=''/><author><name>La</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13387338759735491403</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.litmatch.net/2009/03/user-talkback-future-of-publishing.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050399743331140062.post-5550684815750224241' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1050399743331140062/posts/default/5550684815750224241' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>