tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post3890338528756827193..comments2023-11-05T11:28:09.589+00:00Comments on Scribble City Central: 2011 - Scribble City Central's PredictionsLucy Coatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-52042191265460520072011-01-06T09:46:58.818+00:002011-01-06T09:46:58.818+00:00have "asked Shirley" to lunch - do you t...have "asked Shirley" to lunch - do you think this will help. no reply as yet, however... *groan*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-28756776196995321042011-01-04T10:44:04.588+00:002011-01-04T10:44:04.588+00:00Jan--that would be great if I HAD an iMac. But I h...Jan--that would be great if I HAD an iMac. But I have a PC with no webcam built in, so will have to get a camera.:-( It's definitely going to be the Year of the Writer!<br /><br />Becca--blue moons do exist, you know! Keep the faith...<br /><br />Mr Uku--I think I could possibly have expressed myself a good deal better on the e-ink thing, and thank you for setting me straight. What I meant was that the new iPad will have to come up with an answer to e-ink which is compatible with the Apple LCD technology and addresses the 'reading in sunlight' issues.<br /><br />Yes--getting an agent or a deal IS already very hard. I agree. But I STILL think it's going to get even harder. For me, the jury is out on self-publishing. I appreciate that companies like, forinstance, Lulu, are really excellent, but there are good reasons for having a publisher and an editor, if only to give you distance from your own work and another eye. But that's a whole other blog post, and I must go and do some of that writing stuff. I hope you found something good to eat...can't have my Lovely Blog Readers going hungry!Lucy Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-56095047955605438692011-01-03T19:24:21.378+00:002011-01-03T19:24:21.378+00:00Great post except...
The iPad will have no versio...Great post except...<br /><br />The iPad will have no version of e-ink, better or otherwise, as e-ink is an entirely different technology from that used in LCD screens. Kindle and iPad are very different from each other despite certain similarities.<br />I think you're right about e-publication though. However, I don't think it will be harder to get a publishing deal or an agent, because it's already very hard. The major difference will be in what happens when you get rejected. Previously you might have given up after numerous knockbacks. Now, instead of sticking your unwanted masterpiece in a drawer you can self-publish; it's easier than ever and mostly free. There'll be a lot more of this going on.<br />I'm sure there was something else I wanted to add, but I'm too hungry to think straight :-)Mr Ukuhttp://willwriteforcake.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-13795048004608753432011-01-03T19:06:55.259+00:002011-01-03T19:06:55.259+00:00Brilliant predictions and I reckon you'll be p...Brilliant predictions and I reckon you'll be proved pretty much spot on. Other than, obviously, the thing about advances as I will be getting a multi-million pound advance for my debut novel. *pausing to watch a cow jump over the blue moon*.<br /><br />Looking forward to blog redesign and your YA novel. Have a good year!Beccahttp://www.rebeccaebrown.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-21513227919902354952011-01-03T18:36:33.823+00:002011-01-03T18:36:33.823+00:00Great predictions. I declared it the year of the w...Great predictions. I declared it the year of the writer on my blog - i.e., writers buckling down and writing. I agree with your social media predictions. Good news though, you don't need a video cam to create author book trailers. My niece creates mine using the programs on my iMac.Jan Markleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317561950719847803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-91576748428961996712011-01-03T17:52:30.356+00:002011-01-03T17:52:30.356+00:00Thanks, N. That's very kind of you. I have j...Thanks, N. That's very kind of you. I have just looked in the scrying glass again and seen that the Android platform will indeed be big this year--and not only on e-readers but on phones too. How could I have missed it? And my crystal ball is sending encouraging sparks to you. It seems to want you to 'ask Shirley'. Does this mean anything to you? <br />CA--thank you. And you as well!Lucy Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-88816001088527412692011-01-03T14:51:22.362+00:002011-01-03T14:51:22.362+00:00Have a great writing year!Have a great writing year!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-13799140949509809832011-01-03T14:49:36.946+00:002011-01-03T14:49:36.946+00:00I bow before you, oh wise woman - and concur with ...I bow before you, oh wise woman - and concur with your predictions - but you need to include the Samsung Galaxy tab in your list of ereaders. It's really, really neat! An android, so all the capabilities of an iPad, but about the size of the Kindle - so fits neatly into the average handback (and has a phone and camera packed on board, though I suspect one might look a little silly using said features).<br />And psst, could you check your scrying thingywotsit and see if there's an agent on my near horizon. Thank you.<br />;-)<br />xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.com