tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868883626672897364.post1491006087819911898..comments2024-03-15T09:02:03.411-07:00Comments on Midlist Writer: Self-publishing sillinessSean McLachlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09778503397743759469noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868883626672897364.post-90283836108778819102010-04-15T10:43:36.920-07:002010-04-15T10:43:36.920-07:00Yes, Madrid is a terrible place to find work. I...Yes, Madrid is a terrible place to find work. I'm glad I'm a freelancer!<br />Julián is four years old. He likes football, planes, cars, trucks, tractors, zeppelins, and silent slapstick comedy films. Oh, and poop jokes.Sean McLachlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778503397743759469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868883626672897364.post-30370094898208062932010-04-15T01:58:53.641-07:002010-04-15T01:58:53.641-07:00Nobody is about to buy your self-published books, ...Nobody is about to buy your self-published books, either, apart from your mother ;)<br /><br />Shameless self-promotion, I like it. The internet is a beautiful place for creating an image of yourself, which is perhaps a lot more static and less dynamic than the real you, but certainly more visible and available to a broad audience.<br /><br />Madrid! I've heard of that place. Was struck pretty hard with unemployment recently - 20%!<br /><br />Say hello to your small child for me. Is it of any age or gender? (not specified on your CS profile!)Isa McKechniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15103505503404243796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868883626672897364.post-8042212907080891102010-04-15T00:49:04.194-07:002010-04-15T00:49:04.194-07:00Yes and no. I consider it half a diary, and half s...Yes and no. I consider it half a diary, and half self-promotion. Plus nobody is about to buy my blog posts. :-)<br />Aha! a fellow CouchSurfer! Nice to meet you! If you come to Madrid I'll be happy to show you around. I can even bring you to our writers group.Sean McLachlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778503397743759469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868883626672897364.post-80670465632445530962010-04-14T11:33:51.339-07:002010-04-14T11:33:51.339-07:00Isn't blogging a form of self-publishing? If s...Isn't blogging a form of self-publishing? If so - hahaha - the joke is on you! Greetings from another midlist writer who knows the pitfalls of self-publishing all too well and welcomes you to CouchSurfing and the writers group in particular.Isa McKechniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15103505503404243796noreply@blogger.com