tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post2698630532476310894..comments2024-03-25T02:53:26.373-04:00Comments on Women in Crime Ink: When Is It Too Early to Publish a Book?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-32357250762002496532009-03-31T22:42:00.000-04:002009-03-31T22:42:00.000-04:00This is a subject near and dear to my heart. I le...This is a subject near and dear to my heart. I learned the hard way that a publisher has its own ideas about things and if you want to play with them, you have to make allowances. When I learned what the deadline would be on my own manuscript, I was flabbergasted--it was well before the trial would be finished. What I decided was I had to put my professional training into high gear and come up with both reporting and storytelling that would stand up and be worthwhile no matter what happened next. I think I've accomplished that. We've been able to put the final chapters in anyway before the book hits the stands. I feel proud of what I created and am forced to admit the premature deadline ended up putting me in place for some amazing opportunities in regards to the case and the players. But it was NOT my choice and it was agony at the time. So, when you see an early book, don't write it off immediately and don't be so quick to simply tsk tsk at the author. There may be a lot of forces at play and the story may well be excellent and meaty and satisfying, with a proper ending, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-33565625687114329432009-03-31T14:10:00.000-04:002009-03-31T14:10:00.000-04:00Hey Laura,I'm a bit slow, so my books are always o...Hey Laura,<BR/><BR/>I'm a bit slow, so my books are always out after the trials, which I attend and include, but I'm wondering, do you think Capote really needed to wait to publish until after the executions? I don't know anyone who does that today, and I've never felt that was necessary. I've always been of the opinion that Capote dragged it out because of the complicated relationship he had with Perry Smith.Kathryn Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469242532804571817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-51953558769593509432009-03-31T07:43:00.000-04:002009-03-31T07:43:00.000-04:00One tip is that St Martin's Paperbacks is not stri...One tip is that St Martin's Paperbacks is not strict about the trial being over before publishing but Kensington books will only sign a contract with a writer after the trial is done.So for readers who want a proper ending then this is the way to go.I was also disappointed with the Josef mad father from Austria book.I grabbed the first book that came out and was left with more questions than ever.Yvette Kellyhttp://truecrimebookreviews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-46217290375609962952009-03-30T14:39:00.000-04:002009-03-30T14:39:00.000-04:00I never buy a book that is published before the tr...I never buy a book that is published before the trial. I don't see the point.Leahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-9214903492141471282009-03-30T13:05:00.000-04:002009-03-30T13:05:00.000-04:00I am one of those types that will read multiple bo...I am one of those types that will read multiple books on the same crime. One case in particular for me was the Ann Marie Fahey case. There were four books that I found on that case and I read them all. Each one gave a slightly different perspective, which I found helped give me a broader viewpoint of the case.Sibbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-20346307661027822842009-03-30T12:24:00.000-04:002009-03-30T12:24:00.000-04:00Reading a true crime book before the trial is like...Reading a true crime book before the trial is like watching a movie and skipping the ending. <BR/><BR/>Most of the key players won't or aren't allowed to discuss the case before a trial and so much more information is released to the public during a trial that its foolish to read a book before hand.Cheryl Dubeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07545585531909841029noreply@blogger.com