If you follow publishing at all, you probably see authors moving around from house to house all the time. But sometimes magic happens both with love and with business relationships, and authors choose to stay with a publisher long term. That's where I am now. I've been at Nelson 9 years this year. :)Labels: Allen Arnold, Ami McConnell, Gail Hyatt, Michael Hyatt, Thomas Nelson
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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
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I think writers pay more attention to the publisher than the average reader, but I wouldn't be able to tell you who published most of the books I own. As for the acknowledgements, they just make me yawn. I only read them if the author gets creative. "I would like to give special thanks to my cat Sparky for not coughing up a hairball while I was working on this book."
Laughing, Timothy! :) I don't have a cat anymore so I guess that leaves out anything creative. LOL
I guess because I know a lot of writers these days I love to read the acknowledgments before I start the book. I like to know the "team" of people that made the book what it is and I love to see who the author's friends are. As far as publishers I don't pay too much attention except to keep track of what editors are at that publishing house.
So happy for your success at Nelson and glad they see what a gem you are! :)
They are a special bunch of people! I feel blessed to know them also.
I always notice the imprint and read the acknowledgments, but then, I'm a writer.
As a reader, when I am encouraged to read a new author, I always check to see who the publisher is. If it's a publisher who has produced quality work in the past, then I might try a new author. Now, with Kindle, when there's a book for free for a week, I may download that if it looks good, then if it turns out not to be as good as I'd hoped, I can delete it without wasting time or money. I also hold the publisher to a higher standard, however. If they begin churning out books I feel are poorly written, I lose faith in that publisher and am less likely to buy from them.
I read a book from "cover to cover", literally. So, yes, I read it all!
Sarah
I always read the acknowledgements. More often now, I check who the publisher is. But before I started writing, I never looked at that.
With the free Kindle downloads, I only download from known authors or if it's someone unknown to me, from publishers I respect or know such as Thomas Nelson.
I read cover-to-cover, including dedications, publication date, acknowledgements, study questions, etc.
Okay, call me strange but the first thing I do when I get a new book is read the dedication and acknowledgments! I am encouraged reading about how others have cared/shared/encouraged/inspired a writer and made a difference to them. That is what community is all about!
So it should come as no surprise that I also know who the publishers are! Name a CF book and I can probably rattle off the publisher - LOL! I guess I'm not much different to a sports fan who knows their stats :)
And for the record, I'm not a writer but I am a blogger/reviewer so I guess that makes a difference, too.
I have to say I do notice the publisher only b/c I'm a writer. But if you ask my friends or family, they don't care. They only care if the book is good and they also love good covers.
I absolutely notice the publisher. And I always read the acknowledgements!
I always read the acknowledgments myself. I always have, way before I was a writer. To me, it's a peek into the writer. LOL
I always notice the publisher, it's one way I can tell if the book is safe for me to read or not. I have a lot of trust in my favorite publishing houses. I always read the acknowledgments too, I actually read all of them before I read the book.
Hi Colleen, I actually found you via the hCG diet forum. When I clicked on your link, it was a wonderful surprise to find you are a Christ follower. No surprise now why all of the wonderful comments you have rec'd on those blogs for being so helpful! I will definitely have to check out some of your books now! God Bless!
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