Christine Rose

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  • 70% of Nothing…

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    Last week I read a post called “70% of Nothing is Nothing,” and it rather got my goat. Although the article went onto talk about the importance of quality in self-published works, something I emphasize in my blog and my book, the bulk of it carried the tone of discouraging authors to self-publish based on…

  • Literary Agents (Podcast)

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    Discover what it takes to get a literary agent and what that agent can do for you. Learn just how much research agents expect from their potential clients. Also, listen to a concise pro/con list of choosing a New York Publisher. Publishing & Marketing Realities: Episode 3, Literary Agents. Read more about the book, Publishing…

  • Amazon Joins Big Publishing

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    Big news in New York Big Boy (NYBB) publishing. Whereas up until recently they’ve been known as the “Big 6,” they are now the “Big 7.” Amazon joins the traditional publishing world in a big way, with new imprints and an aggressive move to acquire new and established, best-selling authors. They are the new player…

  • New York Big Boys (Podcast)

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    Listen to the realities of going with a New York Big Boy publisher for your book, both the pros and cons. Learn how to get a New York Publisher and how long it is likely to take. Understand royalties and advances, and see how the industry is changing. Publishing & Marketing Realities: Episode 2, New…

  • Questionable eBook Royalties

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    And the fun keeps on coming. Thanks to Scott White, husband and manager of author Skyler White, who linked me to this post by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, I have something very important to discuss today. As I mention in my book, New York publishers are working on a century-old business model, and it’s starting to…

  • Publishing & Marketing Realities, the Podcast

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    This is the first podcast in a series named after my book Publishing & Marketing Realities for the Emerging Author. In this weekly podcast, I’ll be focusing on publishing choices and marketing realities in the current state of the industry and marketplace. We’ll be talking with other emerging authors and exploring some options for those…

  • Choosing a Publishing Path

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    There are more publishing choices available to authors now than ever before. NY. Traditional. eBook. CreateSpace. POD. Self-Publish. Vanity. Etc. This is both wonderful and rather overwhelming. For me, when there are too many choices, I have a harder time making a decision. Perhaps that’s because I have a higher chance of making the wrong…

  • Beware: Agents as Publishers

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    Dean Wesley Smith has written several posts over the past week on a very disturbing trend rippling through NY publishing. Authors need to know the truth behind this trend so that they can protect themselves. Basically, agents, like the rest of us, are trying to find ways to professionally survive this huge paradigm shift in…

  • Should You Wait for New York?

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    The discussion on whether to wait for New York or to self-publish is as vibrant as ever on social networks. I saw someone tweet “If you self-publish, you’re an idiot” the other day. Interesting. Severely judgmental, but interesting. It speaks to the lack of respect some people (many people) have for self-publishing. However, there are…

  • Self-Publishing’s Golden Goose

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    If you pay attention to the publishing world at all, then you have heard the name Amanda Hocking. You likely have also heard the name J. A. Konrath. They are currently the greatest self-publishing success stories circulating cyberspace, but others are not far behind. Amanda Hocking is 26-years-old and lives in Minnesota. She has already…