Tag: reality
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Intro to "Self-Publishing"
The term “self-publishing” is quite fuzzy. The boundaries of this choice bleed into both Independent Publishers on one end and Vanity Publishing on the other, thus the quotation marks. For the purposes of my forthcoming book, I’m defining “self-publishing” as a writer who publishes their own book through a publishing company they own, not a…
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Indie Publisher Pros & Cons
Thus far in the series, I’ve covered the Four Basic Publishing choices, the NY Big Boys, Literary Agents, and Independent Publishers. Before we go on to Basic Choice #3: “Self Publishing,” let’s recap with a Pro/Con list for the indie publishing avenue. PROS Validity and prestige of being picked up by a publisher A team…
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An Indie Publisher May Work for You!
Last post, I pretty much gave you a brief overview and told you things to watch out for in an Independent Publisher. Actually, most of those things from yesterday showed you how to see through a scam. “Publishers” who do those things aren’t traditional publishers. (BTW, if they go out of their way to assert…
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Indie Publishers
If you’ve decided that it’s all just too much or will take too long or is too uncertain to try for a NY Big Boy Publisher, your next choice is a smaller, independent publisher. Now indie publishers can range from large companies with dozens of employees to a “mom&pop” publishing company run by just one…
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NY Big Boys Pros & Cons
Thus far in the series, I’ve covered the Four Basic Publishing choices, the NY Big Boys, and Literary Agents. Before we go on to Basic Choice #2: Independent Publisher, let’s recap with a Pro/Con list for the Big Boy publishing avenue. PROS Huge publishing name behind you Possible marketing budget & in-house publicist Industry connections…
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Literary Agents
Literary agents, those elusive, magical creatures that will help you and your book rocket to the NY Times Best Seller List. Because without them, you have virtually no chance in getting a NY Big Boy Publisher, which is your best (but certainly not your only) chance in becoming a best-selling author on a grand scale.…
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New York Big Boys
Writing a book is really hard. I know. I’ve done it six times now. Seven, counting this one. However, as hard as it is, writing your book is the easiest part of this process. Getting published is infinitely more difficult, especially if you go with the first of the four basic choices: New York “Big…
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Publishing Choices
Since mid-2008, my husband and I have been touring the country, promoting our books at bookstores, festivals, and conventions. At every event, I inevitably get asked the same question: “How did you go about getting published.” Or some similar variation of that. However, in the middle of an event, I cannot really go into a…
Christine Rose 