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Category Archives: Publishing
Potential benefit to self-publishing
Being a good writer doesn’t guarantee you will be a published author. Being a good writer doesn’t even mean that someone at a publishing house will consider your manuscript. Why? If the writing and story are good, shouldn’t a publisher … Continue reading
Should self-publishing go away?
Some months ago, I read a discussion on LinkedIn about self-publishing. One participant posed a question: Should self-publishing just go away and let “real” publishing take over again? The responses came from a variety of professionals – some published, some … Continue reading
How important are e-books?
It’s been awhile since we’ve chatted about anything directly related to publishing. However, with the year winding down, I’ve been thinking about the question posed in the title – How important are e-books? Most writers venturing into the publishing world … Continue reading
Perfectionism vs. Progress
Do you ever wonder how “perfect” your manuscript has to be before you decide to test the publishing waters? For some people, every “i” has to be dotted, every “t” crossed, and the entire manuscript has been read backwards and … Continue reading
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Self-publishing: Print on Demand
One of the “newer” publishing terms floating around is Print on Demand. What is it? First, let’s define it by looking at how a traditional publishing house produces books. When a traditional house contracts with an author, the manuscript goes … Continue reading
The Age of Self-publishing
For the past couple of weeks, we’ve discussed the publishing process as well as the difficulties of self-publishing. Once I figure out my pattern, I’ll pick up where we left off and talk about alternatives to self-publishing. Why is understanding … Continue reading
Self-publishing: Difficulties, Pt. 2
This is the second part of a two part post about the difficulties of self-publishing. Part one of this post talked about marketing and the cost involved in self-publishing. Before we look at some other difficulties, please realize that many authors self-publish with success. … Continue reading
Self-publishing: Difficulties, Pt. 1
In a previous post, we went into detail about how the traditional publishing process works. Today, I want to look at two of many potentially difficult aspects of self-publishing. Cost Traditional publishers “pay” the author (via royalties) to use their … Continue reading