Posts Tagged ‘independent publishing’
The Value of NOT Paying Someone to Help You Publish
Paying someone to help you launch a book can be a great move — it’s best for some authors. But as I discuss in this video, learning how to launch on your own has long-term benefits, too. Paying someone might be right for you… It might be the case that, once you learn how to…
Read MoreDear Editors, Please Ditch Genre Word Counts
If you’ve read any of my content before, you know I’m not a fan of writers using daily word counts. I feel they put pressure on writers that’s not especially great for the creative process. But there’s another word count issue that needs to be addressed, too. Most traditional agents and publishing houses consider word…
Read MoreTime to Print: Traditional vs. Self-Publishing
Over the past few months, I’ve been scrambling to query two books (one fiction, one non-fiction). The plan for both is to give traditional querying a shot first. I’ll self-publish if I can’t get any bites from agents. Why would I set up the process this way? It’s all about time. Traditional publishing takes time…a…
Read MoreThe Three Main Options to Publish Your Book
You’ve got three big options if you want to publish a book: traditional publishing, independent publishing, and self-publishing. These three options are very different animals and will suit different authors in different ways. Traditional publishing Traditional publishing usually involves working with the so-called Big Four publishers (Penguin Random House/Simon and Schuster, Hachette Book Group, Harper…
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