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self-publishing vs. traditional publishing

How to Make Sure Self-Publishing Doesn’t Dead-End Your Publishing Dreams

January 26, 2025 //  by Barb Roose//  10 Comments

Walking into church this weekend, I connected with a friend I hadn’t seen in years. We hugged, and a big smile flashed across her face when we stepped apart. She reported that her book was almost complete after …

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Self or Trad: What Do They Share in Common?

January 19, 2025 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  11 Comments

Self or Trad: What do they share in common? Great question.

We’ve seen an undeniably radical increase in writers choosing self-publishing. Why? Innovations in technology, access to higher quality materials and options, and the shrinking of traditional publishing slots that …

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3 reasons hybrid publishing isn’t for everyone

April 21, 2014 //  by Janet Grant//  63 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Having recently returned from Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, I’ve been mentally downloading the myriad conversations I had with attendees. While many of the conversational topics are what you would expect, one took me aback. Several …

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New publishing clashes with old

February 17, 2014 //  by Janet Grant//  56 Comments

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I wanted to entitle this blog “New Era Meets Dinosaur,” but I went a slightly different route. Still, that’s how this past week felt to me. While the Internet’s activity board lit up in response to …

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Publishing: Them vs. Us

March 12, 2013 //  by Wendy Lawton//  56 Comments

 

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One of the most frustrating attitudes that has grown out of the new publishing paradigm is a them vs. us mentality. If you’ve spent any time at all reading writing blogs it won’t be long until …

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Every Author Just Wants to Be Liked

January 30, 2012 //  by Janet Grant//  21 Comments

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Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Pretty much everyone just wants to be liked, right? Why, we’ve all taken to heart one sentence from Sally Fields’ earnest Academy-Award acceptance speech: “You like me, …

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