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Should I Go With a Small Publisher?

November 29, 2017 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  19 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

These days there is no shortage of small publishers offering to publish your book. They range from established small presses, to hybrid (“subsidy”) presses in which the author partially funds production and marketing, to houses that assist …

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Open Gate

November 28, 2017 //  by Wendy Lawton//  11 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I was looking at past blogs. Here is a blog I wrote six years ago. At that time it was somewhat of a futurist post. Now, so much of it has come true. Do you believe the …

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Critical Mass vs. Cannibalism: What Authors Need to Know

January 24, 2016 //  by Janet Grant//  80 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

I read an article in Publishers Weekly recently that advised writers to publish a lot: “The more books you have out there, the easier the marketing game is….This principle applies to any creative pursuit. The more …

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The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep

September 7, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  14 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Labor Day seems like the perfect day to take a nap. The idea behind the holiday, which was created in 1885 to celebrate workers’ contributions to the economic and social well-being of America, is for people …

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6 Reasons Authors Still Want Publishers

April 18, 2013 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  32 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

In an age when so many of the “big stories” in publishing are about amazing self-pub successes, I’m hearing some writers asking, “Why would I want a traditional publisher?”

Here are six big reasons.

1. Objective validation.…

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Publishing: Them vs. Us

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

 

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

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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Independence Day for Writers

July 3, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  40 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Tomorrow we celebrate the birthday of the United States of America— the day in 1776 that we adopted the Declaration of Independence.

Many in our writing community have been declaring a similar independence recently. I’ve jokingly called …

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Self-Pubbed Author Seeks Agent

March 15, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  128 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Part 1 of 2: Going At It Backwards

We’re always pointing out interesting trends observed here at Books & Such. Recently, I’ve had a significant uptick in self-published authors—both in print and e-only—contact me, seeking representation for …

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Good News: Someone Left the Gate Open

April 6, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  26 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

Last month I blogged about broken things. I cited things like self-published e-books and self-publishing. Today I’m going to take a different tack and look at the new …

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Broken Things: Self-Publishing

March 11, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  20 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: New Hope, Pennsylvania

I touched on self-publishing yesterday when I talked about self-pubbed e-books but many people are still paying hundreds (thousands?) of dollars to self-publish traditional books. Let me be clear up front. There are …

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