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
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 …
Worst Case Scenario– Wrap-Up
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 74º and sunny
Yesterday I set up a worst case scenario about a stalled career. Here’s what I said: All your life you wanted to be a writer. You …
Worst Case Scenario– Career Stall
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 73º and sunny
Yesterday I set up a worst case scenario about fickle genre fashion using the yet undiscovered (or just plain fictitious) genre, edgy Brit-lit. Here’s what I …
Worst Case Scenario–Genre Fail
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 68º and partly sunny
Yesterday I set up a brand new worst case scenario. Here it is: You have an amazing book burning a hole in your life. You …
Publishing Wish #4: Old Rules, New World
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
To recap, I have four wishes for the publishing industry in 2010. They include:
- Reduce the stress and overwork.
- Don’t overbuy titles, resulting in a lack of
Publishing Perceptions
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Often when I’m on an agent panel at a writers conference, a conferee will ask: If I self-publish, how will that be perceived by an agent or …
To Self-Publish or Not to Self-Publish
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As a writer surveys the landscape of traditional publishing vs self-publishing, which is the best choice? That depends…Let’s take a look today at what self-publishing has to …
Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Recently I served on the faculty of a writers conference and heard over and over again questions about self-publishing. Actually, I heard not just questions but also …