Last week, I broke down the Pros and Cons of Traditional Publishing. I've also done a three-part series covering The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of print-on-demand publishing. So what's left and why should you care? There are two main branches of self-publishing still to discuss: true self-publishing and hiring a "vanity" publisher. While … Continue reading Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing
This post is the third and final installment of my series on print-on-demand publishing. So far, I've covered the pros and cons of POD for serious writers, but now I'm going to dive down and tickle the dirty underbelly of the beast. Not everyone can write. There, I said it. Sure, anyone can write … Continue reading Print-on-Demand: The Ugly
This is the second post in a series about print-on-demand publishing: namely programs like CreateSpace that allow authors to upload, format, and publish their books in both ebook format and a hard-copy version that is printed as customers purchase it. This is where we will begin to delve into the cons of this publishing … Continue reading Print-on-Demand: The Bad
When I talked about Elitism in the Writing Community a few weeks ago, I mentioned print-on-demand publishing only briefly, deciding it was a large enough beast to tackle separately. The world of print-on-demand publishing has exploded in recent years, and many writers look down on it with a wrinkled nose and a grimace ... … Continue reading Print-on-Demand: The Good
Since becoming a freelance writer and editor, I've interacted with many self-publishing authors. Some become clients, and they send me their manuscripts to make sure that they produce the best product possible. They work hard, and they are good writers. Some have best-seller potential in my opinion (but, hey, what do I know, right?). That's … Continue reading Elitism in the Writing Community
*This is a post I wrote for my LinkedIn followers, but I thought with so many good writers here on WordPress that this would be knowledge worth sharing so that you don't get screwed over on your first try at self-publishing. The Danger of Cheap and Fast Today I was approached to take on a … Continue reading Cheap and Fast is Never a Good Sign: How to avoid crummy freelance editors
