Category: Publishing Strategies

What Else You Should Be Reading: Query Shark 2

What Else You Should Be Reading: Query Shark

Writing, says nearly everyone in the entire writing world, is about rejection. You should be proud of your rejections, they say. Count them. Frame them. Relish them, because rejection is how you learn what...

Publishing Strategies: Traditional Publishing 1

Publishing Strategies: Traditional Publishing

It’s been a while, but it’s time we take a moment to talk about what is probably the most popular method of publishing: traditional publishing. Traditional publishing is that which has brought us all...

Publishing Strategies: Small Press/Independent 0

Publishing Strategies: Small Press/Independent

Out of the publishing platforms we’ve taken a look at thus far, small presses – often referred to as independent presses or publishers – are the closest to what we think of traditional publishing....

Publishing Strategies: Vanity Publishing 3

Publishing Strategies: Vanity Publishing

This week’s post is a little bit different from the past few in that I don’t particularly recommend this strategy to anyone. Yet it’s still in existence because people use this method of publishing,...

Publishing Strategies: Self Publishing (featuring YWSer Alteran!) 1

Publishing Strategies: Self Publishing (featuring YWSer Alteran!)

When thinking about publishing your book, there are a lot of questions and concerns that come to mind. Especially when looking at the traditional publishing industry, a lot of authors might not like the...

Publishing Strategies: Crowdfunding 1

Publishing Strategies: Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding models like Kickstarter and Indiegogo are becoming more and more popular for creative projects of all kinds. What’s really interesting, though, is what this is going to do – and already doing –...