With the obvious caveats that this isn’t scientific, different audiences, etc., here are the results! How are we planning to publish our work in progress? Let’s find out. After very similar results in 2013… And last year… We have a bit of a change this year! The number of people planning to self-publish and not […]
Self-publishing
How do you plan to publish your work in progress? (2015)
Is self-publishing on the ascent? Do people still want the imprimatur of a publisher? Let’s find out. This is the third annual poll. How do you plan to publish your work in progress? Are you a die-hard traditional or self-publisher? Will you consider one or the other depending on circumstances? UPDATE: Poll is closed! Art: […]
Should you self-publish or traditionally publish? 7 questions to ask yourself
To self-publish or traditionally publish. That is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of agents and publishers or to take arms against a sea of books on Amazon, and by being among them, rise above? To die, to sleep (oh wait you won’t), to sleep perchance to […]
How do you plan to publish your WIP? The results!
With all the usual caveats that this is a for-fun unscientific quiz on a cybertown weblog, here’s how the publishing plans of those intrepid people who voted on our How do you plan to publish your WIP? quiz compare to the intrepid people who voted on the same quiz in 2013. First, 2013: And now […]
Self-publishing vs. Traditional: Some Straight Talk
I’m thrilled to have a guest post from Natalie Whipple, one of my former clients, who is now a “hybrid” author with experience with both traditional and self-publishing. She is the author of Transparent and House of Ivy & Sorrow, which comes out today, and Relax, I’m a Ninja, which will come out in June! […]
What I’ve learned from the sales of my guide
One of the best parts about self-publishing is getting nearly real-time data on how and where your book is selling. I’m not one of those writers who feels comfortable posting my exact sales and royalty figures online, but I’m seriously thrilled with how How to Write a Novel is doing and thanks to everyone who has […]
