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How do you plan to publish your work in progress?

May 17, 2017 by Nathan Bransford7 Comments

Is self-publishing still on the rise? Do publishers still have their cachet? This is a question I’ve asked a few times over the years: 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? Poll below. Please click […]

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How to determine your price point when self-publishing

April 20, 2017 by Nathan Bransford3 Comments

One of the great things about self-publishing is that you have control over your price point. Want to experiment? Want to drop the price for a promo? The self-publishing world is your oyster! And, like, the price is the pearl! Do you want to see how far I can go with this metaphor? No? Okay! […]

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How will you publish your work in progress? The results!

May 20, 2015 by Nathan Bransford7 Comments

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 […]

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How do you plan to publish your work in progress? (2015)

May 13, 2015 by Nathan Bransford15 Comments

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: […]

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Should you self-publish or traditionally publish? 7 questions to ask yourself

March 16, 2015 by Nathan Bransford41 Comments

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 […]

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How do you plan to publish your WIP? The results!

May 19, 2014 by Nathan Bransford21 Comments

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 […]

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