Publishing Alternatives for the 21st Century–Part 3: Choosing a Small Press

Posted May 16 2010 in , , , ,

Not all small presses are created equal or EVEN close to equal. Beware when picking a small press. Some are run as professionally as any large NY press, while others might be anything but. The owner may not have any background in publishing or even business. She may not have a penny to invest in the company, […]

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Publishing Alternatives for the 21st Century–Part 2, Pros and Cons of Publishing with a Small Press

Posted May 8 2010 in , , , ,

First of all, you need to understand some terminology (at least how I use it), such as small press, large press, vanity press, and print on demand. In the interests of saving space, I posted this terminology in my Part 1 post at this blog. We’d all love to sell to a large publisher with […]

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Publishing Alternatives for the 21st Century, Part 1, Definitions

Posted May 2 2010 in , , , , ,

Do you write off the beaten path? Is your book a hard-sell to New York publishers because it doesn’t fit? Did you write a book for one of Harlequin’s lines, make it all the way to the final editor, only to have it rejected? Should you put that book under your bed or in the […]

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Publishing with a Small Press–Part 1, Definitions

Posted Mar 1 2009 in , , , , , , , ,

Hi, there, a few months ago I started a series on publishing with small presses. Well, book deadlines and life in general interrupted my good intentions. I’m reposting the first installment for those of you that missed it. Please post your comments, additions, corrections. This is a collaborative post. Next week, I’ll post Part Two. […]

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Small Presses vs. Large Presses

Posted Jan 3 2009 in , , ,

I’ve been thinking about some topics for my blog for 2009. Last year I did a workshop for my local RWA chapter on why I chose to go with a small press. I thought some of my readers who are aspiring authors might benefit from the research I did when I put this workshop together. […]

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