Too Short to Be A Novel, Too Long to be a Short Story
If you write fiction but it is too long to be a short story, and too short to be a novel, what’s a writer to do?
You take advantage of Kindle Singles. The Globe and Mail has a story on how to go about this. Click here to check it out.
KDP Select: Damnation or Salvation
Amazon’s KDP Select seems to inflame passions on both sides of the divide. There are authors who hate that Amazon forces on you a 90-day exclusivity clause (you have to have your book down from absolutely everywhere, including your own website), vs. those who’ve built name recognition and moved to the top of the heap.
Check out Carolyn McCray’s experience in Publishing Perspectives. Click here for the article.
Why I Chose to Decline Contract from a Mainstream Publisher
Before I declined the offer (more on this later), I talked to a few authors published by different mainstream publishers. They wrote good books which disappeared without a trace because they were not promoted like the big name authors. I decided to see what I could do on my own, so I’m self-publishing.
I know the word ‘self-publishing’ seems to imply that your work is sub-par.
But my unpublished manuscript was shortlisted for the Tibor Jones South Asia prize for unpublished manuscripts.
And I’m paying for a professional edit of my book, I’ve commissioned a book cover, I’m paying a book formatter – in short, doing everything a mainstream publisher would do.
In addition I’ll be doing the promoting, which they might not do for a mid-list author like me. And I’m not closing the door on mainstream publishing – in fact my ‘almost-publisher’ and I parted on very good terms, with them being open to considering my next book.
I’ve embarked on a journey that is exhilarating, scary, probably unprecedented. Lets see where this takes me.
Click here for my guest post.
What Drives You Nuts in a Book?
As writers we worry about readers’ reactions to our books. I came across an interesting post on Amazon about what ticks readers off. There were 378 posts at last count, but if you’re serious about connecting with your readers, I’d suggest a look.
Click here for the link to the Amazon forum.
Taking Issue with Konrath
JA Konrath, as everyone knows by now, is a self-publishing phenomenon, as is Amanda Hocking. So what has contributed to where he is today? Check out an interesting article in the selfpublishingreview.com.
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