tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567078841309273948.post7473068212334021115..comments2024-03-28T04:15:07.442-05:00Comments on CleanReads: Writer Wednesday: A Somewhat Magical FormulaStephanie Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396676424895522032noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567078841309273948.post-51099901513488001042011-04-06T11:51:28.967-05:002011-04-06T11:51:28.967-05:00Great post on where things used to be. :-)
I think...Great post on where things used to be. :-)<br />I think what the great upset is for authors right now is where do self-epub and trad pub fit together. If there was a simple manual it might take the pressure off but right now all authors see is a tangled mess. Agents reject 99% of submissions based on quality then, marketing slots. Publishers are cutting midlist while stores are required to have 80% sell-through. E-pub is rising like crazy but self-pub is vying for the position as the future. Authors are arguing for mediums like religions.<br />As an author all I see is a turbulent mess where my work can get lost. I don't think it's so much how to get published right now as how to guarantee that you're not going to sink in the long run(dorchester). That is what terrifies me as a writer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046515540256155412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567078841309273948.post-49505474916581549672011-04-06T10:37:00.258-05:002011-04-06T10:37:00.258-05:00E-publishing has come a long way since the early d...E-publishing has come a long way since the early days. When my first book came out it was in print, and the local newspaper agreed to review it provided it wasn't 'one of those ebooks.'Elaine Cantrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668294337075373288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567078841309273948.post-77512710898446203822011-04-06T09:52:44.555-05:002011-04-06T09:52:44.555-05:00Like about e-publishing: That's easy. It's...Like about e-publishing: That's easy. It's open to exploration - it's our new frontier. We will be able to travel, via e-publishing, "where no one has gone before." And yes, maybe it means we won't have that paperback to hold in our hands--mice got into my bookshelves last winter anyway. Maybe people don't take us as seriously because we can't hand over a signed copy. And yes, piracy is an issue (but it is for print books as well, and also for music and movies. But, as digitally published authors, we are the crew members on The Starship Enterprise setting out to explore the new frontier and it can only get better from here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com