From Rick: I often receive inspiration for these blog posts from questions I am asked. Last week, someone asked my advice on a publisher who contacted him about re-publishing a book. I had never heard of the publisher, but there
Read moreMore thoughts on the publishing game From Rick: NOTE: There will be no blog post next week. For the remainder of 2016, I will be posting every other week (10/24, 11/7, 11/21, 12/5, 12/19) to give me time to catch
Read moreFROM SCOTT: Last time, I talked a bit about what a vanity press is, and I began to discuss some of the aspects of a vanity press that I’m calling XYZ publishing and an author named Bob who is about
Read moreFrom Scott: There has been a longstanding debate among authors, agents, and publishers, concerning the viability of self-publishing versus using a traditional publisher. Rick and I (and probably even some guest bloggers) have brought up the benefits and pitfalls involved
Read moreFROM RICK: We’ve talked about the topic of vanity presses several times in the past, at length. So have other bloggers. With all the readily available advice and information out there, one would think that writers would not fall into
Read moreFrom Rick: Last time, I tried to give the definitions and explanation of the various publishing outlets available today. In this part I want to look at some of the reasons new authors believe that traditional publishing is the only
Read moreSelf-publishing perspectives 2015 From Rick: As we begin 2015, I thought it would be good to provide encouragement and some warnings to writers. First the encouragement. Some prophets of doom are predicting that the self-publishing boom is over for indie
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