I recently read James Scott Bell's Self-Publishing Attack: The 5 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws for Creating Steady Income Publishing Your Own Books. Jim and I have been pretty tight for years and years, ever since Mom and I wrote a second verse complete with hand motions for his Hairy Man worship song. Oh, but he might not be aware of how tight we are, so you don't need to mention anything to him. Ahem.
Jim's been publishing traditionally for years, but he produced a lot of writing from his discipline, and not all of it fit what his traditional audience expected. He began e-pubbing some short stories and a novella, then moved into full-length fiction.
He's got great advice in this book for anyone interested in writing, but where I found so much freedom was in his assertion that e-books allow writers to have more than one brand without harming the other. Also, as an author who continues to publish traditionally, he shows that authors CAN have it all--traditional contracts and printings AND instant feedback and sales for e-books.
I think this is particularly exciting because some of the things I've written since The Familiar Stranger are not in the same psychological-twist contemporary intrigue vein, yet they want to bleed out on a page for others to read. Mom and I have been planning for the last few months--might have even slipped to nigh a year--to edit and buff and polish and release our joint novel ourselves.
Jim's book made me believe I could do it, that I wouldn't be rebelling against traditional publishers by publishing material they can't place anywhere in their lineups. That it could be a mutually beneficial move where I can build readers and more platform by publishing what I've written and then future traditional publishers can reap that benefit as I gain ground. At the very least, I'll gain experience.
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On this 4th of July, I'd like to point my readers to the great gift of freedom ever: our Savior Jesus Christ; and the Book that sets us free, the Bible.
Jim's been publishing traditionally for years, but he produced a lot of writing from his discipline, and not all of it fit what his traditional audience expected. He began e-pubbing some short stories and a novella, then moved into full-length fiction.
He's got great advice in this book for anyone interested in writing, but where I found so much freedom was in his assertion that e-books allow writers to have more than one brand without harming the other. Also, as an author who continues to publish traditionally, he shows that authors CAN have it all--traditional contracts and printings AND instant feedback and sales for e-books.
I think this is particularly exciting because some of the things I've written since The Familiar Stranger are not in the same psychological-twist contemporary intrigue vein, yet they want to bleed out on a page for others to read. Mom and I have been planning for the last few months--might have even slipped to nigh a year--to edit and buff and polish and release our joint novel ourselves.
Jim's book made me believe I could do it, that I wouldn't be rebelling against traditional publishers by publishing material they can't place anywhere in their lineups. That it could be a mutually beneficial move where I can build readers and more platform by publishing what I've written and then future traditional publishers can reap that benefit as I gain ground. At the very least, I'll gain experience.
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On this 4th of July, I'd like to point my readers to the great gift of freedom ever: our Savior Jesus Christ; and the Book that sets us free, the Bible.
John 8:36 NLT So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.
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