Sometimes Baen
Books fits the mold of a big publisher, but they also embrace cool ideas and explore techniques that indie publishers use, too.
Problem is, I've been «in and around» this biz long enough to realize that none of
my books fit a mold and calling it a thriller could possibly be misleading.
Does
your book fit the mold?
Not exact matches
It's no secret that I've expressed concerns over Driscoll's teachings and antics in the past, particularly those that encourage the bullying of men who don't
fit into Driscoll's macho - man
mold, but I tried to approach this
book with an open in mind, and indeed I found some pleasant surprises in Real Marriage.
Any productive discussion of educational transformation must address the ways in which schools keep kids off the
books, so to speak, who don't
fit the
mold of a successful student as defined by school authorities.
That is why when a new
book comes along that doesn't
fit into the
mold (commercial success, set genres, etc.) it is rejected.
On a larger scale, this is a
book about the difficulty created when people are forced into
molds they don't
fit.
Like you, I'm one of those authors who never quite «
fit the
mold» — my
books blend adventure, romance, history, suspense and fantasy elements — and it's so liberating to not have to worry anymore about what label will go on the spine, or where the
book will be shelved.
The Kindle Fire case features a custom -
fit, precision -
molded hard shell case and a vegan leatherette
book - style front cover lined with super-soft padded microsuede in order to protect the Kindle Fire from bumps and scratches.
One of the promises of indie fiction is that it can bring us stories that just don't
fit into conventional
molds, and this is one of the
books that actually delivers.
You have very little chance of being chosen for Oprah, the New York Times
Book Review, the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company... or that particular opportunity... if you don't
fit the
mold.