Scott Sigler is a horror author who has made excellent promotional use of his subsidiary rights (even while
often working with traditional publishers).
Not exact matches
While the flooding has an effect on the bottom line of large
traditional publishers, smaller
publishers are more affected, as their material
often are in direct competition
with self - published
work.
These writers care about producing something of high quality in keeping
with the standards of the golden era of
traditional publishing: that bygone age when
publishers invested time and money (
often paying advances directly to authors) to help writers develop and polish their
work prior to publication.
Having published more than a dozen books — nonfiction and fiction —
with both
traditional and
often prestigious
publishers as well as on my own, I have a very good sense of the demands of book promotion and was delighted to have the chance to
work with Smith Publicity who did a fine job
with my Sino - American Tales series of historical novels
However, if you are going to
work with traditional publishers or if you are going to hire a professional editor, Word is still easier and
often the preferred software because of its review function.
If you sign
with a
traditional agent and
publisher, you
often have to sign away the rights to your
work.