There's a lot of emotion in writing and I think the self - published author has to distance himself from it when dealing with
the promotion side of publishing.
Not exact matches
While validation from writing professionals resonates with me emotionally as a reason to want to be
published traditionally, the business
side of me also is concerned with the
promotion / distribution aspect
of publication.
I gave you advice based on 45 years in all
sides of the
publishing industry, based on being
published since 1967, based on being a writing teacher, based on working with writers who get on the NYT best sellers lists, and based on working on issues involving online
promotions including in regard to Amazon with Amazon and with publishers I have worked with, about how you should and should not send out these requests.
One
of the top issues that continues to plague indie authors isn't in the writing, editing, or
publishing side of the business, but in the marketing and
promotion aspect.
Agents also, at times, helped on the
promotion side of things, making sure a book didn't get forgotten inside a
publishing house.
Although cash flow is what sustains authors and their families, there are far fewer books about the business
side of writing than there are books about creativity, grammar, writing, book
promotion, and self -
publishing.
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promotion and many other topics.
Family responsibilities still don't allow me time to do a great deal
of promotion, but the pace
of digital
publishing is on my
side.