Sentences with phrase «pub route»

Even Jim Carrey is going the self - pub route with his children's book, and he'll make a mint because of it.

I have friends going the self - pub route, but the semi-successful ones (NOT in the Hocking league, by orders of magnitude) are spending much more time at it than I want to (or have available).

Thanks for at least validating my desire to go the trad pub route!

Self - Publishing Route For writers taking the road less traveled along the self - pub route, it can be frightening to deviate from the «established» path, especially if the dream of a big advance from a large publisher has been a long cherished one.

I would much rather go the self - pub route in 2009, and revert to traditinal means in 2010 with my next book.

It is NOT for everyone, but I won't discourage people from going for it — especially if they've gone years doing the traditional pub route and have little to show for it.

I'm in the midst of looking at the self - pub route with one of the manuscripts that my agent submitted, but was ultimately passed on by the NY houses.

When you have only about five to ten years to create a «writing career,» you have to get it done faster than the trad - pub route moves.

Teresa, Tor will probably send them a form rejection, as will DAW; then they'll either decide to learn the writing craft, or decide to go the vanity / self - pub route.

I realize the self - pub route is difficult and requires a lot of work.

(http://grumpyoldbookman.blogspot.co.uk/) Mr. Allen very kindly advised that I should give a go for a year to go the trad - pub route, which involved trying to attract the interest of an agency — and then, if nothing came of it, going indy.

And, because of guilt - by - association, it's an annoyance for the emerging generation of indie writers who chose not to bother with the agent / trad - pub route, but who are every bit as «pro» as their trad - pub counterparts.

I remain very wary of any sort of self pub related scam online, but believe that if you are going the self pub route, you've already committed to the idea of being your own marketer and publicist.

I recently took back my fantasy books from the mid-size publisher who broke our contract (long story) and I'm going to try the self - pub route with those books.

She is the best investment I could have made — I hired an editor rather than investing in the self - pub route.

I went the self - pub route and it left me feeling like I punted on first down.

Whether going the traditional or self - pub route, you need to know who your target market is and how you plan to reach them, because the marketing job is on you.

Self - publishing is a different animal entirely, although the more new authors understand about traditional publishing, the better they'll be able to navigate the self - pub route.

Below are seven key secrets that I've learned are essential for successfully publishing your memoir — whether going the traditional or self - pub route.

If you do decide to embark on the self - pub route, the key is to have a book that doesn't look self - published.

I chose the self - pubbed route but I'm still not sure that's the best way to go.

Kidding aside, yes, the self - pubbing route is rife with to - dos.

And Savannah - I respect your well - controlled comment, and good for you having the energy etc to go the self - pubbing route, but I'd need to point out that as a «traditionally published» author, I'd be distinctly unimpressed by my publishers if they only shifted 200 copies.

I'd make more going it the self - pubbed route...

Not exact matches

Keg labelling automation and new yellow ink for brewers Kegging remains an important way to transport mass volumes of beer and cider around the country, as well as providing a key route to the pub and bar market for most brewers in the United Kingdom.

There are special places dedicated to meeting someone new, or we can go down the traditional route and visit a bar or pub, but these options don't always equal success either.

The route will take you past the Pyewipe Inn which is a lovely waterside pub that's ideal for stopping off halfway for an eat and drink!

Foodies shop Borough Market, hit up a pub en route.

As someone who — in the last eighteen months — has published with a big six house, a small private press, and self - pubbed an ebook, I can tell you there's no easy route for the writer.

Self - pub, go the trad route, whatever.

As a writer open to both forms of publishing, I have several friends who have gone the «self pub» route mainly out of frustration with the hurdles of traditional publishing.

This is a MUST READ for all Self - Pub authors with lots of excellent ideas for any writer looking to go the indie route.

However going the indie / small pub / e-pub route has a lot of appeal too.

Now I realise that some of you may not be too happy buying from Tesco (Hello Bristol) but this is a great deal if you're looking to go for the «pub phone» + tablet combo or, if you're brave, the full convergence route.

As a writer I'm pursuing the traditional route with my debut novel (to begin with, at least — for the feedback and «writing muscle development» that comes with useful rejection, and I do mean USEFUL rejection, not the pointless or destructive kind), but I'm working on self - pubbing several others.

On the other hand, if I was writing gore thrillers and had my heart set on becoming the new Stephen King, and being rich and famous, I would have gone the conventional route (agent, etc), even in the face of long odds, because I think the chances of getting to mass - market are longer for someone starting out in the self - pub world.

I'm planning on doing a workshop at my local library on Paths to Publication, where I'll explore different routes: querying agent, submitting to small pubs, self - publishing.

I know many, many trad pubbed writers going this route.

Say Yes to Life, good for you for self - pubbing and being brave to go that route.

I'd asked as part of my own marketing research while trying to decide between the self - pub or traditional route.

But I've found that if you're going to self - pub, and if you want to be taken as seriously as people who professionally publish via the traditional routes, then you're going to have to work as hard as the traditional publishers do to make a book present itself well to potential buyers.

Though I have several books coming out through a traditional publisher, I wasn't initially sure I wanted to go that route and talked to my agent about self - pubbing.

When I found out that most NY pubbed authors aren't making a living from their fiction, I decided I wasn't interested in going that route.

I'm just completing my WIP, and while I intend to try the traditional route first, I realize self - pubbing my be my best option.

A 70 % self - pubbed royalty is the route to riches.

It's not just having to arrange for your own editing via the trad publishing route — when I read arguments against self - pubbing, I always hear about how hard it is to market your books and find your readers.

I know a lot of self - pubbed authors are going the digital - only route, in which case there is absolutely no excuse for shoddy work (there never should be).

Lots of self - pubbed authors who read WD go the vanity route, and I've been against vanity publishing for a decade.

I had originally thought to go ahead and self - publish, but then all at once there seemed to warnings everywhere against self pub, so I let that coupon expire and I'll just go the «traditional» route.

If you're an aspiring author, or are vacillating between braving the slush piles and going the traditional route vs. pubbing yourself, I'll answer any questions you have as best I can.