I'd always figured I'd
be a hybrid author because I knew some of my stories weren't a good match for traditional publishing while others were.
Basically, my
goal is hybrid author, which is where I think I'd be most happy — sharing the load on some projects and having more control over other projects.
Speaking of Written Word Media, they also provide a detailed discourse on what it means to
be a hybrid author as well as tips for an effective author website.
As someone who has both been traditionally - published and self - published,
Richard is a hybrid author and thus has a valuable persp.
One author in particular — Elle James — taught me a lot about her highly successful
career being a hybrid author, working with traditional houses as well as being a driven indy author with a great track record.
New York Times bestselling author CJ
Lyons is a hybrid author, meaning she spans both traditional publishing and independent publishing success.
Perhaps the most interesting point Sexton
shared was that hybrid authors were almost evenly split on whether they would publish their next manuscript traditionally or on their own.
Dan is a hybrid author, self - publishing as an indie as well as being published by Thomas & Mercer and Lake Union Publishing.
However, as an award - winning self - published author and editor for Midnight Publishing who works primarily with indie authors and small presses, I wanted to share my own opinion and insight on why you should self - publish or
consider being a hybrid author (self - publishing and going the traditional route).
Most of the top - selling
indies are hybrid authors and reaping big benefits from their current or past print titles, and most indie top sellers — especially the Amazon cheerleaders — are also getting the red carpet treatment from the retailers.
Then along comes my agent and the idea of
being a hybrid author bloomed — having some work traditionally published and shorter works like novellas continue to be a self publishing stream of income.
In addition to independently publishing,
Anthea is a hybrid author, selling her short fiction into traditional markets for fun and profit (but that's a whole other workshop).
Luckily, I decided right from the get - go that winning awards or gaining professional credentials meant nothing to me, so at this point, I see no reason to ever
even be a hybrid author.
USA Today bestseller Vanessa
Kelly is a hybrid author who publishes traditionally for Kensington and Grand Central, and as an indie.
In my article yesterday, I wrote
about being a hybrid author (one who publishes both traditionally and independently) and how my first two books are traditionally published in India as I'm an expat living in America.
Though I'm 100 % self - published I often find myself wondering
what being a hybrid author would be like — to have some of that control (or responsibility) shifted to someone else or to another group of people.
As someone who has both been traditionally - published and self - published,
Richard is a hybrid author and thus has a valuable perspective on the self vs. traditional debate that's become a very big focus in the publishing industry, especially in recent months.
Melissa, who writes fiction under the pseudonym Melissa Yi,
is a hybrid author who writes both fiction and non-fiction.
I've definitely hedged my bets, because I'm still conventionally published here in the UK, but I love this model
of being a hybrid author and I think people will go both ways: successful self - pub authors will become hybrids in the other direction.
Today, we're talking to YA science fiction author, Beth Revis, about
being a hybrid author, the differences in traditional publishing and self - publishing, and marketing from both sides of the fence.
CJ Lyons, an ER pediatrician - turned - NYT's - bestseller,
is another hybrid author who touts traditional publishing as her end - goal: «I enjoy working with an editor, and I think my writing is ready to go to the next level,» Lyons said to USA Today about her 2011 contract with Minotaur Press.
I want to write full time, and I feel that
being a hybrid author would generate the income needed to do so.
He is a hybrid author represented by the Handspun Literary Agency and has also self - published fifteen books, including Make A Killing On Kindle.
We can
be hybrid authors.
Then again, while
I'm a hybrid author, I was seated on the trad side... But you know what?
The focus is the author: whether
it's a hybrid author with multiple books published, a brand new author or one who wants to make their reverted backlist available in digital for the very first time.
I'm now traditionally published, but toying with the idea of releasing romance novels under a pen name and keeping them indie so I can
be a hybrid author.