Sentences with phrase «trad deal»

Many successful self - published authors are getting trad deals off the back of their success, and other indies are happy to stay self - published.

The author H.M. Ward, like Howey a superbly successful outlier, writes on the KBoards in a post titled I turned down over a million bucks in trad deals, that she has rejected more than $ 1.5 million in advances offered by publishing houses.

Of course, it can be tough to get those trad deals!

Just has a different perspective on the publishing industry from many indies, and is more used to people having the goal of a trad deal.

That's where many thrillers and action / adventure books are purchased, and I can't reach those readers without a trad deal.

I've been indie from the beginning, and never thought about a Trad deal, but I see the logic of what you're considering.

Because I view all of that as found money, and because it highlights that even if you're not madly pursuing a trad deal, good agents still have a valuable role they can play in the mix, even with indie published books.

With what I know now of the publishing industry (thanks to the great blogs mentioned above, as well as the fantastic explanations offered by The Passive Voice and Rusch on the minefield of rights» grabs that are traditional publishing contracts), I would be cautious if I were ever approached for a trad deal.

But she must have still been a very good storyteller to get the trad deal she eventually got.

Tbh, I'm probably still gonna do paperbacks cuz I don't foresee pursuing a trad deal anytime soon, but it's food for thought, eh?

argument that goes around, as if it's so easy to get those trad deals and it's a simple either / or consideration.

I would have taken the trad deal.

Good luck with the trad deal!