Sentences with phrase «trad published writers»

Joel — True and I think a lot of trad published writers mistakenly thought that they could let the publisher handle things.

So, really, the most successful trad published writers did a lot of promo (unless they'd written some sort of blockbuster) so that they would get their contracts extended.

As a formerly trad published writer turned indie publisher, I would like to do some short stories to serve as prefaces to upcoming books, introduce the characters, etc..

Not exact matches

(Besides fewer dollars per sale, a traditional book has a literal shelf life; once your publisher wants to give that shelf space to their next writer, most of your book's trad - published benefits are * dead * unless you get famous enough to re-impress them, and / or you understand how to get your rights back.

You put out samples, you sell your work yourself, people like it, talk about it — the movers & shakers in the trad publishing industry aren't just sitting on their thumbs when they aren't reading; they're scanning the «net and seeing what people are saying about writers like you.

But in the writing community, those trad publishing credits are absolutely necessary for any kind of credibility * with other writers *.

As a writer, I will be sensitive to how I write my articles, but I will not be «politically correct» when it comes to self publishing (or trad publishing for that matter).

But what continues to get to me is when I see other writers, either those who are traditionally published or those who refuse to go indie even though they have continued to be turned down by the trads, condemning those of us who have gone an alternate route.

The majority of self - pubbed writers are not serious or realistic about it, and they would have been unlikely to have been successful in trad publishing either.

I think that writers who are interested in being a hybrid for * non * financial reasons (validation, because Mom dreamed of seeing our book on a shelf at B&N), will obviously find plenty of good reasons to choose trad publishing.

This realization also served to make me feel alienated from other trad - published writers.

Not that writers are * paying * trad publishers to be published, but in the sense that our time is worth money and (possibly) more income (certainly higher royalty rates) if we self - pub instead of choosing trad pub.

Pulp fiction was where authors started out because it paid less than «traditional» markets (they were mostly short stories), but with indie novels, I think (some) authors are making more money than comparable traditional publishing contracts (and I see some trad - pub authors supplementing their income with self - pub, which is also similar to some of the pulp fiction writers of the past).

The first, trad pubbed female author I believe, did a poor job of mentoring, I complained and was re-assigned to the Indie published woman writer, who was fabulous.

And on the other side are our «trad scribes,» the traditionally published authors who say that Hachette's writers and readers are innocent victims of Amazonian strong - arm tactics.

As well, my concern as a professionally published author is that aggressive marketing (TV commercials, Youtube trailers, fancy websites etc.) are creating a successful viral marketing paradigm for self - pubbed fiction that has the potential to impact trad publishing & leave writers wondering «why bother with the arduous and often heartbreaking process of queries, rejection slips, the endless waiting, etc. when the neighbor simply threw up a website, hired a gang of marketing professionals and bingo, Neil Gaiman is reviewing their book before it's even published?!»

My point is that self - published writers aren't posing any threat to traditionally published writers, but trad - pub tend to make self - pub feel very bad when their paths cross.

But in the case of publishing, while trad publishers may not all come out on top, the changes that are occuring are better for readers, and I think for writers too.

When the trad camp saw the sales numbers, they hopped in, too, so once in a while (and I predict with growing frequency in the future), indie published writers will define more new genres, so keep writing!

I'm saying, «I see far more writers paying the bills with their indie publishing than in trad - publishing.»

Book typos and errors can be embarrassing and frustrating, but it shouldn't be (as long as you're having your work professionally edited and proofread) since a perfect, book typo / error - free novel seems like an impossible feat to accomplish, no matter if you're self - published, trad - published, or if you're a struggling writer or a bestselling writer, even the biggest names in fiction get dinged with errors and typos.

And it's funny how the most vocal anti-trad publishing writers owe their success to a trad - pubbed career.

Some authors initially self - publish successfully and are then offered an Amazon deal and it speaks volumes that many writers, such as previously trad - published Robert Dugoni, are happy to forsake the extra 20 % they could make self - publishing direct and sign up with Amazon.