Not exact matches
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.
In an age when so many of the «big stories» in publishing are about amazing self -
pub successes, people are asking more and more, «Why would I want a
traditional publisher?»
Right now — and possibly for a long while in the nearby future — readers of my genre are
traditional in their approach to finding new authors, and it would be foolish of me to ignore this fact simply due to the excitement and enthusiasm whipped up by self -
pub successes like H.P. Mallory or Amanda Hocking.
Also, of course you are right that some self -
pubbed books deserve an audience (and may in that case be picked up by a
traditional publisher and turned into a commercial
success) and certainly that many published books are inferior.
Kristan — as to your question about the reactions of
traditional pub to my
success in the Indie arena... there really hasn't been much of a reaction made to me from anyone in
traditional publishing.
I've met C.J. at writing conferences, and I find her to be the most honest, reasonable, and experienced author who has
success playing on both sides of the publishing field —
traditional and self -
pub.
And one of the few that does not try to pit
traditional against self -
pub, when in many cases the hybrid authors see much of the
success.