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Iāve begun the process of reclaiming my 6 traditionally published books and republishing them myself. I thought it might be useful to document my reasons, particularly for those writers dawdling at this fork in the publishing road, trying to decide which way to go.
I published through a small press, and I donāt want to give the impression that this was a bad deal or that the publisher did anything wrong. It was, in fact, a valuable learning experience, especially for a new author and one as clueless as I. A small press may be the perfect publishing solution for many authors, especially if the words ātraditionally publishedā carry personal weight.
Before I dig in, itās important to state that ā with a few exceptions ā this was my experience. It reflects my personality, expectations, and quirks. What worked for me might not work for you and visa-versa. Inā¦
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I went with an” in-between”publisher who held my hand when I needed it and let me be as indie as I wanted to be even letting me calll myself “Multicultural Press.” The flexibility was great. I think I am a confirmed INdie now. After my novel won a few awrds an agent contacted me to see if I wanted a publisher now. My reaction was that now that I had done all the hard work why would I dig up more work for myself for a fraction of the money?!
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Great Cinda – Good luck with future ventures as well š
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Interesting post. As I said on the original site, the post laid out the case for having the support of a publisher so clearly, I’m wondering why going indie was more attractive. I’m sure there are great reasons, but I’m intrigued to learn what they are.
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Part 2 next week Bun š
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Yes, I’ll have to look out for that one.
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Thanks for the reblog, Chris. Hope the info is helpful to your many readers. On Tuesday, I’ll follow up with the reasons I’m switching to indie all the way.
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Welcome Diana – Great information šš
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