I have been a bit tied up with some family health issues the past few days and have not had a chance to catch up on my blog. So I am reblogging a post from Kristen Lamb’s Blg. She is a wonderful activist for self-publication and it was refreshing to see her point out that self-published authors can make some major mistakes along the way. Read and learn! And if you don’t yet follow her blog, I highly recommend it!!
Happy Monday! Okay, last week, upon my return from Thrillerfest, we explored what I felt were the 5 top mistakes that are killing traditional publishing. Then, on Friday, we talked about how self-publishing can help writers as a whole, even traditional writers. It is a wonderful time to be a writer, but I want to make myself crystal clear.
This business is hard work. There are no shortcuts.
I Don’t Take Sides
I feel that traditional publishing has a lot to offer the industry. If I didn’t believe that, I wouldn’t spend so much time and effort challenging them to innovate to remain competitive. Self-publishing is not a panacea, and, since I spent last week focusing on the traditional end of the industry, today we are going to talk about the top five mistakes I feel are killing self-publishing authors.
Mistake #1 Publishing Before We Are Ready
The problem…
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Great video…I love the monotonous voices. Thanks also, for recommending Kristen Lamb’s blog. Great insight to have. My thoughts go out to you and your family.
Thanks Katherine! How was the wedding?? Was it last weekend? 🙂 congratulations!!
Mom is fine now and home – so all is well.
This video just cracked me up. 🙂