I, too, have learned many things from various debacles in the publishing world. I have seen that some small publishers can be immensely helpful, while others may be virtually worthless. I understand so much more about the problems of publishing and self-publishing. I have belatedly come to …
I, too, have learned many things from various debacles in the publishing world. I have seen that some small publishers can be immensely helpful, while others may be virtually worthless. I understand so much more about the problems of publishing and self-publishing. I have belatedly come to certain realizations about my own prose: in particular, that an unheralded, unknown author simply cannot cross too many genres within a single series. [My series is indeed a "romance" -- a love-story in every sense of the term -- but it involves many other aspects.]
What I haven't learned is how to market. That, alas, is another story...
Thank you, Lenny. Marketing is a beast, but I'm not giving up on it. The one single thing I've learned is the cover will sell a book, even if you don't do much. Spend time on figuring out covers that will sell. Find a cover that does the talking for you. People do judge a book by the cover. They do it every single second when they push the buy button.
Thanks for posting, Kay...and happy anniversary!
I, too, have learned many things from various debacles in the publishing world. I have seen that some small publishers can be immensely helpful, while others may be virtually worthless. I understand so much more about the problems of publishing and self-publishing. I have belatedly come to certain realizations about my own prose: in particular, that an unheralded, unknown author simply cannot cross too many genres within a single series. [My series is indeed a "romance" -- a love-story in every sense of the term -- but it involves many other aspects.]
What I haven't learned is how to market. That, alas, is another story...
Thank you, Lenny. Marketing is a beast, but I'm not giving up on it. The one single thing I've learned is the cover will sell a book, even if you don't do much. Spend time on figuring out covers that will sell. Find a cover that does the talking for you. People do judge a book by the cover. They do it every single second when they push the buy button.