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The Big Publishing Question

sparkyfirepants | May 5th, 2009

Wow. I was all prepared to to write a post on the love/hate relationship of trying to get your book published, but Judy Dunn of Cats Eye Marketing tweeted this post by Harry Baum and it pretty much sums up everything I’ve been thinking about lately.

A Publishing Person Self-Publishes

I mean seriously, wow. If you’re like me and you wonder about the question of self-publishing or struggle over whether or not to submit your work to publishers, you need to read this article.

I’m going to get all woo-woo on you and say that another article opened my mind and allowed me to focus my energy on more positive, profitable pursuits than traditional publishing. It’s by my friend Mark Silver of Heart of Business:

What you need to do before you publish a book

If that weren’t enough, Jon of CBI Clubhouse pointed out a in a comment here that the first step is perfecting your craft. Worry about publishing later (paraphrased). He’s absolutely right and there’s tons of similar advice and information on his web site.

I’m surrounded by so much excellent information. If you ever wonder how I came to know a thing or two about anything, it’s because I’ve had help.

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  • Yep! I will be reading through all of these links.. I imagine the situation changing. The BIG publishers may be looking in to the self-promoting, self-reliant, self-published for insight on how to market materials.

    Though the extra exposure would be great..! Like you had said about the companies people depend on... You can't! If you don't rely on your own abilities then...
  • Thanks for potentially widening the audience for Baum's article, David. It just hit me over the head. Such amazing insights on self-publishing from a published author.

    I've been following the self-pub discussions for some time, but was stuck on the "real authors don't self-publish" rung of the ladder. He turned my thinking on its head when he said that the Manhattan publishers route was vanity, too, because people can say, "Harcourt published MY book!".

    I had to admit that I saw myself reflected in that mirror and didn't like what I saw. (The old, "Anyone with a few bucks can self-publish. But you have to be GOOD to be accepted by the editors at the big houses."

    Now I need to go check out Mark Silver's stuff and Jon's comments. Keep up the good work, David.
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