Tag Archives: self-publishing

It’s official: I am anti-self-publishing

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

I’ve been beating around the bush for a while, but it’s official. I don’t like self-publishing. I think it’s bad for writers, and it’s bad for readers. I am opposed. Not in every circumstance. There are cases when self-publishing is … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

What can we learn from Amanda Hocking?

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

I haven’t been blogging much lately. I haven’t been Tweeting, and my Facebook activity has been diminished. I’m pleased to say this is partly because I’ve been writing. The rest is because of life – things are busy at work … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Self-publish, or learn to fly?

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

Literary agent Colleen Lindsay this morning tweeted Laura Miller’s recent Salon article about how the future of literature will be shaped by e-book and on-demand print self-publishing services.  Miller observes that these services promote themselves as a means to circumvent the … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged , | 31 Comments