Self-Published Leprous Pariah
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If you go to the bottom of the page to the ‘forum jump’ you can scroll down and find all the areas of this place. Most of the SYW areas require the password of ….vista. A word to the wise, (50 posts), it would be a good idea to participate first in helping others before you think about posting your own work. After you have been around here for awhile, then post something of your own for help. Good luck.
How do you like your popcorn?
If you go to the bottom of the page to the ‘forum jump’ you can scroll down and find all the areas of this place. Most of the SYW areas require the password of ….vista. A word to the wise, (50 posts), it would be a good idea to participate first in helping others before you think about posting your own work. After you have been around here for awhile, then post something of your own for help. Good luck.
Thanks for the advice. It was a bit premature to ask if someone wanted to read my novel. I've been spending so much time on another site trying to promote my novel that I now realize that this is the place to be. Thanks again.
Fabien.
Fabien.
Hi. I'm new too. Good luck on your second novel. It's amazing...the journey from idea to published. Sometimes completing the novel is just the beginning, because the best work may be overlooked. Your premise is very intriguing to me. I hope Buckyball goes all the way. Did you complete the self publishing process?
The self publishing process was completed in April 2010. The self publishing world is very frustrating but that is a whole other story. Thanks for the welcome mat.
Sincerely, Fabien.
Sincerely, Fabien.
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Take a few mins and read this post from J. A. Konrath. Then go get your book and get it up on Kindle if you haven't already:
http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2010/12/you-should-self-publish.html
http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2010/12/you-should-self-publish.html
Welcome to the forum. 
Everyone here is very friendly, there's no stigma against self-published authors.
Everyone here is very friendly, there's no stigma against self-published authors.
Hi Fabien,
Welcome! I'm new here, too, and learning a lot already. It sounds like Buckyball has a great storyline. I hope to read it on the critique forums when we meet our post -quotas!
Welcome! I'm new here, too, and learning a lot already. It sounds like Buckyball has a great storyline. I hope to read it on the critique forums when we meet our post -quotas!
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Welcome, Fabien.
I don't consider myself to be leprous or a pariah because my book is in the process of self-publishing. Doing everything myself has given me a better understanding of the publishing process, including typesetting and cover art creation. It's also added to my skillset as a graphic designer, which might come in handy in the future, who knows. I like having complete creative control over the process, which allowed me to get creative with the cover design in ways that a random graphic designer might not think of.
We are seeing a major shift in the book publication industry, just as in my own industry (I"m a newspaper reporter). Paradigms are shifting like the San Andreas fault.
I had a discussion with my editor at the paper not long ago after we covered an event featuring local authors and one local "publisher". She was trying to encourage me to talk to the local publisher about my book. She said she wouldn't do an article about a book that was self-published and made a sneering remark about vanity presses.
I'd already looked at the flyers they were handing out. They charge money to publish books. Judging by the books they had on display at the event, whomever is doing their graphic design has no talent and few skills. Once I explained that to her, she realized that she'd just tried to pressure me to use a vanity press that charges a lot of money to publish books, instead of CreateSpace, that costs almost nothing to use.
I also covered a visit from a writer whose book, the Shack, was originally printed at Staples, and then self-published by some friends of his who set up their own publishing company just for that book.
At the time (a couple of months ago) he'd sold many millions of copies and it was translated into 14 languages.
Anything is possible. The publishing industry is a crapshoot regardless of whether you have Doubleday as your publishing, or a couple of buddies shipping books from their garage.
Welcome,
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I don't consider myself to be leprous or a pariah because my book is in the process of self-publishing. Doing everything myself has given me a better understanding of the publishing process, including typesetting and cover art creation. It's also added to my skillset as a graphic designer, which might come in handy in the future, who knows. I like having complete creative control over the process, which allowed me to get creative with the cover design in ways that a random graphic designer might not think of.
We are seeing a major shift in the book publication industry, just as in my own industry (I"m a newspaper reporter). Paradigms are shifting like the San Andreas fault.
I had a discussion with my editor at the paper not long ago after we covered an event featuring local authors and one local "publisher". She was trying to encourage me to talk to the local publisher about my book. She said she wouldn't do an article about a book that was self-published and made a sneering remark about vanity presses.
I'd already looked at the flyers they were handing out. They charge money to publish books. Judging by the books they had on display at the event, whomever is doing their graphic design has no talent and few skills. Once I explained that to her, she realized that she'd just tried to pressure me to use a vanity press that charges a lot of money to publish books, instead of CreateSpace, that costs almost nothing to use.
I also covered a visit from a writer whose book, the Shack, was originally printed at Staples, and then self-published by some friends of his who set up their own publishing company just for that book.
At the time (a couple of months ago) he'd sold many millions of copies and it was translated into 14 languages.
Anything is possible. The publishing industry is a crapshoot regardless of whether you have Doubleday as your publishing, or a couple of buddies shipping books from their garage.
Welcome,
Focus
Hey Fabien, welcome to AW. You do need to have 50 posts under your belt before you can post in the Share Your Work (SYW) forum, but if you are looking for a Beta reader, there is a forum devoted to matching up writers and beta readers. Here's the link.
Happy trails!
Happy trails!
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