Lisa Abbate of Wordmountain.com has done a terrific interview about self-publishing with author-advocate and co-founder of Writer Beware, novelist Victoria Strauss. Ms. Strauss outlines some of the hows, whys, and best-practices writers should be aware of when they’re investigating self-publishing options, for Absolute Write’s readers. Self-publishing is a perfectly viable model for a number of writers and a … Read more
By Lisa Abbate For so many writers—fiction or nonfiction—the completion and publishing of a book is the fulfillment of a great dream. Completing a book is no small feat, and neither is getting it published. Some aspiring authors choose to seek out an agent and traditional publisher, while others opt to self-publish. Technology and competition … Read more
By Victoria Strauss There are sharks out there in the literary waters. Be wary: literary deceptions abound, from fee-charging agents to dishonest book doctors to fraudulent subsidy publishers to fake contests. Some of them are staggeringly successful. Edit Ink, for instance, a book doctoring firm that engaged in a kickback scheme with disreputable literary agents, … Read more
