cj Sez: I guess one day the decision will be made for me.
But in the meantime, because I'm thinking about self-publishing, I’ve
been doing a lot of research on the subject. And boy, are there a lot of
opinions and experiences.
I’m going to take one of my short stories and try to format
it to see if I really want to become an indie author. In case you didn’t know
the difference between an “indie author” and an “indie publisher,” here are
excerpts of an article defining the two:
An indie author
is an author who maintains complete creative control by self-publishing his or her
book through companies such as CreateSpace or Book Baby, both of whom offer
editing, proofreading services-for-hire, along with cover and page design
services or do-it-yourself templates.
The indie author who uses one of the company’s ISBNs is not
the publisher of record, although CreateSpace allows, with conditions, the
author to use her/his own ISBN.
An indie publisher
is someone who treats the book publishing project as a serious business and not
just a hobby. The author is the CEO of his or her indie publishing company.
Indie publishers know their name is their brand and want
their name associated with a quality product. They know consumers will not
accept shoddy product design.
A traditional publisher
is any publisher—big or small—that agrees to publish a book on behalf of an
author and to pay the costs for doing so.
For more on this subject, drop by:
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Congratulations to the finalists for the 2018 Harper Lee Prize
for Legal Fiction:
Exposed by
Lisa Scottoline
Proof by C.E. Tobisman
Testimony by Scott Turow
Proof by C.E. Tobisman
Testimony by Scott Turow
The award was established in 2011 to commemorate the
50th anniversary of “To Kill A Mockingbird,” written by former Alabama law
student, Harper Lee. The University of Alabama School of Law partnered with
the ABA Journal to award the prize to a published work of fiction from the
previous year that best demonstrates “the role of lawyers in society and their
power to effect change.”
The inaugural prize went to John Grisham for his novel, The Confession.
The 2018 award ceremony is scheduled to take place in late August
during the Library of Congress National Book Festival
And you have a chance to vote for your favorite.
“Members of the public will have the opportunity to vote for
their favorite among the finalists on the ABA Journal website, and the winner
of the public vote will be considered during the prize selection process.”
The poll is going to remain open through June 30, so To
vote for one of the books, go here.
Okay, that’s it for this post. You-all guys keep on keeping
on, and I’ll try to do the same.
cj
PS: I plan to do my
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suspense novel with characters who are independent but learn to trust each
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Good info in the differences. Have you submitted a query to traditional publishers or focusing only on indie publishers for now?
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