August 9, 2013 - By
By Sarah Carless
The recent and phenomenal success of a handful of self-published authors has made the no-brainer decision – what publishing option is best for an author — into a hot topic and hotter debate.
Back in the day, the only way to rocket to the top of the charts was to have the support of a big publishing house. Not so any more.
But what works, and who it works for, is a puzzling question and one that received an airing at the recent WisCon – Women in Science-Fiction Convention – an annual event held in Madison, Wisconsin.
I was honoured to be a part of a panel discussion: Big Houses, Small Press, Self-Publishing: the Good, the Bad, and the Surprising, along with a fantastic group of fellow authors/editors/publishers.
We discussed the different publishing models and the advantages and disadvantages of each – and the upshot is, each has its place, and is more or less suitable depending on the author, his or her circumstances, and the work in question.
The main differences between the three models are those of time, resources, control, and royalties.
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The recent and phenomenal success of a handful of self-published authors has made the no-brainer decision – what publishing option is best for an author — into a hot topic and hotter debate.Back in the day, the only way to rocket to the top of the charts was to have the support of a big publishing house. Not so any more.
But what works, and who it works for, is a puzzling question and one that received an airing at the recent WisCon – Women in Science-Fiction Convention – an annual event held in Madison, Wisconsin.
I was honoured to be a part of a panel discussion: Big Houses, Small Press, Self-Publishing: the Good, the Bad, and the Surprising, along with a fantastic group of fellow authors/editors/publishers.
We discussed the different publishing models and the advantages and disadvantages of each – and the upshot is, each has its place, and is more or less suitable depending on the author, his or her circumstances, and the work in question.
The main differences between the three models are those of time, resources, control, and royalties.
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