Comments on: A little e-pubbing advice http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/ What's hip, what's now, what's tomorrow in the romance genre world. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:26:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michelle http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-17634 Michelle Sun, 27 May 2007 08:34:40 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/#comment-17634 Angela James, an editor with Samhain, has blogged about this recently as well over at <a href="http://magicalmusings.com/?p=776" rel="nofollow">Magical Musings</a>. Angela James, an editor with Samhain, has blogged about this recently as well over at Magical Musings.

]]> By: Beth Williamson http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-17565 Beth Williamson Thu, 24 May 2007 19:13:12 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/#comment-17565 Great post, Shan. I agree with everything you've said. After 2 1/2 years of being e-pubbed, things have definitely changed. Some for the good and some not - I too have read books that should not have been published, and read others that made me bawl like a baby they were so damn good. I think it's a crap shoot with print books too - I hate the ones that make me hurl them at the wall. Just because I am e-pubbed does not mean I'm not good enough for NY, nor does it mean I am less than an author because of it. I will eventually write full-time for both NY and epublishers - that's the plan anyway. It's been a slow roll - exactly as it should be. I've learned a ton about publishing, promotion, what to do and not to do. Great advice about contracts, mon ami. Always read then re-read before signing. Great post, Shan. I agree with everything you’ve said. After 2 1/2 years of being e-pubbed, things have definitely changed. Some for the good and some not – I too have read books that should not have been published, and read others that made me bawl like a baby they were so damn good. I think it’s a crap shoot with print books too – I hate the ones that make me hurl them at the wall.
Just because I am e-pubbed does not mean I’m not good enough for NY, nor does it mean I am less than an author because of it. I will eventually write full-time for both NY and epublishers – that’s the plan anyway. It’s been a slow roll – exactly as it should be. I’ve learned a ton about publishing, promotion, what to do and not to do.
Great advice about contracts, mon ami. Always read then re-read before signing.

]]> By: Thursday links « Jorrie Spencer http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-17562 Thursday links « Jorrie Spencer Thu, 24 May 2007 14:13:10 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/#comment-17562 [...] There were a couple of non-inflammatory, yet still interesting, posts about e-publishing. Shannon Stacey and Tawny Taylor weigh in. [...] [...] There were a couple of non-inflammatory, yet still interesting, posts about e-publishing. Shannon Stacey and Tawny Taylor weigh in. [...]

]]> By: Terra Kent http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-17560 Terra Kent Thu, 24 May 2007 13:26:10 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/#comment-17560 This has been going around lately and I think this post is a definite plus. As a writer myself I have submitted to NY once before. I was a real greenhorn though but that just made my desire to get publish all the more important. I have learned a great deal along the way. I write short stories and novella length work, nothing that I have seen NY houses willing to take yet that is what has been so great about the epub industry. There are both wonderful writers and horrible writers in both epub and print so it's not just one industry or the other. I made the choice to go epub while I work on another for a NY house. Great post and thanks for sharing This has been going around lately and I think this post is a definite plus. As a writer myself I have submitted to NY once before. I was a real greenhorn though but that just made my desire to get publish all the more important. I have learned a great deal along the way.

I write short stories and novella length work, nothing that I have seen NY houses willing to take yet that is what has been so great about the epub industry. There are both wonderful writers and horrible writers in both epub and print so it’s not just one industry or the other.

I made the choice to go epub while I work on another for a NY house.

Great post and thanks for sharing

]]> By: Anna Louise Lucia http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-17554 Anna Louise Lucia Thu, 24 May 2007 08:14:05 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/#comment-17554 Shan, that is about the best and most good, solid sense post on e-pubbing I've ever seen. <i>Make sure placing your books with an e-publisher is part of your career plan and not just a desperate move to get your name on a book.</i> Absolutely. For me, it wasn't part of my career plan, but oh, I was desperate. But I restrained myself and said a polite no thanks to an e-pubbing contract. A few months later, I got the contract I was looking for. Life's good. Shan, that is about the best and most good, solid sense post on e-pubbing I’ve ever seen.

Make sure placing your books with an e-publisher is part of your career plan and not just a desperate move to get your name on a book.

Absolutely. For me, it wasn’t part of my career plan, but oh, I was desperate. But I restrained myself and said a polite no thanks to an e-pubbing contract.

A few months later, I got the contract I was looking for. Life’s good.

]]> By: Shannon Stacey http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-17552 Shannon Stacey Thu, 24 May 2007 02:57:15 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/#comment-17552 <blockquote>In my last WIP it was like pulling teeth just to get to 50k and it’s a romantic susupense. Not many print-only publishers accept books with that element under 75k words. It was frustrating because it’s a good book and I felt adding words just to get to that word count would hurt my book.</blockquote> Melissa, one of my favorite things about epublishing is the word count---both of my romantic suspenses are 35-40k, which (I think, anyway) is the word count that worked best for them. So it sounds like a damn good reason to look into epubbing to me. :) Jennifer, your lecture sounds awesome! Any plans for a virtual session? *bats eyelashes* Ericka, that's a great way to keep your name out there while working toward a full-length novel. (My natural length seems to be 35k, unfortunately.) <blockquote>When you only have one chance to submit that type of novel epubbing can be a great way to get out a book that didn’t suit one editor’s vision of a line. In that case the book may not have gone to your A+ choice but there is no A, B or C list for say, a Harlequin Intrigue or Special Edition-type book.</blockquote> It's funny you should say that, because the only one of my ebooks to be rejected by a NY house was written for a Silhouette line. Though the editor liked it, it didn't fit the line well enough and the senior editor shot it down. So I'd definitely have to agree with you on that point. <blockquote>I’ve seen this on a lot of e-pubbed authors sites EPIC. Does that mean the publisher is up to par?</blockquote> If I understand your question, I think that means the author is a member of EPIC (Electronically Published Internet Connection)---an organization for e-pubbed authors. As far as I know, it wouldn't speak to the publisher's credentials at all. Thanks everybody, for the conversation today. It was nice to read calm, rational comments about epubbing/NY. :lol:

In my last WIP it was like pulling teeth just to get to 50k and it’s a romantic susupense. Not many print-only publishers accept books with that element under 75k words. It was frustrating because it’s a good book and I felt adding words just to get to that word count would hurt my book.

Melissa, one of my favorite things about epublishing is the word count—both of my romantic suspenses are 35-40k, which (I think, anyway) is the word count that worked best for them. So it sounds like a damn good reason to look into epubbing to me. :)

Jennifer, your lecture sounds awesome! Any plans for a virtual session? *bats eyelashes*

Ericka, that’s a great way to keep your name out there while working toward a full-length novel. (My natural length seems to be 35k, unfortunately.)

When you only have one chance to submit that type of novel epubbing can be a great way to get out a book that didn’t suit one editor’s vision of a line. In that case the book may not have gone to your A+ choice but there is no A, B or C list for say, a Harlequin Intrigue or Special Edition-type book.

It’s funny you should say that, because the only one of my ebooks to be rejected by a NY house was written for a Silhouette line. Though the editor liked it, it didn’t fit the line well enough and the senior editor shot it down. So I’d definitely have to agree with you on that point.

I’ve seen this on a lot of e-pubbed authors sites EPIC. Does that mean the publisher is up to par?

If I understand your question, I think that means the author is a member of EPIC (Electronically Published Internet Connection)—an organization for e-pubbed authors. As far as I know, it wouldn’t speak to the publisher’s credentials at all.

Thanks everybody, for the conversation today. It was nice to read calm, rational comments about epubbing/NY. :lol:

]]> By: Kim http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-17551 Kim Thu, 24 May 2007 01:28:10 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/#comment-17551 I've had to deal with people who assume that, because I'm epubbed, that I "settled" for my publisher. Like most of the others here, the books I've published had never seen the inside of an NY editor's office. It's been a good experience for me and, though I'm working towards NY as well, I'm in no hurry to not write for my publisher, either. Terrific post! I’ve had to deal with people who assume that, because I’m epubbed, that I “settled” for my publisher. Like most of the others here, the books I’ve published had never seen the inside of an NY editor’s office. It’s been a good experience for me and, though I’m working towards NY as well, I’m in no hurry to not write for my publisher, either.

Terrific post!

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]]> By: Thursday Thirteen: Things I forgot to link to yesterday « miladyinsanity http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-17549 Thursday Thirteen: Things I forgot to link to yesterday « miladyinsanity Thu, 24 May 2007 00:59:36 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/#comment-17549 [...] 1. Shannon Stacey gives us a little e-pubbing advice on RTB. [...] [...] 1. Shannon Stacey gives us a little e-pubbing advice on RTB. [...]

]]> By: Melissa http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-17548 Melissa Wed, 23 May 2007 23:34:46 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/05/23/a-little-e-pubbing-advice/#comment-17548 I've seen this on a lot of e-pubbed authors sites EPIC. Does that mean the publisher is up to par? I’ve seen this on a lot of e-pubbed authors sites EPIC. Does that mean the publisher is up to par?

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