I\u2019ve been vacationing with family and, while the landlords of the place we\u2019re staying advertised wi-fi, we can\u2019t get it to work. I have felt crippled without it. Oh, I can stay in touch and field important questions and address or, at least, acknowledge most issues using my SmartPhone, but there are some things I just don\u2019t have access to or don\u2019t know how to access without an Internet connection to my computer. One of those things is my blog.<\/p>\n
I hope my absence has been noticed. I\u2019ve missed bringing you news, encouragement, perspective, information and tools you can use in your quest to write, publish and sell your book. <\/p>\n
While chatting with various family members and visitors to our vacation spot, the subject of publishing has come up often. It\u2019s interesting how uninformed the general public is about the publishing industry\u2014as are most new authors. People presume that all one has to do in order to get published is to write a book and present it to one of the major publishers. People still assume that authors can fairly easily sell millions of books and make a lot of money. They believe that all published books have the same opportunity to be placed on bookstore shelves. They think that most books are sold at bookstores. They are aware of only a handful of traditional publishers. And they expect that because a book is published, it is a good book. I have to tell you that none of the above is true. <\/p>\n
I had someone suggest to me that authors ought to think about hiring someone to promote their books for them. This person didn\u2019t know that since the huge explosion within the publishing industry, there are hundreds and hundreds of people jumping on the bandwagon professing to be book publicists, as well as author\u2019s agents, book editors, self-publishers, POD printers and so forth. You\u2019ve heard the phrase, \u201cthere\u2019s an app for that.\u201d Well, in publishing, if there\u2019s a need, there\u2019s someone at the ready to fill it\u2014for a buck. <\/p>\n
I may not post to this blog again this week. So hang in there with me. In the meantime, post your comments here letting me know subjects you\u2019d like to see me cover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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