[stylist] Self publishing- Weeding out the crap

[Julie J.]

50 Shades was self published first.  It became hugely popular and then 
she got a contract from a traditional publisher.

It is way out of the realm of what I normally read.  However in an 
effort to find out what all the fuss was about, I read all three books.  
The writing is very mediocre, however the story is what carries it.  I 
guess people will forgive a lot if the story is captivating or forbidden 
or racey or whatever.

I don't know what happened with Twilight though. *smile* I read the 
first one, but just couldn't bring myself to endure any more.  I work 
with teenagers and asked quite a few that read what they thought of the 
Twilight books.  Almost all of them who had read the books 
enthusiastically enjoyed them.  I guess it goes to show that anything is 
possible when your style is right for your audience.  Teens seem to love 
whiney, overly dramatic, superficial romances.  The Twilight books hit 
the home run.

Julie

On 12/31/2012 2:14 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter wrote:
> I wouldn't say traditional publishing weeds out all the crap as we have
> seen with 50 Shades of Grey and Twilight, smirky grin.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter, editor, Slate&  Style
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
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> "If we discover a desire within us that nothing in this world can
> satisfy, we should begin to wonder if perhaps we were created for
> another world."
> C. S. Lewis
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> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:51:49 -0600
> From: "Julie J."<julielj at neb.rr.com>
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] Self-publishing
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> I think the advent of ebooks has changed the entire landscape of the
> publishing world.  I don't think I would ever go the route of self
> publishing exclusively print books.  Ebooks are truly changing how we
> read.  I've read so many accounts of self published authors being
> successful with books.  Yes, some of those were the wildly famous, but
> most aren't.  they are average people making a few thousand dollars a
> year through books.  I guess that's what I want.  I don't aspire to be
> the next Steven King or E. L. James.  I'd just like to sell enough books
>
> to make writing worth the time I've invested.
>
> I think traditional publishing does one thing that self publishing
> doesn't and that is to weed out the crap.  I think though that
> traditional publishers throw out a lot of good stuff with the crap
> because there isn't a big enough market for it.  The cool thing with
> ebooks is that you have a global market and you can cater to the niche
> audience, still making enough to keep going.
>
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