[stylist] 28. Self-Publishing and Insecurity (Miss Thea)

Wed Sep 30 21:01:52 UTC 2015

Hello Bridgit,
  Thank you for your prompt and helpful information. I guess we have more studying to do!!
  Best wishes, Estelle

> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 15:57:15 -0500
> Subject: Re: [stylist] 28. Self-Publishing and Insecurity (Miss Thea)
> From: stylist at nfbnet.org
> CC: bkpollpeter at gmail.com
> 
> Estelle,
> 
> In order to produce and sell anything you write, you have to either submit
> to a publishing house, or if you want a guarantee that you will be
> published, you can go through a self-publishing site. Regardless, you will
> need to purchase an ISBN in order to sell your material.
> 
> If submitting to a traditional publisher, you will need to send a query
> letter and likely samples of what you hope to publish, if not the entire
> manuscript. There are big publishing houses, like Random, and smaller,
> independent presses, like St. Mark's. Submitting to a publisher does not
> mean you will be published. It's very competitive, and despite all the poor
> quality writing out there, not everything will be picked up by a publisher.
> 
> Self-publishing does allow you to be published because you are doing it, and
> you will have full control over your material and promotion, which has its
> pros and cons.
> 
> Stores and websites will not sell your material without an ISBN, which has
> to be purchased.
> 
> As mentioned by others, it's in your best interest to seek an editor before
> publishing, regardless of platform. Even experienced editors will have
> another editor review their writing before submitting for publication.
> 
> While self-publishing guarantees you will be published, it's not very
> lucrative. There's no guarantee that should a traditional publisher accept
> your work that you will make a lot of money, but few self-published writers
> make a living from self-publishing.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Estelle
> Shukert via stylist
> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 3:31 PM
> To: Writers' Division Mailing List <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Estelle Shukert <samsestelleshuke at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] 28. Self Publishing and Insecurity (Miss Thea)
> 
> Hello,
>   Thanks for your info about publishing. I'm interested in learning the
> basics, which means I know nothing about what publishers do, if and why we
> need them, if ISBNs are required, etc. We are just getting into writing some
> books, and even a tactile coloring book, and want to keep things as simple
> as possible. Any suggestions, books or other guidelines would be very much
> appreciated.   
>   Blessings, good wishes to all, and thanks, Estelle
> 
> 
> > To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> > Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:37:59 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [stylist] 28. Self Publishing and Insecurity (Miss Thea)
> > From: stylist at nfbnet.org
> > CC: bkpollpeter at gmail.com
> > 
> > Self-publishing does cost. There are fees involved depending on what 
> > you want from the service. And it cost to purchase an ISBN, which you 
> > need to sell your book.
> > 
> > Editors working for companies will certainly be pricey. But you can 
> > find independent editors who have more reasonable fees. I, myself, do 
> > independent editing at times, as do a few others on this list. 
> > Ultimately, unless you have experience as an editor, or are very 
> > familiar with grammar and structure rules and editing guidelines, it's 
> > in your best interest to find an editor. The editing/revision process 
> > is crucial to the success of most written material.
> > 
> > Bridgit
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of April 
> > Brown via stylist
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 7:09 AM
> > To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> > Cc: April Brown <aprilbrownshade at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [stylist] 28. Self Publishing and Insecurity (Miss Thea)
> > 
> > Self-publishing companies won't charge you a penny.  They pay you. 
> > Self publishing companies that are reputable include Draft2Digital, 
> > Smashwords, Amazon, and even Cafe Press.
> > 
> > If you need an editor, that's a different story.  They will charge. 
> > And their charges are not nice.
> > 
> > Publishers that request money upfront are scams, previously called 
> > vanity publishers, and as you found out before, will introduce more 
> > errors into your work than existed before.  As well as provide no 
> > marketing without payment.
> > 
> > Small publishers will not charge you, if they are legit publishers.
> > 
> > April Brown
> > 
> > Writing dramatic adventure novels uncovering the myths we hide behind.
> > 
> > aprilbrownshade at gmail.com
> > 
> > Website: https://sites.google.com/site/uncoveredmyths/
> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/UncoveredMyths Google Plus:
> > https://plus.google.com/116003267969710767555/posts
> > 
> > > On Sep 30, 2015, at 8:00 AM, stylist-request at nfbnet.org wrote:
> > > 
> > > 28. Self Publishing and Insecurity (Miss Thea)
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