tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post3846221338762381264..comments2023-10-08T03:29:16.941-05:00Comments on Aaron Polson: Self-Publishing in the Age of Self-PublishingAaron Polsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-41423637093976612082010-01-19T18:10:20.537-06:002010-01-19T18:10:20.537-06:00A little bit of competition is healthy.A little bit of competition is healthy.Danielle Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796467053451208102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-8270191608028679052010-01-19T13:15:56.270-06:002010-01-19T13:15:56.270-06:00Elana - No one ever said life was fair. If they d...Elana - No one ever said life was fair. If they did, they lied. Which is like stealing. Which isn't fair. <br /><br />Cate - I (heart) editors, too. Short stories I can polish to a pretty good shine, but novels...thank you editors!Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-80977363011356042422010-01-19T13:14:31.660-06:002010-01-19T13:14:31.660-06:00Jamie - It can't hurt...can it?
Jeremy - Kind...Jamie - It can't hurt...can it?<br /><br />Jeremy - Kindle/ebook is always an option, too.<br /><br />Michael - I read Keene's site pretty regularly in the summer, but he's blocked at school...go figure. I'll have to check that out later. <br /><br />Katey - Nowhere. My point exactly.<br /><br />Natalie - Me too. Usually.Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-6933122753078378772010-01-19T13:14:16.748-06:002010-01-19T13:14:16.748-06:00I'll never self publish a novel because I hear...I'll never self publish a novel because I heart editors and how they make my stories a little shinier.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-45770780423425470702010-01-19T13:10:29.846-06:002010-01-19T13:10:29.846-06:00Very true!! And I especially liked how you named &...Very true!! And I especially liked how you named "it's not fair" as an excuse. I subscribe to that philosophy too.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-76971804059882584412010-01-19T13:06:22.954-06:002010-01-19T13:06:22.954-06:00I love your Flash Fiction Fridays : )I love your Flash Fiction Fridays : )Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-11004181439376476862010-01-19T12:17:15.290-06:002010-01-19T12:17:15.290-06:00I paid full iTunes price for In Rainbows because I...I paid full iTunes price for In Rainbows because I was enamored of the idea that the people who made the music would be getting most of it, for once.<br /><br />Self-publishing is so viable in some ways. A good example is my friend Meghan, who writes urban fantasy... about renn faires. A specific audience + access to them = good time to self pub. (Hence the usefulness for nonfiction.) It's hard to build an audience with it, but once it's there, I think it makes sense.<br /><br />And once the competition has honed the skillz a bit, of course. Skipping that step leads to nowhere, for sure.Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727622678452936037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-5021361408865910952010-01-19T12:15:39.954-06:002010-01-19T12:15:39.954-06:00I know it's a couple of weeks old, but did you...I know it's a couple of weeks old, but did you see Brian Keene's post on self-publishing? I can't paste links here so you'll have to look for it yourself. It's on his site, briankeene.com, dated January 4. It's an interesting post from someone who has spouted so much vitriol against POD and self-publishing in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-7340322004637051432010-01-19T10:41:41.945-06:002010-01-19T10:41:41.945-06:00I think I'm there, too. I'm keeping POD in...I think I'm there, too. I'm keeping POD in my backup holster in case the agent/p-house route goes too far south to be recoverable. And then, maybe with a pseudonyum so I don't kill my chances of traditional pub with later books.Jeremy D Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014827537536982326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-27618428779725271192010-01-19T09:52:39.136-06:002010-01-19T09:52:39.136-06:00In this age of internet readership and buying most...In this age of internet readership and buying most of what we have online, especially from the small press, I think that having some of your stories out there for the potential buyer to sample is a good thing.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-64489968096608415572010-01-19T09:39:28.349-06:002010-01-19T09:39:28.349-06:00Gay - I'd be happy to repost. (And the metaph...Gay - I'd be happy to repost. (And the metaphor was perfect).<br /><br />Barry - I'd rather be a pioneer than a prick. Just sayin'. Gene Simmons is a tool. Always has been.Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-67555085498382730842010-01-19T09:17:10.391-06:002010-01-19T09:17:10.391-06:00Yes and Lars still whines about that to this day. ...Yes and Lars still whines about that to this day. He even vocally based Radiohead (along ith Gene Simmons) for releasing In Rainbows for whatever price the fans wanted to pay (most got it for free but I paid $4).<br /><br />Now of course, Radiohead and NIN are considered pioneers of sorts for releasing material this way.<br /><br />Go I hate Lars.Barry Napierhttp://www.barrynapierwriting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-20548976729728727342010-01-19T09:08:05.147-06:002010-01-19T09:08:05.147-06:00Excellent post Aaron. I just self-published my sh...Excellent post Aaron. I just self-published my short stories, but I agree about the novel. My logic with my stories is that to get a publisher to buy them, I have to have a "name" and the only way most writers can get a name is to have a published novel. We can't afford to give away the farm just because we're generous with our hens. Anyway, lousy metaphors aside, if want to repost this at FFC, I'd be delighted.Gay Deganihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609404497703663916noreply@blogger.com