I’ve completely re-worked the Self-Publishing page of Writer Beware, to better reflect the rapid changes in the self-publishing marketplace.
New features include an introduction that provides an overview of how technology has transformed self-publishing, pointers on making the decision to self-publish (or not), an expanded list of cautions for self-publishers (including common scams), and many new links to articles, experts, and statistics.
Comments and suggestions are welcome. Please post them here, or email me.
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Victoria Strauss, co-founder of Writer Beware®, is the author of nine novels for adults and young adults, including her Way of Arata epic fantasy duology (The Burning Land and The Awakened City), and a pair of historical novels for teens, Passion Blue and Color Song. She has written hundreds of book reviews for publications such as SF Site, and her articles on writing have appeared in Writer’s Digest and elsewhere. In 2006, she served as a judge for the World Fantasy Awards.
She received the 2009 SFWA® Service Award for her work with Writer Beware®, and in 2012 was honored with an Independent Book Blogger Award for the Writer Beware® blog. She’s webmistress of the Writer Beware® website, which she also created, and maintains the Writer Beware® database, blog, and Facebook page.
Re: SFWA admitting self-published writers–I'm not sure how much I should say about the internal process, but I can tell you that it is moving forward. I'm hopeful that there will be a decision by the end of the year.
Thank you for updating the Self-Publishing page! Any word yet on SFWA admitting self-published authors?
Absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much for your hard work on this.
Thanks for the suggestions, Maggie. You aren't the only one to point out my error with Kobo (which I've corrected).
I didn't include iTunes because the application process is so cumbersome. I'll re-evaluate, though.
I'll check out D2D as well. Thanks again!
Timely and useful information here, Victoria. May I make a couple of suggestions? Add iTunes to your group of ebook retailers that allow direct upload, and move Kobo from the aggregators's section to this list as well.
Also, to the aggregators, you might want to add D2D (Draft to Digital) which began about a year ago and is growing rapidly.
That is cool
Kevin–yes, that's next.
Cool are you updated small press too?
Love the new look! Keep the good info coming!
I've learned a lot here. Keep up the good work. Great logo, too.
I love the logo. This is a really great blog. I learned a lot of stuff from reading it.
Thanks very much!
This is super. Some really good advice on the updated page. Thanks!