tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post5570410538358980748..comments2024-03-28T01:06:38.596-07:00Comments on Maya Reynolds: Should You Self-Publish?Maya Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791278987339976101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-44774363905032549862014-07-12T09:21:14.351-07:002014-07-12T09:21:14.351-07:00What I like about your advice is that you identify...What I like about your advice is that you identify conditions for when self-publishing makes sense, and when it doesn't.<br /><br />Of course there are times when self-publishing IS the way to go.<br />And others when it's not.<br /> <br />Thank you.csreyes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-2638036488600819542009-12-05T14:54:44.632-08:002009-12-05T14:54:44.632-08:00I would also suggest finding a proper agent. Very...I would also suggest finding a proper agent. Very few unsolicited manuscripts are chosen by publishing companies. But again, research is necessary, as agents, like self-publishing companies can be unscrupulous. <br /><br />Never pay an agent any fee, not even a reading fee. A true agent is supposed to be paid for getting you paid. You can find good information at the Writer's Guild of America. <br /><br />An agent is very important to getting published.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772801580962218697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-40455513032850043062009-02-01T19:05:00.000-08:002009-02-01T19:05:00.000-08:00Thanks for saving me from the WB agents but I wish...Thanks for saving me from the WB agents but I wish I would have read just a little more of your blog before I put out 3,998 dollars.D. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847661593491454160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-63579151885365644432008-08-11T13:14:00.000-07:002008-08-11T13:14:00.000-07:00Sage advice. Sadly, there are people who can't be ...Sage advice. Sadly, there are people who can't be disabused of their fantasies. But they can't say they weren't warned.Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-11521163310536737492008-08-10T07:56:00.000-07:002008-08-10T07:56:00.000-07:00Absolutely. And yet, just today, I read a report ...Absolutely. And yet, just today, I read a report from a new writer who felt that "ordinary" publishing took far too long, and so was going to self-publish. <BR/><BR/>I tried to explain the problems that this would entail, but realised pretty early on that I was wasting my time. It's a shame.The Self-Publishing Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338045898426993407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-27935716033668305992008-08-09T13:16:00.000-07:002008-08-09T13:16:00.000-07:00Thanks for stopping by.There are times when self-p...Thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>There are times when self-publishing makes perfectly good sense. However, these do not include a newbie writer who is too impatient to learn either the craft or the industry.Maya Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791278987339976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-75214329042038268202008-08-09T10:56:00.000-07:002008-08-09T10:56:00.000-07:00There's a lot of misinformation put about by self-...There's a lot of misinformation put about by self-publishing companies in order to encourage the naive to use their services.<BR/><BR/>I've read that everyone from Shakespeare to John Grisham self-published: it's deceitful and verging on fraudulent (incidentally, David Isaaks who blogs at Tomorrowville posted about this recently, and very good he was too). <BR/><BR/>I wish writers would do a little more research before succumbing to the temptations of self-publishing. And a little more editing!The Self-Publishing Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338045898426993407noreply@blogger.com