Been trying to formulate a plan for the past few weeks so opening chapters of a novel completed by Mid Nov.
Now I've got these short stories,2nd in one competition shortlisted in another. So because one is 'published' my understanding is that conventional publishers are reluctant to touch them. Sending to conventional publishers probably means waiting for 3 months or more to be told they've rejected your pieces.
So I'm now looking at e publishing on Amazon or Smashwords, relatively quick & easy the problem seems to be making sure a) work is formatted correctly for electronic versions b) having a good cover c)putting effort in to marketing & promotion. There are people who will do a & b for a reasonable fee.
The way I see it is I think e readers will become more popular with increased sales of i phones,i pads & kindles also compare the way music is bought nowadays compared to years ago.
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Been trying to formulate a plan for the past few weeks so opening chapters of a novel completed by Mid Nov.
Now I've got these short stories,2nd in one competition shortlisted in another. So because one is 'published' my understanding is that conventional publishers are reluctant to touch them. Sending to conventional publishers probably means waiting for 3 months or more to be told they've rejected your pieces.
So I'm now looking at e publishing on Amazon or Smashwords, relatively quick & easy the problem seems to be making sure a) work is formatted correctly for electronic versions b) having a good cover c)putting effort in to marketing & promotion. There are people who will do a & b for a reasonable fee.
The way I see it is I think e readers will become more popular with increased sales of i phones,i pads & kindles also compare the way music is bought nowadays compared to years ago.