HUGE fan of Victoria's works now for many years. Sadly, there are many in this industry who take advantage of those looking to become an author. Victoria's blog is a beacon of great information. Jane Friedman too https://janefriedman.com.
"literary agents were the main access point to publication" They remain the only access to the Big 5, and nearly all the prestige independents.
Also not so sure "many authors do extremely well with self publishing". I'm seeing almost nobody do well, let alone extremely well. There's lots of reasons for self publishing, but selling a lot of books isn't one of them. I'm talking standard titles, of course. There's some killing it with coloring books and the like.
Also thanks Kate for posting. It's refreshing to get something other than rainbows and unicorns. That's all you see on most writing sites. Bravo
The work my publisher does putting my words into a beautiful object is well worth their percentage.
HUGE fan of Victoria's works now for many years. Sadly, there are many in this industry who take advantage of those looking to become an author. Victoria's blog is a beacon of great information. Jane Friedman too https://janefriedman.com.
"literary agents were the main access point to publication" They remain the only access to the Big 5, and nearly all the prestige independents.
Also not so sure "many authors do extremely well with self publishing". I'm seeing almost nobody do well, let alone extremely well. There's lots of reasons for self publishing, but selling a lot of books isn't one of them. I'm talking standard titles, of course. There's some killing it with coloring books and the like.
Also thanks Kate for posting. It's refreshing to get something other than rainbows and unicorns. That's all you see on most writing sites. Bravo
Love this interview. Writer Beware is an essential resource for our industry!
Thank you! Great interview!