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Fantasy Book Series: Edda-Earth (Or: the fun of self-publishing and self-promoting)
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<blockquote data-quote="Rune" data-source="post: 6660875" data-attributes="member: 67"><p>Funny. The number of novels I've read published by reputable publishing houses that have been pure drivel is staggering. Especially in the fantasy genre. And I recognized that even when I was in high school. I don't think being professionally published necessarily equates to a higher standard of quality (although, proofreading, yeah). Some are quality. Most aren't. </p><p></p><p>I view self-published fiction as modern-day pulp fiction (not the genre, but the publishing practice). It's cheap. It's easy to get ahold of, if you know about it, or chance upon it. And it's quality is almost solely determined by its author. Probably the only good way to market something like that is with a really good example of the text within. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Story is overrated. In fact, a dogmatic adherence to the telling of a story often comes at the expense of character development. Which is tragic, particularly if the story is a good one. As for understanding the language being used, well, yeah. Authors should do that. Proofreading, though, has to be a collaborative effort. And if the author self-edits, they should at least seek out--and take into account--outside editorial advice. If something has to go to make the whole thing work, the author is rarely in the best position to recognize it. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree with the premise that most e-books would not (and, indeed, have not) been published in hardcopy. I don't believe that quality is the distinguishing feature. There's just too much professionally published garbage out there for that to be true. Most e-books will remain electronic because there's just so many of them. Readers can't possibly sift through all of them to find something that resonates. Publishers certainly can't, either. </p><p></p><p>The only hope a self-publisher has of standing out from the morass is to somehow build name recognition. To that end, may I suggest that the OP post a brief, but representative sample? Showing off your writing style and the depth of your editing could go a long way toward alleviating concerns about potential quality issues that might otherwise keep potential readers from even taking note.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rune, post: 6660875, member: 67"] Funny. The number of novels I've read published by reputable publishing houses that have been pure drivel is staggering. Especially in the fantasy genre. And I recognized that even when I was in high school. I don't think being professionally published necessarily equates to a higher standard of quality (although, proofreading, yeah). Some are quality. Most aren't. I view self-published fiction as modern-day pulp fiction (not the genre, but the publishing practice). It's cheap. It's easy to get ahold of, if you know about it, or chance upon it. And it's quality is almost solely determined by its author. Probably the only good way to market something like that is with a really good example of the text within. Story is overrated. In fact, a dogmatic adherence to the telling of a story often comes at the expense of character development. Which is tragic, particularly if the story is a good one. As for understanding the language being used, well, yeah. Authors should do that. Proofreading, though, has to be a collaborative effort. And if the author self-edits, they should at least seek out--and take into account--outside editorial advice. If something has to go to make the whole thing work, the author is rarely in the best position to recognize it. I agree with the premise that most e-books would not (and, indeed, have not) been published in hardcopy. I don't believe that quality is the distinguishing feature. There's just too much professionally published garbage out there for that to be true. Most e-books will remain electronic because there's just so many of them. Readers can't possibly sift through all of them to find something that resonates. Publishers certainly can't, either. The only hope a self-publisher has of standing out from the morass is to somehow build name recognition. To that end, may I suggest that the OP post a brief, but representative sample? Showing off your writing style and the depth of your editing could go a long way toward alleviating concerns about potential quality issues that might otherwise keep potential readers from even taking note. [/QUOTE]
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