MJ is right on with this. If Big Publisher expects us to shoulder half of the burden (and cost) for marketing & promotion, there should be some compensation for that time/effort/dollars spent. It is more of a partnership every day and should reflect that.
Congrats on the awesome article about you and Gordon in Romantic Times. Definite thumbs up!
Does this reduce publishers’ gatekeeping powers? If I’m going to bust my hump to sell my own books, then vanity publishing looks a little less unattractive. Online publishing should also serve to reduce the need for big publishing houses, if they’re not going to handle the PR.
How do you send a killer to the grave when he’s already dead?
Having narrowly averted an (under)world war, Cat Crawfield wants nothing more than a little downtime with her vampire husband, Bones. Unfortunately, her gift from New Orleans’ voodoo queen just keeps on giving–leading to a personal favor that sends them into battle once again, this time against a villainous spirit.
Centuries ago, Heinrich Kramer was a witch hunter. Now, every All Hallows Eve, he takes physical form to torture innocent women before burning them alive. This year, however, a determined Cat and Bones must risk all to send him back to the other side of eternity–forever. But one wrong step and they’ll be digging their own graves.
MJ is right on with this. If Big Publisher expects us to shoulder half of the burden (and cost) for marketing & promotion, there should be some compensation for that time/effort/dollars spent. It is more of a partnership every day and should reflect that.
Congrats on the awesome article about you and Gordon in Romantic Times. Definite thumbs up!
Does this reduce publishers’ gatekeeping powers? If I’m going to bust my hump to sell my own books, then vanity publishing looks a little less unattractive. Online publishing should also serve to reduce the need for big publishing houses, if they’re not going to handle the PR.