The trad publishing door had vicious guardians, so indie authors went around them. What they discovered was the shiny vista of online digital publishing - until it wasn't. So what do we do now?
You hit the nail on the head. Ebooks were the the great equalizer for a minute. But covers, editors, and production software cost real money. One algorithm change and the income equation is suddenly not mathing for the author. I'm focusing on in-person events, but small and affordable. Reaching out to my local bookstores. And writing the next book.
It's like a cozy mystery where the young woman returns from her New York Restaurant dream gone bust back to her small town and ends up in a cookie bakery, solving crimes instead and connecting with our neighbors. We tried those big platforms and are now back to the local, what-we-know best.
You hit the nail on the head. Ebooks were the the great equalizer for a minute. But covers, editors, and production software cost real money. One algorithm change and the income equation is suddenly not mathing for the author. I'm focusing on in-person events, but small and affordable. Reaching out to my local bookstores. And writing the next book.
It's like a cozy mystery where the young woman returns from her New York Restaurant dream gone bust back to her small town and ends up in a cookie bakery, solving crimes instead and connecting with our neighbors. We tried those big platforms and are now back to the local, what-we-know best.