[#]WritersCoffeeClub 19 Dec: Did you find a way through the maze of traditional publishing to get your book published? What's your secret?
Most published writers I know, incl. myself, have a combo of indie-press published stuff & self-published stuff.
I've had only one acquaintance who went from aspiring writer to successful Big Four published writer. She worked her tail off and tailored her writing to what the market wants. (1/x)
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[#]WritersCoffeeClub 19 Dec (con't)
I've also known several people who published with a Big Four publisher, had modest success, and then were dropped, or who signed with a Big Four publisher and had their publishing date pushed away and away and away, or who signed and then the editor left and the orphan book came out with no publicity.
[Oh wait: I know more than one person who got success w/a Big Four publisher, and did it without tailoring her work to the market: Ann Leckie!] (2/x)
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[#]WritersCoffeeClub 19 Dec, con't.
(re: Ann Leckie, I didn't realize that Orbit wasn't independent--it's part of Hachette Group. So--good for her!)
One person whose success really cheers me is Amal El-Mohtar. THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR, by her and Max Gladstone, came out from Tordotcom, a large indie publisher [ETA: Wrong again! As with Orbit, tordotcom is actually part of Macmillan--thx @cstross], & became a best seller. She's had a subsequent book after that--THE RIVER HAS ROOTS. (3/4)
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[#]WritersCoffeeClub 19 Dec, con't [final]
But there's no secret. It's hard work, happening to write things that a lot of people want to read, and luck. You need all of those.
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