I’ve finally decided to go the e-publishing route and suddenly find myself slip, sliding and scrabbling along yet another steep learning curve.
I’m very happy to have Exhalation and Sleeping Dragons up on Smashwords. Small steps, but gratifying.
The list of stories that have been lurking in the lockers for all these years will finally find the light of day, clearing the deck for those new stories that are even now crowding my mind and waiting their turn.
Violent squalls on the horizon
Now that the decision to ‘go for it’ has been made, I’m finding that indie-publishing is a very exciting, hands-on experience. I’ll explore this more as I go along, but for now, it feels a little like a birthday party.
Weather prognosis: calm now, squalls on the horizon!
Hi Lynette,
Downloaded your story ‘Exhalation’ from Smashwords & loved it. It caught my eye because I was thinking of using the same art for a cover, but couldn’t find the right story for it, I’m glad you did! I went to Clarion West as well, centuries ago. I just started uploading my short fiction, and next, novels onto Smashwords, B&N and Amazon earlier in the summer! Good luck and keep adding more stuff!
Hi Linda, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed Exhalation. It was a very early story for me but something of a landmark for various reasons, as is Sleeping Dragons. It’s also been a lot of fun doing the artwork. Thank you so much for the nice feedback and for visiting my (very young) site. There are more stories in the pipeline and I’ll keep an eye out for your fiction too. Cheers, Lyn.
Hi Lyn,
E-publishing, the “indie” movement for writers, is the only way to go. The publishing industry is wedded to the old model, books, printing presses, editors, overheads, buying reviewers big lunches to mention their books, NY Times best seller list type marketing.
For the many writers who do not get onto their radar, e-publishing is the way, and even published authors are moving to it in droves, as it offers the intellectual and personal freedom creative people seek. They set about building a “tribe” one by one, using the network power of the web, and it works!!
I have run off at the e-pen on my blog about this on a number of occasions, great to see someone is listening.
Allen.
Listening, learning and having fun, Al. 😉 Thanks for taking a peek. Lyn.