The long and misleading adventure of The Doors of Time.

[felisblanco]

First, I want to thank all you interested parties reading this for your patience with me in supplying news about The Doors of Time since I pulled it down. I've been avoiding answering requests and questions about it for so long because I didn't know what I was allowed to say without jeopardising my chances. But, as the whole thing just fell through

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[felisblanco]

Thank you! Yes, if/when I get my guts back I will definitely add that to my cover letter.

I guess my hesitance regarding e-publishing comes not only from my love of "real" books (I hate using that word, I mostly read on my Kindle after all and the stories are just as real as printed ones.) but this feeling that if it's just gonna be an ebook it can just as well stay online, as fanfic really. I've never expected to make money of writing, to tell the truth. No one (well, maybe the two biggest crime authors) survives on book sales alone in Iceland, the market is way too small, so making enough money for it to matter, not something I've ever expected. (Doesn't mean I wouldn't welcome it with open arms!)

Even if some of the epublishers do printed versions I'm guessing their marketing is mainly directed at the kind of clientele that prefers ebooks. So probably not aiming at putting their books in book shops. I could be wrong there, I'm not really sure how it works. But I would think marketing for a company that specialises in ebooks but offers print versions as well, would be different from a company which business is printed books but offers ebooks. But, like I said, I could be wrong.

Same thing about self publishing. I could do it as an ebook probably (but there's again the question of why bother if I can just put the fanfic back up) but even if self-publishing printed books here is pretty easy, (if very expensive) getting it out there for sale in the world? I'd have no idea how to go about doing that. When I published a poetry book here with some other people last year we did the distribution ourselves, walking from book store to book store pitching it, then watching the copies to make sure we got paid for the bought ones. Can't really do that across the ocean.

Man, I'm a pessimistic whiner, aren't I? lol I know I have a lot going for me, a lot I can do if I just get my butt off the couch and do it, I'm just not there quite yet. Maybe by New Year.

Anyway, thank you so much for the well wishes and your kind words. *hugs*

[kubis]

That's true, most e-publishers won't get you into bookstores, but *so* many readers buy books online now, ebook or print. If your dream is to see your book in bookstore, that would be tricky (although maybe you could approach your local bookstores once the book is out?), but if it's just about holding your book in your hands, it's doable. :)

And self-publishing print books doesn't have to involve printing the books and selling them on your own! Most self-publishers have print books through print-on-demand on Amazon (Createspace) - you just upload the properly formatted file document and then it's available for print. When someone orders a copy, it gets printed and sent to that person. And that's it!

I understand that you need time to process and grieve the lost opportunity. You don't have to do anything today. But when you do, researching self-publishing may give you some ideas. It's not for everyone, but it's definitely something to consider.:)

*hugs back*

(My comment either appears double or disappears completely, so sorry if this is a repeat.)