Why we self-published the sequel to Stranger
Hostage, the sequel to Stranger, is out now. The e-book is $4.99; the paper book will be released in a few months.
Sherwood has put up a detailed post about why we chose to self-publish Hostage. It’s well-worth reading in full, but the short version is that we finished Hostage a year ago. If we stayed with Viking, it would be two more years before it would be released. (Stranger also took three years to come out, counting from when Sharyn November first told us she wanted it; two and a half years if you count from when we actually got our contract.) We decided that being able to control the price and release dates of the series was more important to us than the prestige and resources of a traditional publishing house.
Feel free to discuss here or there; feel free to publicize and link anywhere.
I welcome comments on your own publishing experiences. I ask only that you refrain from put-downs of individuals or general statements that anything is evil. Amazon included. Criticize all you want, just don’t say stuff like “Amazon is trying to enslave us all, like STALINIST RUSSIA!!!” or “You’re just self-publishing because no one wants your politically correct tripe!!!” or any other statement that naturally lends itself to three exclamation points.
Hostage at Book View Cafe (the writer’s collective). Hostage (The Change)
at Amazon. At Barnes and Noble At Apple. At Kobo
Crossposted to http://rachelmanija.dreamwidth.org/1172664.html. Comment here or there.
Sherwood has put up a detailed post about why we chose to self-publish Hostage. It’s well-worth reading in full, but the short version is that we finished Hostage a year ago. If we stayed with Viking, it would be two more years before it would be released. (Stranger also took three years to come out, counting from when Sharyn November first told us she wanted it; two and a half years if you count from when we actually got our contract.) We decided that being able to control the price and release dates of the series was more important to us than the prestige and resources of a traditional publishing house.
Feel free to discuss here or there; feel free to publicize and link anywhere.
I welcome comments on your own publishing experiences. I ask only that you refrain from put-downs of individuals or general statements that anything is evil. Amazon included. Criticize all you want, just don’t say stuff like “Amazon is trying to enslave us all, like STALINIST RUSSIA!!!” or “You’re just self-publishing because no one wants your politically correct tripe!!!” or any other statement that naturally lends itself to three exclamation points.
Hostage at Book View Cafe (the writer’s collective). Hostage (The Change)
at Amazon. At Barnes and Noble At Apple. At Kobo
Crossposted to http://rachelmanija.dreamwidth.org/1172664.html. Comment here or there.