Today I was reading a favorite blog, a writer friend who is damn good at what she does, and yet, her blog post shook me to the core. She commented, Well if this doesn't work (referring to a novel she's currently writing) I can always self-publish.
She wasn't referring to not working in the writing sense, but rather, it not fitting a traditional publishing format for it's genre. But to hear someone I respect toss out the self-publishing option like it was nothing, made me wonder about writers everywhere.
Are we at a point where if we don't find any agent after three queries we throw our book up on amazon? Are we then giving up on our dreams?
What does that mean for the future of new authors?
Is traditional publishing pushing these authors into selling their books for .99 cents on purpose? Why not? They can then turn around and pick up newbies for a fraction of an advance.
Are we are writers giving up too easily by e-pubbing our work?
What do you think?
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