by Brad Pauquette | Nov 15, 2023 | Publishing Tips, The Self-Publishing Handbook
Almost ten years ago, I published The Self-Publishing Handbook. For several years, I traveled all over, teaching this content at writers conferences, book festivals, and libraries. This book has been read by thousands of writers, and helped so many of them to publish...
by Brad Pauquette | Jan 18, 2023 | Publishing Tips
So you’ve had a short story accepted for publication! Congratulations. Paid or unpaid, it doesn’t matter, I bet you’re tickled pink! Someone else believes in your work and soon real readers are going to see your story in print. Hallelujah! I know what it’s like to be...
by Brad Pauquette | Dec 21, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Publishing Tips
“Never pay to publish your book.” This is the dumbest advice I’ve ever heard. It comes from a place of inexperience, underfunding, and fear. It’s the exact opposite of what successful business people say in virtually any industry. I don’t care what industry...
by Brad Pauquette | Apr 2, 2021 | Publishing Tips
I’m a firm believer in writers’ workshops, especially for beginning authors. As long as it’s a good workshop committed to giving hard feedback, there’s no better way to hear what real readers really think of your work. Beta readers are like workshop readers for your...
by Brad Pauquette | Dec 17, 2019 | Publishing Tips
It’s a basic principle of economics that you can’t get something for nothing. As they say, there’s no such things as a free lunch. When a self-publishing company (or a “hybrid” publishing company or whatever other term they’re now misapplying) offers a 100% NET...
by Brad Pauquette | Jun 13, 2019 | Publishing Tips
I’ve administrated a lot of contests, calls for submissions and open submission periods over the years in which a publishing house or organization accepts manuscripts, stories, or query letters from the public. Every single time a percentage of the applicants will be...
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