4 ms·
To be frank, after reading your blog post, while I am interested in the topic you're writing on, there's no way I'm putting down a pre-order. If you can't fini
by huhkerrf 10mo ago
To be frank, after reading your blog post, while I am interested in the topic you're writing on, there's no way I'm putting down a pre-order.
If you can't finish a partial manuscript when you have people reaching out to you and reviewers ready to provide feedback, how confident can I be that you'll actually write when you have a faceless pre-order instead? Or will life just get in the way again?
- bartvk 10mo agoIt was a surprisingly honest blog post, but like you, I can't really see any reasons why self-publishing would work this time.
- freehorse 10mo agoI wouldn't pre-order (from somebody with no publishing track record) but working with publishers/editors you don't align with seems a major hindrance that now does not exist.
- beaker52 10mo agoTo me it sounds like working with a publisher squeezed every drop of fun from the project for the author and freeing up the project could re-inject some personal excitement, motivation and intention again.
- huhkerrf 10mo agoMaybe, but it sure reads like he was dragging his feet long before that. Considering all the confusion and questions in this comment section, maybe he should have been more open to an editor.