Six-figure advance! Huge deal for new series by beloved bestselling author! Novel by new author goes for crazy amount at auction! Industry headlines scream about how much traditionally published authors can make—massive advances, bidding wars on books—but have you...
“Traditional” (aka “legacy”) publishing is a relatively recent term to describe the powerful, primarily New York-based publishers that are still the object of most new writers’ aspirations. The term is used today in opposition to “self-“ or “direct” publishing, which...
When was the last time you saw an author crestfallen because she just got another rejection letter from a traditional publishing company? For me, it was whenever I looked in the mirror during the six-year period that I couldn’t get a traditional book deal. I...
