tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post8313758673262912889..comments2023-04-12T06:15:02.968-04:00Comments on Fantasy Debut: Small Press - What do you think?Tia Nevitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-80651234174338366312007-07-18T18:44:00.000-04:002007-07-18T18:44:00.000-04:00Good points!I'm not sure if I had pay-to-publish i...Good points!<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if I had pay-to-publish in mind. That would just blow the scope of this blog beyond anything I can possibly manage.Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-26488540941793126072007-07-18T11:57:00.000-04:002007-07-18T11:57:00.000-04:00Small press? Absolutely. Pay-to-publish? Not so fa...Small press? Absolutely. Pay-to-publish? Not so fast.<BR/><BR/>Not that they're not as good, but that too many of them would have been better had they gone through the editing process. And if time's tight, you're better off with something that's been vetted.<BR/><BR/>Of course, there are plenty of poorly written books published by royalty-paying publishers, so it's not a fail-safe, by any means.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-6460665741969176122007-07-18T11:31:00.000-04:002007-07-18T11:31:00.000-04:00I like your attitude! That was the sort of approac...I like your attitude! That was the sort of approach I was thinking of when I said I would decide about reviews on a case-by-case basis.Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-52529129129184921562007-07-18T11:21:00.000-04:002007-07-18T11:21:00.000-04:00I'll review any book I love, everything from bests...I'll review any book I love, everything from bestsellers to debut authors, Bantam to Lulu.com (P.O.D.), Middle Grade Fantasy to adult Science Fiction. To quote, "The play's the thing."Kimber Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982239712083114488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-942677787937157792007-07-18T10:24:00.000-04:002007-07-18T10:24:00.000-04:00Thanks for the support! I know a lot of major auth...Thanks for the support! I know a lot of major authors got their start with small presses, so I didn't want to ignore them. And besides, its nice to be asked.Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-79078260602191435702007-07-18T10:18:00.000-04:002007-07-18T10:18:00.000-04:00The way I see it, indie publishers probably need m...The way I see it, indie publishers probably need more help getting their material promoted than the major ones, and I would love to hear more about lesser-known debuts. I think pretty much any debut through a large publisher will get plenty of press and you'll probably see it covered on a variety of blogs.<BR/><BR/>As you said though, time is limited and you probably can't review everything out there you would want to...I know I can't ;) But even if you just mention a book, along with the publisher, release date & synopsis, that's promotion right there. Every little bit counts, and who knows, maybe someone who is reading your website will like some indie publisher release that you mentioned and review it on their own blog. That's helping to spread the word...Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.com