Allison Symes's Blog - Posts Tagged "indie-press"
Story Collections
I have got a very soft spot for story collections for several reasons:-
1. My first real reading loves was the Reader's Digest Collection of Fairytales, which I still have.
2. You get a lovely mixture of tones and length of story in an anthlogy.
3. I've been published in such anthologies (and am due to be so again) so am not unbiased here!
4. If you're not sure what to read next novel wise, why not switch to short story collections for a while? I've found reading a collection makes a nice "refresher" before I pick which novel I'll read next. You also get to mix up your reading here (which I think is always a good thing as it can be a great way to discover authors new to you).
5. You can have collections on a single theme or genre so it is easy enough to go with what you fancy here.
6. You can support the indie presses who bring out such anthologies as these give more authors a voice (and readers more choice too).
7. It's my belief short stories and flash fiction can encourage reluctant readers to venture further into the wonderful world of books. You're not asking them to commit to too much at the start. Hopefully by the time they've finished a collection, they'll be hooked and will want to read more.
1. My first real reading loves was the Reader's Digest Collection of Fairytales, which I still have.
2. You get a lovely mixture of tones and length of story in an anthlogy.
3. I've been published in such anthologies (and am due to be so again) so am not unbiased here!
4. If you're not sure what to read next novel wise, why not switch to short story collections for a while? I've found reading a collection makes a nice "refresher" before I pick which novel I'll read next. You also get to mix up your reading here (which I think is always a good thing as it can be a great way to discover authors new to you).
5. You can have collections on a single theme or genre so it is easy enough to go with what you fancy here.
6. You can support the indie presses who bring out such anthologies as these give more authors a voice (and readers more choice too).
7. It's my belief short stories and flash fiction can encourage reluctant readers to venture further into the wonderful world of books. You're not asking them to commit to too much at the start. Hopefully by the time they've finished a collection, they'll be hooked and will want to read more.
The Role of the Indie Press
Now I’m not unbiased here. I’m published by the indie press and the big thing they do for the world of literature is give many more authors a voice.
The world of books is richer for that. There is more choice out there. It is just a question of knowing where to look (and why it is even more vital for authors to have their own websites so we can point people in the right direction!).
Naturally authors like me who are published by the indie press will support said indie press. It is literally in our own interests to do so but I would like to encourage others to try out books brought out by them too.
The indie press does provide more variety so why shouldn’t we have that on our book shelves?
And a lot of the indie press will bring out short story, flash fiction, and poetry collections. That give us so much more variety in our reading and what’s not to like about that?
The world of books is richer for that. There is more choice out there. It is just a question of knowing where to look (and why it is even more vital for authors to have their own websites so we can point people in the right direction!).
Naturally authors like me who are published by the indie press will support said indie press. It is literally in our own interests to do so but I would like to encourage others to try out books brought out by them too.
The indie press does provide more variety so why shouldn’t we have that on our book shelves?
And a lot of the indie press will bring out short story, flash fiction, and poetry collections. That give us so much more variety in our reading and what’s not to like about that?
