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Career Suicide?

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Great information here!Even Writer's Digest agrees, I have not committed career suicide!

Rejoice!

In the words of the world's best English teacher Harriett Gillham: *twirls*

Jane Friedman has posted an article debunking the myth that self-published authors will sabotage their chances at a traditional publishing deal. She indicates that publishers are eager to jump on an already successful bandwagon: fans and followers, on-line and regional sales, buzz. That's the stuf...

Publishers: Who Needs 'em?

I ran across the following Newsweek article by Isia Jasiewicz about the changes occurring in the publishing world. As someone with a vested interest in this subject, I was thrilled to see that views on self-publishing are changing. Heretofore, I had been told by various well-meaning friends and colleagues that self-publishing was tantamount to certain career destruction and a face-to-face meeting with the anti-Christ.

A few interesting facts from the Newsweek article:
The"nontraditional books"...