Chris Jay Becker's Blog
November 20, 2011
E-Books: The NEW Pulp Fiction
This, my friends, is an exciting time to be an author. The sudden rise of the e-book has made it so that writers would never have even gotten an agent, much less a book deal are suddenly not only self-publishing for the Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, etc. but those same writers are suddenly finding themselves on the New York Times Bestseller lists. Authors like John Locke and Chris Culver can now proudly put "New York Times Bestselling Author" on the covers. Sure, they may only be on the E-books list, but who cares. Success breeds success. Their success on the e-books charts will pave the way for them becoming Bestselling Authors on the paperback market, too. Trust me... someday you'll be able to buy their books at your local supermarket.
The exciting thing, though, for ALL of us, is the fact that we now have a chance to get in on the ground floor of the new paradigm in the publishing industry. And just as the birth of the pulp magazines of the early 20th century gave us authors such as Raymond Chandler, Louis L'Amour, Ray Bradbury, and Isaac Asimov, this NEW revolution will give us the dominant Authors of tomorrow.
Plus, it gives us indie authors a chance to experiment, to try new forms, new sub-genres, new methods of storytelling. Most of what we try here would NEVER have seen the light of day in the REAL publishing world where the almighty bottom line is what matters. I don't have to worry that my agent or publisher is going to say, "A steampunk vampire western? It'll never work, kid!"
I say, "Board that airship, pardner, before the sun goes down!"
The exciting thing, though, for ALL of us, is the fact that we now have a chance to get in on the ground floor of the new paradigm in the publishing industry. And just as the birth of the pulp magazines of the early 20th century gave us authors such as Raymond Chandler, Louis L'Amour, Ray Bradbury, and Isaac Asimov, this NEW revolution will give us the dominant Authors of tomorrow.
Plus, it gives us indie authors a chance to experiment, to try new forms, new sub-genres, new methods of storytelling. Most of what we try here would NEVER have seen the light of day in the REAL publishing world where the almighty bottom line is what matters. I don't have to worry that my agent or publisher is going to say, "A steampunk vampire western? It'll never work, kid!"
I say, "Board that airship, pardner, before the sun goes down!"
