Response to: I Was Wrong, Konrath Was Right

Here's a comment I made on Bob Mayer's post I Was Wrong, Konrath Was Right. I thought it was worth sharing here on SAIP.

Hi Bob. Great post. Be ruthless. I like it! One of the author's I look up to once said "be aggressive." I took that to mean be aggressive in your writing, in your pursuit of "greatness" in regard to your writing, be hard on yourself, don't take no for an answer, keep working at it, keep submitting, learn which rules to break….but don't be obnoxious.

As a matter of coincidence, I'm actually featured on Joe Konrath's blog today discussing my success as an Indie author, sharing my Ten Commandments for Indie Publishing and in general talking about what it took to get me where I am today.

As the industry shifts, parts crumble and other parts grow, I think one key thing to remember is there's no right way to become published that will work for all authors. Sort of, there's no right or wrong way. There are different ways. Different avenues to take. Different things to consider. And just like each person is an individual, their path to publication is unique.

It's not that traditional publishing is wrong and ebook publishing is right. I've been invested in the ebook industry for about ten years now. Yes, ten years. It seems like such a new "trend" but people have been publishing digitally (and only digitally) for years now. It's not "new." What's new is the speed with which readers (masses of readers) are adopting ereaders and becoming digital converts.

Each section of the market has flaws. Joe points many of them out. I think what we're seeing these days is the market finally being forced to adjust and hopefully fix those flaws.