What are the pros and cons of writing for a small press?
Comments from Karen Daniels, author of Dancing Suns: Book One of the Zaddack Tales One of the great advantages is I’m a fish in a small sea so it’s possible to get much more individualized attention. I have substantial input on coverart for instance and haven’t been asked to change the storyline of my stories to any degree–other than making them the best they can be. Disadvantages: There has been very little distribution and that’s frustrating. Also, in some circles it’s not viewed the same as being published by one of the mainstream houses–for instance, I still can’t become a member of SFWA even though I have a science fiction novel published. Comments from Stanley Cohen, suspense author of 330 Park and Angel Face: Based on my experience with Vivisphere, the directors and staff of a small press are much more responsive to phone calls and correspondence. With the mainstream houses, if your work is not an assured best seller, being handled by a major agency, it’s often hard to get the
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