1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?
I did, but after 183 rejection letters, it was clear I was on my own. At the time I had invested over three years of my life researching, writing and working with editors on Sleeper’s Run. I wasn’t about to throw away [...]

Barbara Rayne is the author of – 21 Erased – future dystopian society novel.
1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?
I am used to doing everything I can from my home, so first I wanted to see if I could publish my book without ever leaving my [...]

Mick Rooney is an author, editor and publishing consultant from the Republic of Ireland. He has published nine books since 1990, through his own imprint, using author solutions services, and he has also published through mainstream publishers. Several years ago he began researching the publishing industry, and in particular Independent, POD (print-on-demand) and subsidy/self-publishers. Many [...]

Info on filling out this interview here.
1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?
At the time that I was editing the first book of my series, I was querying agents for a good year. I’ve gotten good feedback, but not one agent had ever said, “Send me the [...]

David Gaughran is the author of two books of short stories – Transfection and If You Go Into The Woods – as well as the popular blog devoted to self-publishing, Let’s Get Digital.
Self-Publishing Review: How long have you been writing?
David Gaughran: I’ve always been scribbling something or other but I only got serious about six [...]

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?
I came from the screenwriting world, and quite frankly, I was a bit fed up with all the blockades set up to stop talented people from succeeding.  I see it every day.  I had a stack of screenplays and outlines of stories [...]

eBookit is one of the best new conversion services – and their site just had a major redesign, suggesting that the service is growing quickly along with the ebook market.  I haven’t worked with eBookIt for any of my own books, but I walked my dad through the process and it was easy – and [...]

After I wrote about the challenges of marketing literary novels (see my previous post here),  I asked if anyone knew of an author writing a literary book that’s done what Amanda Hocking, J.A. Konrath, and other eBook superstars have done. A reader on Kindleboards told me about Darcie Chan and her novel, [...]

Where’s Unimportant by Daniel Shortell:
“Jack Addington is stuck. A carefree life wandering the globe has morphed into a monotonous existence working for an oppressive Manhattan-based software company peddling products which destroy the lives of decent people. Jack struggles through soul-sucking affairs with despotic executives and eccentric scientists by mentally projecting himself out of the present [...]

By “controversial” I mean, “books I can’t imagine traditional publishers taking a risk on in this dicey economy.”
Waiting for Karl Rove is one of those books. It’s irreverent satire, chock full of politically incorrect content, and the “characters” (aside from ourselves) are public figures, mainly in the political arena. Not to mention that it’s [...]