Interviews | Self-Publishing Review

My Free Book – Fryupdale

Hi, I’m Mark Staniforth, a writer from North Yorkshire, England. I’ve recently self-published my FREE collection of short stories, ‘Fryupdale’ on Smashwords.

Here’s my intoductory Q and A:

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

I’m still trying. I assume most self-published authors wouldn’t especially mind an offer from Hachette dropping on their door mat. That said, I think the traditional publishing model needs to evolve. I’m excited by the emergence of e-books, and sites like Smashwords that facilitate their growth.

2. What self-publishing service did you use? Happy with the service?[…]

Mark Staniforth2011-10-08T17:13:51+02:00November 11th, 2010|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

Sarah Ettritch – Author Interview

1. How did you come to self-publish?

It’s an exciting time for self-publishers right now, especially in the digital arena. Not long ago the traditional route was the clear choice for fiction, but with the rise of online bookstores and now eBooks, it’s a tougher call. Since my book The Salbine Sisters has well-defined target markets, self-publishing was the natural choice for me.

2. What self-publishing service did you use? Happy with the service?

I don’t use a self-publishing service. I created my own imprint (Norn Publishing). I hire the editor, the cover designer, and anyone else I need to […]

Sarah Ettritch2011-10-08T17:14:43+02:00November 4th, 2010|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

Operation Concrete: An Interview with Richard Galbraith

Concrete Operational by Richard Galbraith (and others) is the most ambitious project ever covered by Self-Publishing Review. In fact, it might be the most ambitious project I’ve ever seen of its kind, self-published or not. It combines a novel, art book, and CD in one package, all centered around a single story – a plausibly prophetic vision of the future. About the novel:

Germany Germany, a man who was free, a man who loved, now an instrument in their machine. They have turned him into the very thing he hates, what he and everyone he loved fought against, the

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Henry Baum2011-10-08T17:15:21+02:00November 4th, 2010|Categories: Interviews, Lead Story|

Ahoy!

I’m writing and publishing a color and b+w comic called “Ontario Reality Generation”. It is part book and part music. you can download both for free here:

www.bloodandblonde.com

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

I chose to self publish for the control I’d have. I want to see how far I can take my work without the aid of a cumbersome publisher.

2. What self-publishing service did you use? Happy with the service?

Xerox!

3. What avenues have you taken to market the book? Have you gotten reviews, interviews, TV, print media […]

David Kleiser2011-10-08T17:17:17+02:00October 20th, 2010|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

An Introduction to Elita F. Daniels

An introduction to Elita F. Daniels, author of Tree of Life (Part I).

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

Given the industry lead-times on getting a publisher and the fact that most won’t accept manuscripts unless via an agent along with the fact that we had our own inhouse technical experience when dealing with book media we decided to head along the path of self-publishing rather than sitting around and being subjected to the whims of the big-six.

2. What self-publishing service did you use? Happy with the service?

Lightning […]

Paul Daniels2011-10-08T17:06:05+02:00October 12th, 2010|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

Bonnie Turner – Author Interview

Note: details here about how you can complete this interview.

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

Houghton Mifflin published my middle-grade novel, The Haunted Igloo, in 1991. I actively promoted it for a few years in elementary schools until my husband became ill and went on hospice. I was then too busy caring for him to keep up the school visits, which I loved. Then the book went out of print and HMC refused to put it back into print. They also rejected my sequel, Spirit Lights. I believe much of […]

Bonnie Turner2011-10-08T17:06:44+02:00October 12th, 2010|Categories: Interviews|

Acronym of an Author: jaebi

The following is a brief interview with jaebi, an author who put intense thought into his name for about 10-15 minutes. Since then he’s barely given it another thought, so for the foreseeable future, jaebi will stand for “just another existential brief incarnation.”

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published
traditionally?

I had a ton of time to write my book. Over the pace of a few years, you begin to learn more and more about this corporatized world you guess you will eventually be submitting your awesomely formatted manuscript to–the publishing community. […]

Jaebi2011-10-08T17:25:08+02:00September 8th, 2010|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

Eugene Wells Tries Decaf

Eugene Wells is the author of The Decaf Diet: Is Caffeine Making You Fat? in which he examines the role of caffeine in the obesity epidemic. In his book, Wells concludes that caffeine drives overeating in a number of ways and proposes two strategies for dealing with this effect.

How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published
traditionally?

I decided to self-publish after reading some horror stories about authors who go through traditional publishing houses, give up the rights to their works, and receive no support from the publisher post-publication. Self-publishing appealed to me because I […]

Eugene Wells2020-02-21T03:58:56+02:00September 3rd, 2010|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|Tags: Writing Tips|