• On Writing,  publishing

    The New World of Publishing: Cash Flow

    Okay, time to talk about that evil subject: Money. And more pointedly, money for fiction writers. So many fiction writers these days banter around the saying that they can make more money indie publishing their work than selling it into the midlist in traditional publishing. And I’m not disagreeing with that, at least not for some. There are many factors to consider, including length of contracts, amount of advance, ability to do the work of indie publishing yourself. For some, indie publishing is right, for others not so good. But so many of the discussions about indie publishing vs traditional publishing don’t take into account a very important, and sometimes…