Comments on: I think so, too.

By: John Schwartz

John Schwartz — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:32:50 +0000

Interesting idea, Sarah. I read more articles about the criticism that publishers - if they accept your book - want writers to take on much of the promotional activities. So, if that’s the current trend, why not self-publish, if you have to do all the hard PR work anyway? I read a useful little book “Successfully marketing your novel” by Austin Camacho, a suspense writer in this area, who has done so several times. It’s an interesting experience with usful advice. I met him at a presentation at the American Independent Writers joint event with the Johns Hopkins Masters of Arts in Writing program last October. All the best, your snowed-in friend on the East Coast.

By: Sarah Cypher

Sarah Cypher — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:32:26 +0000

I’m going to try to set something up on Facebook in the next week or two. It’ll be temporary until there’s a dedicated site, but at least we can see if the idea gets traction. Stay tuned!

By: Adam Copeland

Adam Copeland — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:32:05 +0000

An on-line forum would be fantastic. I’d definitely participate. Thank God for people with lots of energy like you.

By: Sarah Cypher

Sarah Cypher — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:31:49 +0000

You can connect through conferences, sometimes, but I think right now the onus is on writers to seek one another out. I would love to start an online hub for you all to find each other; I have at least one other client in your area, and I know there are more. Self-publishing will become an even better alternative to the traditional industry as writers start working together and helping raise the profile of self-published books in our communities (online and geographical, both).

By: Adam Copeland

Adam Copeland — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:31:27 +0000

The closest I’ve come to that is my Toastmaster’s Writing Group. One of the members is a self published author and is now working on a book with a traditional publisher. We’ve talked about doing signings together, but that is about it. I don’t know any other self pubbed authors and haven’t done any research on how to connect to them locally.