An author without a publisher
What’s a girl to do?
Due to the recent death of our publisher, Linda, her partner
in the publishing company has decided to shut the doors on L&L Dreamspell.
Amidst all the grieving that all of us are experiencing we have to decide what
to do with our manuscripts. All rights have been reverted to me, including my
sixth novel (At Face Value) that had yet to be printed.
I’m extremely saddened over the death of a friend and now
have to grieve over the loss of publishing company that cared for its authors.
Where else could you offer the publisher a bunch of chocolate if she printed
your book a month earlier than planned? Who else would call you out of the blue
just because you fell off the face of the earth for a month? Lisa and Linda
took such amazing care of us and our books from the words to the covers, to the
moral support and guidance. Even now, Lisa is focusing on her dream team of
authors and making sure they get what they need to make their decisions and
move forward.
So here I am, without a publisher and I have no clue what to
do. I, for one, never thought I would be here. Here I am, asking, “What do I
do?”
Should I submit to other publishers? Do I look for an agent?
Or do I take a gigantic leap and self-publish?
If I submit to other publishers or an agent, do I submit
only the book that hasn’t been put in print yet? Do I mention the other five
books that now need an avenue to get to readers? Are there any publishers or
agents that you think might best fit me and my romantic-suspense genre?
If I go self-pubbed is that riskier than traditional
publishing? What is all the work I would have to do myself? And do you as a
reader like to read self-published?
My biggest issue is making sure that the books are available
in both print and ebook format.
In the back of my mind, as difficult as this situation is, and
when I get past all the tears, I think this is an impetus to push me. It’s a sign. Here is an opportunity to take
the bull by its horns and turn my writing career into what I want. The question
is, “How?”
Whether you are a reader, a writer, blogger, etc., what are
your thoughts?
