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Amazing Blog Post Series On Modern Challenges Facing New Writers

June 6, 2023 by John Champaign 1 Comment

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I just finished reading an incredible series of blog posts by Dean Wesley Smith. I didn’t know his name, but he’s been a working fiction writer for decades and has some incredible insights into the tradeoffs between traditional and indie publishing and the transition that’s currently happening in the writing industry.

These could be bundled together into a valuable book on writing. I think he’s still planning at least a couple more posts, so I’ll add to this list when and if he does.

I found his blog organization a bit sloppy, so I’ve linked to each post below:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

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  1. What Does It Mean To Be A ‘Published’ Author? says:
    October 16, 2024 at 4:29 pm

    […] One solution would be to always clarify which publishing a writer is doing. Always specify ‘self-published’ or ‘traditionally-published.’ This will always have the ambiguity of people who don’t clarify what they’re doing (which is fine at the end of the day). To a degree there’s an apologetic element to the terms self-publishing and indie-publishing that I don’t agree with. Honestly, I think indie-publishing is better than traditional publishing for almost everyone (established mega-authors like Stephen King are the small exception). I believe indie-publishing is the future of publishing. […]

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