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Originally Posted by Catlady
Time will tell if it paid off. I'm not convinced.
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It already paid off.
Expect to see more.
Just today I've encountered three reports that explain why.
Try this:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/featur...omes-merchant/
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The author is recognized as a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master and the recipient of a host of other literary awards.
“[Self-publishing] has been in the heads of most of the writers that I’ve been around,” Block says. They “would sit drinking the evening away saying, ‘Why can’t we publish our own stuff? Aren’t we tired of watching publishers fuck everything up for us?’ "
The advent of e-books allowed Block to start uploading his work electronically. And a couple of years ago, he decided to put out a collection of Scudder short stories on his own in e-book and paperback form. Both continue to sell well.
Then, the Grand Master thought he might be through penning novels. Self-publishing helped bring him back.
"In addition to the urge a writer always has to do more, I wanted to see what it would be like to publish an A-list book of mine from start to finish that way," Block says.
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The djinn will not go back into the bottle.