How To Publish
Feb. 25th, 2023 01:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
grayestofghostsThis is absolutely a matter of counting chickens before they hatch, but I have time to idly wonder as my nailpolish dries...
If I were to publish, how would I do it these days? I am not sure what I have would be a good match for traditional publication, and even if it was, the slush pile seems to be under attack by ChatGPT to the point that I'm not sure if there would be a point in trying. On the other hand, self-pub is also being overwhelmed by AI generated books. Of course the "solution" to this is generating one's own buzz, but alas, that is not something I am good at...
One thing I definitely want in the end is to be able to hold a book in my hands. I understand at this point that might involve me getting some POD copies. So would that mean a small press is out, considering a lot of those now seem to be strictly digital? I'm wondering if writing the whole thing and releasing as a serial on something like Patreon would be best? I know I just need to write it but I'm not sure my options anymore. Things have changed a lot since I poked my head out -- I haven't written much seriously since the pandemic began.
If I were to publish, how would I do it these days? I am not sure what I have would be a good match for traditional publication, and even if it was, the slush pile seems to be under attack by ChatGPT to the point that I'm not sure if there would be a point in trying. On the other hand, self-pub is also being overwhelmed by AI generated books. Of course the "solution" to this is generating one's own buzz, but alas, that is not something I am good at...
One thing I definitely want in the end is to be able to hold a book in my hands. I understand at this point that might involve me getting some POD copies. So would that mean a small press is out, considering a lot of those now seem to be strictly digital? I'm wondering if writing the whole thing and releasing as a serial on something like Patreon would be best? I know I just need to write it but I'm not sure my options anymore. Things have changed a lot since I poked my head out -- I haven't written much seriously since the pandemic began.
