Ho boy. What a difference twenty-four hours makes.
I received word that my publisher, Musa, is shutting down.
They've always been completely above board with me, and I don't expect any trouble. Their contract and dealings with their authors were
easily accessible, and I never a problem talking to them.
But now I find myself without a home.
I am glad that I dipped a toe into the self-pub waters with Out of Magic so I not totally naive
about what road to take. I’m not wringing my hands wondering what I’ll do now.
An agent requested one manuscript so the traditional route isn't off-limits. I have a most excellent editor, Angela Kelly, who is branching out. She is
creating her own editing business, thank Heavens.
But I have formatting to consider, cover artists, and
self-publishing to think about.
To the Musa family’s credit, they are quitting before
financial reasons force them to quit. All rights to the books revert to the
authors at the end of the month. I will need to buy the book
cover image and place my books back with the venders.
It was a good start and my appreciation to Musa for giving
me a chance and showing me the road to travel knows no bounds.
Recently, I joked with a blogger and dear friend about his
publisher. I asked if they were taking urban fantasy since I was peeved with my
publisher. He said, yes. ACK. Self-prophesying much?
10 comments:
Wow, that's tough. Gook luck making your decisions.
WHAT??? So you're not gonna help me? I need ideas, facts,
PITY!!
Come onnnnnn.....
Ahhh! I'm so sorry! I know that's got to throw you for a loop. You probably have a good fan base started to go the Indie route. Although having a publishing team is nice for stress reasons. :) Sorry, not much help am I?
Ah, I'm so sorry. It is tough to lose a publisher, or agent. At least you know you can succeed in the traditional market. It is a hard decision to have to make. I wish you luck with your choices.
Clearly all followers need to send chocolate.
I like all kinds.
I wish I knew what to tell you. I'm indie so far . . .well, with a novella that I'm working on under contract for a small press/video production place (think script with extra B plot via me turned novella). I don't know the ups and downs of small press vs. the ups and downs of indie. I'm hoping to figure that out in the next year or two.
Yikes. what a blow. But I'm sure things will work out as they are intended to.
Are you really asking for advice? I'd say send out a few queries and see where you stand there. If nothing pops, then go indie. I know, not much help. But sympathy. I can do sympathy.
That's terrible news! I'm so sorry. I'd try traditional first myself. It's hard doing everything yourself unless you can afford to hire out.
One agent requested more pages of The Adamant so I'm still "out there".
I'm not totally verklempt here. Obviously, I need chocolate but other than that...
Musa gave me the chance to succeed and grow and by golly, I am well pleased about the results.
Hopefully, you got enough chocolate over the weekend. Tough choices, but you're tougher. Or you wouldn't have made it this far, with novels to boast about.
My (entirely subjective) thought is to get Wilder Mage and co. back in bookstores with little lag after Musa shuts down. Indie might be the way to go in this case, as it you can move faster than any traditional publisher.
Then you can ponder on different tracks for the next series, depending on your agent search.
My 2 cents, and only because you asked. Chocolate is easier to give out than advice.
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