Every famous writer was once an unknown writer. If publishers never published new writers, they wouldn't be publishing anyone at all after a while. Victoria Strauss famouspublishpublisher Change image and share on social
Very wonderful books might be published, and very terrible books might be published. Victoria Strauss bookpublishterrible Change image and share on social
There is an enormous shadow industry of scammers and amateurs who prey on aspiring writers, who divert people from the real publishing industry into this shadow world of vanity publishing and fee-charging agents. Victoria Strauss agentamateuraspire share on social
Is it ever worthwhile to buy a review? Not in my opinion. With independent paid review services, quality can be a problem; plus, there are plenty of non-professional book review venues out there that will review for free. Victoria Strauss bookbuyfree share on social
There's a difference between publicity and marketing. A lot of writers don't realize how much marketing goes on beyond the scenes, with sales reps and advanced reading copies, all that stuff that happens months before a book is published. Victoria Strauss advancebookcopy share on social
When I was submitting my first novel, I had no idea that publishing scams existed. I never encountered any, but I could have - and knowing how easily I might have been taken advantage of makes me determined to protect others from falling into that trap. Victoria Strauss advantagedetermineeasily share on social
Print-on-demand and electronic self-publishing options have made it easy for anyone to set up a business as a publisher whether they know what they're doing or not. Victoria Strauss businessdemandeasy Change image and share on social
Maybe self-publishing is going to be an extra step added to publishing. Maybe what's going to happen is you self-publish a book, someone notices it - an agent? - and it goes from there into the traditional sphere. Victoria Strauss addagentbook share on social
If you're going to self - publish, you need to know why you're doing it, what you want to accomplish, and how you plan to implement that. Victoria Strauss accomplishimplementplan Change image and share on social
'Pay it forward' has become a hackneyed concept, but I truly believe in it, and it gives me huge satisfaction to be able to help writers in a measurable way. Victoria Strauss conceptforwardhackneyed Change image and share on social
