The first Indie Author Day takes place on Sat. Oct. 8th in libraries all over North America.
Key members of the publishing industry are supporting indie authors and their growing body of work. Publishing associations like The Library Journal and Publisher Weekly’s Book Life are a few who have helped to organize this event.
Courtenay Library Book Fair
I’ll be at the library in Courtenay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, at 10:00 am to 12:45 pm, Saturday, Oct. 8th for their book fair. I’ll have my novels, A Cry From The Deep and The Rubber Fence, available for sale and signing.
Campbell River Library
In the afternoon of Oct. 8th, at 2 p.m. I’ll be at the Campbell River Library in Campbell River, Vancouver Island, I’ll be delivering a presentation on SELF-PUBLISHING 101. I hope to share the pros and cons of self-publishing with writers who want to get their work out. I’ll have my novels there as well for a special indie author day price.
Self-Publishing Has Exploded
The old way was to get your books published traditionally. That still exists, but the competition is fierce and you have to jump through a lot of hoops. It also means waiting and waiting before your book is available to the public. After getting an agent (which can take upwards of a year or more), it can take anywhere from 18 months to 5 years to see your book in a bookstore or online.
It’s no surprise then, that in the last seven years, self-publishing has exploded. It’s easier than ever to get your book published.
Notable Self-Published Authors
In researching for my presentation, I was surprised to learn that many notable authors self-published. Here are a few: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust, Ulysses by James Joyce, The Adventures of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, and more recently, Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James, and The Wool Trilogy by Hugh Howie.
So come on out and support your local indie author.
Reminder About Diana’s Book News
My newsletter is now called Diana’s Book News, and for all those who sign up or who have signed up, I’ll be sending out chapters of my work in progress, Along Came A Gardener. I figure it’s about time that I combined what I discovered as a clinical therapist for twenty-five years with my love of gardening. I hope to get the first chapter out in the next few days.
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I had no idea October 8th was Indie Author Day. Very cool!
Julia, wonder if your library is doing anything. If not, maybe you could get your books down there and set up a table. You seem so remote where you are. I wonder how far away you are from a town or city. I hope you got rid of your varmints. 🙂
If only I could be at two places at once! I’m looking forward to seeing you on Indie Author Day in Courtenay.
Me, too, Jo-Anne. Wish I could see your presentation on self-publishing. Should be a very good one.
I didn’t know about these notable self-published authors!
I was surprised to learn about them as well. And there are more. Some authors self-published their first works. Others after they were known to the public. These latter ones did so when they were unhappy with the deal publishers offered, or when their manuscripts were rejected. That was true of Charles Dickens. He needed money desperately for his mortgage and family and was disappointed with the sales from Martin Chuzzlewit. He was also angry with the paltry sum offered for Christmas Carol so he published it himself. He rushed the printing of it before Christmas, gave it a gold-stamped cover, gilt-edged pages, etchings and fancy binding. As you know it became a best seller. It’s encouraging to know how many “greats” have traveled down the indie publishing road.