Catherine Lundoff1/2 Gonna climb up on my soapbox for a minute or two here about #smallpresspublishing. This is a long game, which is not the same as saying that you or I will win at it, but realistically, it’s a ton of energy and planning and money and work that often doesn’t pay off quickly (or sometimes, at all). It’s precarious and hard and easy to get derailed. Finding a book’s “people” can take years. Or it may never happen. It is not a game for the impatient, in short.
2/2 #smallpresspublishing Given that, you have x number of contracted years to find an audience for an author’s book. Sometimes, that author feels that things aren’t moving fast enough and gets pissy about it. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter how hard you try, you just can’t sell that book. Sometimes, you have to throw in the towel for other reasons. But when things are chugging along and each year gets a bit better, no review or reward or recognition for that book is too “late.” Just saying.