It generates interest in your book, and you get what essentially functions as a really awesome presale. Since Stacey’s only income comes from writing, and she was no longer getting a paycheck from a traditional house-and because indie publishing costs money out-of-pocket, she decided to crowdfund her book.įor those of you who have read this blog for a while, you know that we are a big proponent of crowdfunding. So she decided to self-publish the sequel, because she felt she owed it to her fans, her characters, and herself. The bottom line is that Stacey had a story to tell, and she couldn’t continue it in the traditional world. It could be because it was mislabeled so it couldn’t reach its ideal audience, or the cover was bad. It might be because the marketing plan wasn’t thought out, or the publisher didn’t advertise it. Many, many books don’t sell “well” in the traditional market for a variety of reasons-and often, it has nothing to do with the quality of the book. You see, in the traditional book world, books have to sell ten thousand or more copies to be considered even a modest success. So, her publisher dropped her rather than invest in a sequel that didn’t sell. Fairly recently, her YA novel PRINCESS OF THORNS was released, and didn’t sell well. Stacey is the penname for the YA work of an author who also publishes romance.įor years, Stacey has been working as a full-time author in the traditional publishing world. If you’ve been on Twitter or publishing blogs in the past day or so, you’ve likely heard the name Stacey Jaybeing kicked around.
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