The purpose of this one is simple. Most likely everyone here knows I run Fae Corps Publishing and I have been doing this in the background for a while now. I plan on talking clearly about the tools I use for publishing, and the way that each one works. Demystifying what I do. Is that to say that I will be making my own self unnecessary? No, because my experience is valuable. I just feel like so much of the process is made out to be harder than it needs to be.
This week is less about my tools or what I do but a clarification of terms.
I have seen several people unsure in the new way of publishing what these terms mean. So I plan to clarify.
There is Four types of Publishers. Traditional, Hybrid, Vanity, and Self.
Traditional publishers are ones that have been around forever. They can often offer an advance and you have very little say in your book. They choose the cover and such.There is no room for Author input beyond the writing of the story.
Hybrid publishers (Like Fae Corps Publishing) are often smaller presses. They do not usually do advances on the book. There is more author input on cover design and marketing schemes. These are more Author centric. They are choosy as to whom they publish. They rarely ask for any funding upfront from the author. If they do it is to cover services such as is needed to get the book to look it’s best. Paying the editor, cover designer, illustrator and such. (Though I personally do not. I allow those services to negotiate directly with the author when they are not in house.)
Vanity publishing is the ones that expect the author to pay to have the book published. There is all upfront costs. They do nothing to help you get your book out there. I personally feel like these are a scam. Vanity presses accept everyone regardless of quality.
Self Publishing is exactly what it sounds like. You are doing everything. There is no support. This is in my honest opinion the hardest one, but you have the most control over the final product.
I will leave on the bottom of the post the upcoming calendar. I feel like that will help. As You can see this changes slightly each week. Things get adjusted because Authors are not ready or I get a book that I had promised space.
June –
14th – Hope Splashes by Patricia Harris
21st – Chasing Ghosts by Serena Mossgraves
July –
1st – The Life Collection by Ashira Datya
5th – The Lightning War: Grounding Unit by Parker LaVitte
19th – Falling Flames by Ashira Datya
August –
16th – Darkness lies heavy in the heart by Joshua Pavelsky
23rd – Beneath the Deep Wave by Andrew McDowell
September –
6th – The Fall by Mariah Lynde
20th – The Magick Saga Collection by Ashira Datya
October –
18th – My Gothic Angel by Laj & Khoury Hawkins
25th – Anthology – Nightmare Whiskers
November-
8th – Thoughtfish by Ruan Bradford Wright (2nd Edition)
15th- Would You Like Fries with That By Mariah Lynde
December –
1st – unknown by Raz T Slasher (middle grade) (*though I don’t normally have an unknown in my list of release dates… from a couple of authors I will take the chance for “kids week” and save the spot. If I don’t get the book from them I will just have an empty spot for the day. But I think that they are worth it.)
2nd – where’s my Sugar by Patricia Harris
3rd – Pip 4: Pip that is not Yours! By Patricia Harris
4th – Anthology Fae Recipes
5th – Unknown by CM Snow
6th – kids week open
7th – kids week open
8th – Hood of Sedna by Mina Skye
13th – Anthology Honesty in Verse
2025
I will get those listed closer. I feel like if I were to put them on the blog it would put too much pressure. I have “penciled” in dates for several authors for 2025 already.
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