Consolidation, Nooble & Agents Who CARE—What’s Ahead for 2014 in Publishing

Great food for thought.

Kristen Lamb's Blog

I promised yesterday, I’d offer up some predictions for publishing in 2014. I don’t know if these are “predictions” or “suggestions” but I am, at heart, an eternal optimist. As I’ve said many, many times, this is a WONDERFUL time to be a writer. It’s a Golden Age of Publishing if we’re willing to embrace the new. Yes, there are challenges. I might be an optimist, but I’m not a moron (okay, that time I accidentally drove to Missouri doesn’t count).

There are new perils ahead, ones we won’t know about until we step both feet in them. In ways, writers are The Lewis and Clark Expedition Literary Edition unfolding in 0s and 1s. This part of why I implored yesterday for writers to be involved in their social media communities. This new paradigm is awesome, but predators abound.

Sadly, there will be more wanna-be publishers, more bad books, more…

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Virtual Author Assistant. Contemporary and Paranormal writer, Homeschool Mom and Passionate Knitter. Loves hummingbirds, zumba, cats and great books.

Posted on January 1, 2014, in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.

  1. Thanks for the link to this post. I will have to take some time to pour over it! I didn’t know you were a homeschool mom! I homeschooled for seven years and love Zumba as well. We have more in common than even we knew! Lol. =)

  2. That must be why we hit it off so well from the very beginning. 😉

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