Because I’ve been published in all three routes (small press, self, and traditional) I feel I have an interesting perspective on all the possibilities. There are many who claim one or the other as “the right choice” and to be honest, I don’t think that is so. I think there IS a “right choice” for an individual author, but when you try to extrapolate that across ALL authors that you get into a problem. The bottom line is it really depends on the writer’s goals. As such I try to explore both the positive and negative aspects of each. I write about publishing for Amazing Stories, and I’ll repost links (organized) here.
Pulling Back the Publishing Veil
- Return Reserves, Buy-in, and Sell-through
- Editors and Their Roles
- Setting Expectations
- Life of Copyright Terms
- Edit Contract Language
- Demystifying Contracts: Ownership Verses Rights Transfer
- Demystifying Contracts: Discounted Royalties
- Demystifying Contracts: Territories (Novel)
- Sales for Various Print Options
Marketing 101 Posts
Income Related Posts
- Don’t Quit Your Day Job – Traditional Publishing by the Numbers
- Publishing is not a Lottery
- Three is a Magic Number
- A Publisher’s Perspective on Profits: ebooks vs print
- Publishing: Let’s stop comparing apples and oranges
The Changing Face of Publishing
- Publishing Options – Many Choices Now Viable
- Digital Only Publishing – Think Twice Before You Sign
- The Dangers of Ignoring the ebook Revolution
- Brave New World of Publishing – ebook Effects On Genre Fiction
- 50 Shades of Self-publishing
- Oh, How the Times Have Changed
- Hybrid Authors: The Best of Both Worlds
- What Traditional Publishing Can Learn From Self-publishing
The Legends of the First Empire Series 
What a wonderful resource of information! There’s so much to consider, it can be a bit overwhelming.
Yes, it can be very overwhelming and a lot to learn. But I think it will be time well spent.