Should Writers Submit to New York?
Posted: April 21st, 2023, 1:47 pm
Hi Nathan,
First, I'd like to say that I've been enjoying your blog posts immensely and have gotten a lot out of your craft talks. Thanks for doing them.
I looked through the online chat subjects but couldn't find this particular topic. I've been a published midlist author (under a different name)for a very long time. For the last ten years, I have been self-publishing. Like a lot of authors, who got into self-publishing early, I had some decent success at the start. Less so now that the market is saturated.
I'm in the process of changing genres from romance to UF, mystery, and YA/MG fantasy. My questions for you are: What benefits are there to trying to get an agent and publish with New York these days? For a while it was difficult for YA/MG self-published writers to reach their readership, but in your experience is that still the case? And just to be clear, I am not anti-New York publishing. I'm just genuinely curious to hear your thoughts.
Thank you,
TR
First, I'd like to say that I've been enjoying your blog posts immensely and have gotten a lot out of your craft talks. Thanks for doing them.
I looked through the online chat subjects but couldn't find this particular topic. I've been a published midlist author (under a different name)for a very long time. For the last ten years, I have been self-publishing. Like a lot of authors, who got into self-publishing early, I had some decent success at the start. Less so now that the market is saturated.
I'm in the process of changing genres from romance to UF, mystery, and YA/MG fantasy. My questions for you are: What benefits are there to trying to get an agent and publish with New York these days? For a while it was difficult for YA/MG self-published writers to reach their readership, but in your experience is that still the case? And just to be clear, I am not anti-New York publishing. I'm just genuinely curious to hear your thoughts.
Thank you,
TR