Which ones? I belong to a number of them, but am always happy to join more of them to spread the word about the reality of publishing (naturally, directing them over here...heh) :)
There are bunches of good lists/discussion groups on publishing. Some of the larger are: --Publish-L (www.publish-l.com): I don't participate in this one myself. It stays on topic and doesn't get too rambunctious, but has, I hear, lower levels of activity.
--Pub-Forum (www.pub-forum.net): A flame-prone, disgression-plagued watercooler for far flung publishers of modest or smaller size. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the fireworks on weekends. Somewhere around 500 members, and 700 posts/month. [Standard Disclosure: I was shanghaied into being a listmom here, so I'm biased.]
and the Yahoo Groups --Self-Publishing: the largest and most active group of which I am aware. 2,500 members, not all self-publishers, but few making more than $500k per year in sales, about 1,000 posts/month. Rigorously moderated (I know, 'cause I'm one of the moderators) and on-topic, but the knowledge level runs from rank beginners through folks with decades under their belts.
--SmallPub-Civil: Smaller, less active off-shoot of Publish-L, via its child Pub-Forum.
--PODpublishers: Big, active, focused exclusively on niche houses using POD printing to reach tiny market segments.
--Ebook-Community: Big, active, focused on ebooks only. Wear a flak jacket if you question the canons, but interesting nonetheless.
Hi--interesting discussion! I'm another woman who writes gay romance (in my case, historicals). Like Laura, I'm published by a small gay press, Seventh Window, in Rhode Island. The publisher is fine with me being a woman, but did ask (not insist) that I publish under my initials so as not to put off gay male readers who might have a prejudice against reading gay romance by women.
So far, my fan mail is slightly skewed towards women readers (about 60-40), but that might be in part because they're more likely to write letters. I think it surprised my publisher that there's a female market for gay romance, and with my second book maybe we'll do more to try to tap it.
Anyway, if anyone wants to check out my stuff, my web site is http://marlyspearson.com, and if you have any questions about my experience, feel free to ask.
--MJ Pearson (author, THE PRICE OF TEMPTATION, DISCREET YOUNG GENTLEMAN)
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--Publish-L (www.publish-l.com): I don't participate in this one myself. It stays on topic and doesn't get too rambunctious, but has, I hear, lower levels of activity.
--Pub-Forum (www.pub-forum.net): A flame-prone, disgression-plagued watercooler for far flung publishers of modest or smaller size. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the fireworks on weekends. Somewhere around 500 members, and 700 posts/month. [Standard Disclosure: I was shanghaied into being a listmom here, so I'm biased.]
and the Yahoo Groups
--Self-Publishing: the largest and most active group of which I am aware. 2,500 members, not all self-publishers, but few making more than $500k per year in sales, about 1,000 posts/month. Rigorously moderated (I know, 'cause I'm one of the moderators) and on-topic, but the knowledge level runs from rank beginners through folks with decades under their belts.
--SmallPub-Civil: Smaller, less active off-shoot of Publish-L, via its child Pub-Forum.
--PODpublishers: Big, active, focused exclusively on niche houses using POD printing to reach tiny market segments.
--Ebook-Community: Big, active, focused on ebooks only. Wear a flak jacket if you question the canons, but interesting nonetheless.
Re: I'm so glad you're doing this
(Anonymous) 2006-06-30 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)So far, my fan mail is slightly skewed towards women readers (about 60-40), but that might be in part because they're more likely to write letters. I think it surprised my publisher that there's a female market for gay romance, and with my second book maybe we'll do more to try to tap it.
Anyway, if anyone wants to check out my stuff, my web site is http://marlyspearson.com, and if you have any questions about my experience, feel free to ask.
--MJ Pearson (author, THE PRICE OF TEMPTATION, DISCREET YOUNG GENTLEMAN)