Oh yeah. Back to hybrid authors. What are they? Half electric, half ethanol? Are they the result of eating one too many GMO's? Are they part human, part fruit bat, with an unnatural taste for human flesh? Gasp. ARE THEY FREAKING ZOMBIES ABOUT TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD?!
See. This is what happens when my brain is unleashed.
So, hybrid authors. Here's a definition...
A hybrid author looks at publishing options available and uses them. All. They publish their work in many formats: traditional, indie, digital, or self.
This kind of writer used to be known as a rebel. A lunatic. A naughty, naughty child who refused to color in the lines. Not anymore, baby. Now that the derogatory connotation has been replaced with a shiny new Prius-type label, hybrid authors are popping up all over the place.
And why not? Publishing possibilities are exploding. No longer does an author have to slap on a three-piece suit and sit on the hard plastic chair in the reception room, waiting for The Man to open the door and usher them into the biz.
That being said, there's still a mandatory key factor that every writer must first and foremost adhere to with all the ferocity of being in a velcro suit stuck to a velcro wall... WRITE WELL. Take the time and put all your blood and sweat into crafting the very best piece you possibly can, and even then edit it one more time before flaunting it before the world.
It's an exciting time to be a writer. Just make sure your stories are stellar.
By the way, if you don't know what in the world today's title has to do with any of this, check it out here. Great book.
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4 comments:
Always helps with the tips:)
Zombies, lol! "Hybrid" is a new term for me too, and I am excited about the options becoming available to authors these days.
LOL....once again, you made me smile. I've seen the old movie version of The Island of Dr. Moreau. It was interesting, if not a bit corny. I've never read the book. I am glad authors have so many choices to choose from these days.
Oh my word, how did I miss this post? Yes, I'm now a hybrid and pleased as punch. And you're so right. Writing WELL is key. I'm glad I was trapped in the traditional waters as long as I was, because I needed to have crit groups and serious edits before I was confident enough to self-pub. But I love this day and age, where self-pubbing can bring authors that happiness of seeing their words in print and knowing we can share our writing with others. Interestingly, I can think of one author who was self-pubbing when I started out 5 years ago...she is now a multi-pubbed, NYT bestselling YA author. So she used her interim self-pubbing time well and built a huge audience. That's what I hope to do, too.
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