This week, I’ve let writers tell their own stories of alternate publishing. Today, I tell my story. This is part 8 of 8.
Alternate Publishing Series TOC
- Alternate Publishing: POD to Finish a Series
- Alternate Publishing: Niche Marketing of Nutrition for Kids
- Alternate Publishing: Historical Fiction
- Alternate Publishing: Ebooks
- Alternate Publishing: Book Apps
- Alternate Publishing: Games and Educational Resources
How to Write Revise a Novel
In 1999, I started teaching the novel revision retreat, unknowingly kicking off a fad in writing retreats of addressing a whole novel, not just a chapter of a scene. I became known for the shrunken manuscript technique, which enables writers to “see” their entire novel at once. The success of the retreat was gratifying, with many writers seeing their debut novels come out and establish their careers.
Novel Revision Retreat in a Book: Uncommon Ways to Revise
But given my built in audience and the buzz surrounding the retreats, I thought I could publish it and make money doing it. I established Mims House, a niche publisher, named after the Historic Quapaw District house where I have my office. From the Blue House, I published, NOVEL METAMORPHOSIS: Uncommon Ways to Revise. As expected, it hasn’t sold thousands, but it has sold hundreds–over a thousand copies–and continues to sell at a steady pace, intermingled with spikes when I teach a retreat and participants go home and tell friends about the book. (Word of Mouth is still the best way to sell bo
