Publishing Rodeo Podcast

We are reaching the end of our podcast anyway, probably around ep 50 or so. Therefore it seems a good time to mention that we won't be on twitter anymore. For what time have remaining, we'll be on cerulean heavens.

For those curious about the article Sunyi references, you can find it here online: theguardian.com/books/1997/jul…

Catch-up ep ! Sunyi and Scott discuss career momentum, cheerfully losing at the Hugos, and pushback on Reddit. And finally, they each get to give the pettiest hill they'd die on. Hint: Sunyi's hill starts with "J" and ends in "owling". tinyurl.com/tpr43

@Nathan_C_Books We do have some! A handful left to release. Sorry about the long gap!

Any @PublishingRodeo episodes on the way, or is season 2 over?

@amydelaforce Ty so kindly!

Started listening to the @PublishingRodeo podcast and it’s SO good! Immediately useful and a great resource for writers, especially if you’re in SFF. 🤗 #WritingCommunity

Querying alone is a standardized enough process that it's possible to find reputable, free source for it. In fact, @mstevensonbooks put together a whole database/website for this. The OG post reminds me of how many newer lit mags also charge hefty submission/application fees.

For clarity, it's the pushiness that exasperates me. I don't expect publicists to automatically know what the cast is about and it's fine to ask the first time, but damn, learn the word "no".

Going to be really unprofesh for a second (you're all shocked, I'm sure 😂) and just say how much I loathe pushy publicists who keep pitching an author even after I've said 'no'. We arent "that kind" of author interview podcast, and we don't do nonfic or memoirs, pls stahp 💀

@bethklewis "The Mere Wife" by Maria Headley 🤓

Has there been a feminist retelling of Grendel’s mother yet?

@fade_colors That's really kind, and we are very grateful! Hybrid definitely feels like the smart decision in a lot of cases.

@PublishingRodeo I love your podcast. The transparency is wonderful and I've learned so much. I can see a future where more and more authors do hybrid publishing. There are benefits to both, and they each have their own barriers.

There are so many avenues to getting a book in front of a reader, and all of them are made more difficult by self-publishing. Yes, you keep more of the profits (audiobooks diff issue), but your up-front costs are higher and your sales likely lower. Gotta do all the math.

@fade_colors This is 100% how we feel as well. It's difficult because people hear that opinion as an ideological stance against one choice or another, but it isn't at all. Scott has plans to potentially SP certain projects in future, and so do I. However, SP has real financial barriers.

I know the query trenches suck. I've been there a while myself. But I also know what I want out of this process. Traditional publishing is difficult, but I actually think self-pub is a larger barrier to success. At the very least, it costs more money up-front to do it right.

@Endalia @ke_rosero @RoboftheHayes @adrianmgibson @AndreaGStewart @patricksamphire @aliettedb Wonderful to meet you!

I found @ke_rosero, @RoboftheHayes , @adrianmgibson, @AndreaGStewart, @patricksamphire, @aliettedb, and @PublishingRodeo. I managed to get autographs by Eliza Chan and T.L. Huchu. Nearly all of the books I bought had a signature by the time we went home.

@Nicholas_Eames Another year! Haha

@PublishingRodeo I'm sorry we met so briefly!!

A tribute to our former Rodeo guests, who came in person to #worldcon :) Love to you all! In no particular order: 1/? @Phokion1 Christian Cameron, @Nicholas_Eames Nick Eames, @jeremyteg Jeremy Greathouse + @Richard_S_Swan Richard Swan, and @itsdavewragg Dave Wragg

@ClayHarmonII Clay Harmon, @suyidavies Suyi Davies, and @RomanWriting Daniel Roman The absolute best privilege of Worldcon was the chance to meet you all in person!

with @TheDrakeford

Special release: our Hugo Awards "voter pack" for folks who want to check out the podcast, without slogging through hours of material. 31 mins run time. Clips from: @Swilua, Peter McLean, @MichaelMammay, @itsdavewragg, @premeesaurus, & @Richard_S_Swan! tinyurl.com/hugovote

The Broken Binding (@binding_broken), the independent online bookshop and special edition subscription box, is set to launch The Broken Binding Press in 2025 👇 #Echobox=1723017859" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thebookseller.com/news/the-broke…

podcast, apparently

Come join us. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@Endalia Absolutely! ❤️

Planning to come to Worldcon, but feeling a bit lost? Myself and a few author friends are doing some casual, pop-up socials. Like a kaffeelatsch, but even less formal 😆 Feel free to drop by and chat!