Do you know a child who likes to hear a good story?

Whyte Lambs, the page on Whyte Dove Press that’s exclusively for children, has a new audio: BIG MAN, BIG MACHINES about the man who invented earth-moving machines and more.  He was a real earth-mover, too!  An adventure audio on the same page is called QUICKSAND.  Also on this page is an audio of two small girls reciting Winnie-the-Pooh’s “Tea Party” in faux British accents.  There are three Lydia at the Lake stories now; the latest is “A Horse to Ride.”

If you’ve never visited the Whyte Lambs page of Whyte Dove Press, you might enjoy stopping by for a story to satisfy the child in your life or the child in you!

The entry deadline for the First Annual Worldwide Web Writing Contest held by Whyte Dove Press has been extended to October 31 (Reformation Day).  Now you have all the time you need to write as many essays, stories, and poems you want to submit.  No entry fee.  $400 in cash prizes.  Why not?  Do it.

With no entry fee, what have you got to lose? Enter as many times as you like.

Write an essay (750-1500 words). Win $100 first prize, $35 second prize.

Write a story (750-1500 words). Win $100 first prize, $35 second prize.

Write a hymn (poetry) for today (3-4 stanzas). Win $40 first prize, $15 second prize.

Youth (ages 13-19) compete by writing an essay of 500-1000 words for $50.

Children (ages 12 and under) compete by writing an essay of 250-500 words for $25.

Get the contest rules on www.whytedovepress.com and give it your best shot(s)!!

Whyte Dove Press wants to discover you!

If you’re like most people in the U. S. of A., these pictures appear to be images of food … but they’re not! They’re fake food. If you look closely at the labels, you may be able to detect the truth.

But you won’t find a label to tell you when you’re eating Frankenfood.

What you don’t know could kill you … or rob you and your loved ones of health and well-being.

Even if you disagree, you’ll want to read this month’s Piece of Mind on Whyte Dove Press: “Why Are We Dying to Eat Fake Food?” by K. A. Young.

Let us know what you think.

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In this final entry in the series, we will discuss self-publishing options other than online. For online publishing options, see Part 2A and Part 2B of this series. For traditional options, see Part 1. We deal with such issues as copyright in Part 2A.

Self-publishing typically comes in four sizes: private, vanity (another word for “pride” if you prefer to keep the list all “p’s”), POD, and print.

• Private - Perhaps you want to write a memoir or travelogue for your family to enjoy, a book of poems too private to publish for public consumption, or a collection of stories meant to be shared only with your children or grandchildren. Maybe you’re a Bible study teacher who wants to print copies of an original lesson series to hand out to the class. Businesses often develop documents to be distributed among employees, clients, or customers, which are published privately. By private, we mean the act of typing or printing a manuscript and having it bound, typically in spiral or stapled format. This is reminiscent of early pamphleteering, and you could certainly print an ink jet copy of your pamphlet, take it to the nearest Kinko’s or Office Depot, and then sell copies … but not at a penny each … not even a dollar … closer to $20 per copy just to break even. For this reason, the aforementioned businesses usually invest in a commercial copier and a spiral binding machine. This remains a viable option for private publishing needs, not for commercial distribution.
• Vanity-The difference between a vanity publisher and the next two self-publishing options can be likened to the difference between a prop gun and the real thing. If you bought an expensive-looking revolver in a pawn shop, intending to use it to protect your business from vandals, but later discovered it was capable of shooting only blanks, you would probably not be as pleased with the “bargain” as you were when you thought it would do the job. Vanity presses typically charge more than their legitimate counterparts and deliver none of the marketing and distribution they promise for the extra investment. There are vanity publishers that deal in print and POD; so writer beware! Do a thorough background check so you get some “bang” for your buck–and book.
• POD - These publishers have much to offer a beginning author, but all POD publishers are not created equal; you’ll want to be discriminating.
  • Retail Price - Be sure the retail price of the printed book is commensurate with the value, based on number of pages and content. Overpriced books from novice writers won’t sell well.
  • Author’s Price - Be sure the book won’t cost you more than you can expect to recoup easily when selling itself yourself or be prohibitive to giving away some copies.
  • Packages - Typically, a POD publisher offers one or more sets of services with commensurate fees. You will want to choose a package of services that offers what you and your book need–no more, no less–at a price you can afford. A few of these publishers require you to fill out a form before you can see their packages and rates. This means you will receive their advertisements for months. The more competitive companies publicize their rates on their web sites so you can easily compare packages.
  • Royalty -Weigh the amount of royalty you will receive for each book sold against the amount of money you will spend on your selected publishing package.
  • Distribution - Consider carefully the amount of marketing help you will receive and the extent of the company’s connections with wholesale distribution centers, such as Amazon, Borders, etc., and whether or not books are offered online only or also in bookstores.
  • Promotion - Something few authors consider but which influences readers to buy or not to buy your self-published/POD book is the promotional blurb. Not only does the promotional verbiage generated for your book influence buyers, but the blurbs written for other books that share a web page with yours. You will want your blurb to be as well-written as your book, not hyperbolic or melodramatic or in any other way “cheap.” Other books in your chosen publisher’s list should be promoted likewise, in a manner that reflects well on your book, not one that detracts from its value.

• Print - Although we mentioned the small press as one of the traditional options for authors, there are arrangements that cross the boundaries between a small press and self-publishing that should be mentioned. Tate Publishing Company in Oklahoma works with authors to publish in print and market the published books, much like a POD publisher. They work with authors personally and are a Christian, family-owned business. They share the costs of publication and promotion with the author, and likewise, they share the profits. There may be other similar publishing companies of which we at WDP are unaware.
• Printer - If you prefer to invest your money in printed copies of your book and trust your own editorial skills, your own ability to design the cover and page layouts, and rely on your own marketing savvy, you are then free to set the price of your book, change the price, or give the book away, and you keep all profits. The challenges are greater, but so are the rewards if you succeed.

As you have probably noticed, the only way an author can get around the need for self-promotion is to already be a recognized commodity or write on a topic that will sell itself in today’s marketplace, which frankly, rarely tips the scales in favor of works by Christians with Bible-based principals. The question then remains, which of the options available to authors is right for you and your book?

Here are the things you will want to consider when determining your answer to this question.

• Audience - Who do you think or hope will read your book? Non-fiction authors must build a readership by publishing smaller pieces on a regular basis, hosting a radio show, or doing something newsworthy. Fiction authors can do these things as well, but since nonfiction is sold on the basis of a proposal, the idea and author credentials are paramount; whereas, fiction is sold on the basis of excellent writing, coupled with a compelling story and characters. Do what it takes to prepare yourself for the day you give an agent or editor a reason not to say “no” to your book.
• Marketing and Distribution - Make the choice that will get your book into the hands of the people you have identified as your audience. It does no good to write a great book if no one hears about it or is able to buy a copy due to limited distribution or prohibitive cost.
• Control - Be realistic about the trade-offs you are willing to make. You need to decide what kind of help you want and need and if you prefer to control certain aspects of your book’s creation yourself.
• Investment - Finally, be realistic about the investment of money and time you will be able to make in order to place your book, as you have envisioned it, into the hands of appreciative readers.

Whyte Dove Press looks forward to publishing new titles within the next few years. Meanwhile, we offer beginning authors a place to publish shorter works and establish themselves as voices to be heard. In addition, if you need a writing tutor, would like to participate in an online writing workshop, or would like to become involved in an online writing critique group, visit our web site for details. Before you can take advantage of any publishing options, you must first have something worthy to say and be able to say it well–in writing.

 
Blogs, online literary journals, and e-books are here to stay.  Amazon’s Kindle looks like the wave of the future, and the surf’s up.  So what does all this mean for authors?

In this third post of the series, we wrap up online options with a short list of representatives and brief remarks about each.  Last time, we discussed  copyright infringement of online works and how being published online affects publication elsewhere.  Be sure to read the previous entry if you missed these important points.  Now, let us ride the waves and see what shores await us.

(In alphabetical order … )

Amazon Kindle - Not a wildfire in the rainforest but perhaps as far-reaching in its effects, this e-book reader may propel literature and information from the 15th to the 21st century.  With wireless connectivity resulting in instant access to a vast electronic library offered for half or third the price of hardbacks, people are again being encouraged to read–any time, any place, and often.  For authors, this means a greater opportunity for exposure.  Authors with a book for sale on Amazon can sell the e-version as a Kindle book.  Whyte Dove Press plans to put Man in the Moon by K. A. Young in the growing library of Kindle e-books this spring.  This is one wave worth catching. 

Amazon Shorts - Not to be found in the clothing section, these short stories, some written by recognized authors and others by unknowns, some written exceptionally well and others not, can be purchased for a paltry 49 cents.  The author gets a whopping 40% royalty (unlike the typical 10%).  Sales of shorts won’t make an author rich, but they can contribute towards development of a readership, keep an author’s name in the public’s mind, and help an author’s backlist sales.  The story must be unpublished, and Amazon gets exclusive rights to it for six months, after which the author can sell it or publish it anywhere.  Granted, publishing such a story is harder because some anthologies and magazines consider them reprints, and they prefer first rights.  Not all, however,  do.  Some popular Amazon Shorts have received favorable attention from publishers.  We recommend authors try Amazon Shorts.  (K. A. Young plans to try this out with the latest story in her Mothers and Daughters series, White Goose.)  Amazon Shorts: they’re more than exotic swim wear.

Blogs - Anyone can blog; not everyone blogs well.  Authors need to blog well to show off their skills to prospective readers and publishers.  To build a readership, you must blog regularly and not abandon your blog once it attracts visitors.  The best blogs are personable but not too personal and focus on the same topics as your published books or work-in-progress.  Talk about your book if it doesn’t sound like a sales pitch.  Discuss your work-in-progress and even include brief excerpts–if you don’t share too much.  An author’s blog is all about creating an audience.  It’s like building a beachfront resort on a deserted shore of an over-populated island and trying to get people to come on over and try the water where you are.  Another plus, a blog can entice search engines like a siren, leading them to your web site if you mention it often enough.  The only real down side to having a blog is the demand on your time.  Make it worthwhile.

Fanstory.com - This site and others similar to it offer beginning fiction writers a place to practice their craft in front of other beginning writers and see how they rate among their peers.  More experienced fiction writers can use the site’s “lock and key” feature to allow only invited peers to peer over their shoulder while they hammer out a first or final draft, giving them the equivalent of an online writers’ group discussion as they develop their story or novel.  The inherent danger for beginners is creating a cocoon of approbation from which some may be loathe to leave for the big sky filled with the winds of publishing trends and the rainstorms of rejection.  It could be all too easy to believe the label “professional writer” with the little quill icon by your name actually means something in the real world.  The danger for more experienced writers would be producing a story or novel by committe rather than remaining true to your own vision.  A danger for both is that it could sap all the time you could be spending writing for publication.  Avoid the dangers, and this could be a viable option for authors wanting to test their experiments.  

Literary Journals - Every bit as prestigious as their bound counterparts, these online literary magazines are not bound by the restrictions of snail mail and clique audiences, but instead, take advantage of the internet’s instant availability and niche audiences; therefore, their readers number approximately 10 times greater (50K as opposed to 5K).  Authors should definitely consider these journals when marketing literary pieces, whether traditional fare, experimental, or sometimes genre.  For a list of online literary journals, see:  http://www.newpages.com/npguides/litmags_online.htm

Professional and Trade Journals - These journals cater to a specific audience and are often written by insiders, but investigate these markets no less than you would print versions of the same.  Communicating your ideas, establishing name recognition and a base of readers, as well as accumulating publishing credentials–these are often worth more than the pay, or lack thereof, that these online journals provide. 

Shvoong - While scouring the bottom of the web ocean where scammers offer to pay writers for essays, supposedly sold to college students who agree not to plagiarize them (rofl), we at WDP stumbled upon this pearl.  It could be worth little.  It could be worth much.  It is, however, legit.  You can write summary-reviews of books and articles (even your own) in English or other languages or translate summaries.  At 500-750 words, it isn’t an enormous investment of time, and it can be fun.  If you write enough of these on popular subjects, you could even make enough money for Shvoong to send you a pittance.  Your summary is displayed amidst numerous appropriate and tasteful Google ads.  The more people who read your summaries, the more pennies you make.  A good rating with readers attracts more readers.  Shvoong won’t make you rich, but it provides a place to show off your non-fiction skills and gain some discipline over long and winding words.  You can disagree with a book and recommend no one read it, but you are expected to present reasons, not rantings–no vitriol–a decent environment.  You might want to give it a try.  You’ve nothing to lose and a pennies to gain!

Whyte Dove Press - Finally, our favorite, this web site (ours) gives anyone who writes well on topics suitable to our site an opportunity to appear online.  We post each piece in an attractive pdf file, alongside other well-written pieces appealing to similar readers, on a tasteful, well-maintained web site.  Three features set this site apart from the crowd.  1) We pay.  While we do encourage donations of pieces 250 words or less, we are willing to pay writers to rent their work.  See our Submission Guidelines for details.  2) We post Creative Commons Licenses or All Rights Reserved notices plainly.  3) WDP’s 10 Tenets means you won’t be embarrassed by the language or topics readers may encounter when going from your piece to a neighboring one on the site.  For writers who have something to say and who say it well, Whyte Dove Press is a good place to showcase your writing and ideas, express your opinion on an important topic appropriate to one of our several pages, and interact with readers via our forum.  

Online options are more viable than ever for authors.  They do not yet rival print options for potential monetary reward, but they offer a much more valuable commodity: readers.  Even if you choose to save your best, full-length works for offline publishing, consider online avenues to build the increasingly important platform–i.e., ready-made audience or reader base.  At worst, online options give you the opportunity to write and be read.  At best, you could ride the tide to a lucrative publishing deal elsewhere.         

In Part 1, we outlined the pros and cons of traditional publishing with a large publisher or small press. As one of our visitors, Benjamin, commented, another disadvantage of the small press is the typically high retail price on books published by academic presses in particular. He also observed that even hardcover books by large publishing houses were often $30, which is a little steep for many readers. Be sure to read Benjamin’s complete comments beneath the entry, Publishing Options for Authors - Part 1.

To this, we’d like to add that large publishers can make foreign and movie deals most small presses cannot. Also, if they contract a second book with advance, the author may be in the enviable position of getting paid for her time while writing her next book. Another advantage to the small press, however, is a greater niche market since these target a focused audience who might otherwise never hear of your book if published elsewhere.

Whyte Dove Press is not currently soliciting manuscripts for bound publication, but when it does, we will work closely with the author to create the best quality bound volume we can offer at an affordable price to a niche readership and offer an agreement whereby the author and publisher share equitably in both the expenses and the profits.

Currently, however, Whyte Dove Press is actively engaged in publishing material online. 

Another visitor, Matthew, expressed particular interest in the option of publishing online.  We had, at first, intended to discuss the variety of self-publishing options available to authors who still want to see their works in print–even if POD (print on demand)–and save online publication for last.  Instead, we’ve decided to go ahead and talk about online publishing now.

Online publishing options for authors ABOUND.

First we’ll address three main considerations. Then, in the next post, we’ll list numerous online options, giving pros and cons of each and specific information about how authors can take advantage of these.

Three Main Considerations

• What about copyright protection?  This is a very real concern since it is much easier to download or copy-paste material from the internet than it is to photocopy a book or even a magazine article.  Most people don’t even think about the possibility of copyright infringement when they do it.  The best thing to do about this very real consideration is to be choosy about what works you allow to be published online.  If you or your web publisher associate a Creative Commons license with your work, this reminds others that you, the writer, own the property, and it lets them see what permissions you are granting them.  This encourages many people to be more honest than an “All Rights Reserved” notice does.  If you want to publish a work online and retain All Rights, place your copyright notice in the footer of every page or as a watermark on every page, and save it in a format, such as pdf, that preserves this notice. 
• If I’m published on the web, does that hurt my chances of being published elsewhere? - Yes, no, and the opposite.
  • Yes–You can’t sell First Rights or All Rights because being published online is being published. You can’t enter the piece in a contest that specifies no prior publication, etc.
  • No–It usually won’t matter if you’re selling First Serial Rights (magazines, etc.) or if your online appearance is in a restricted environment, such as a web community or private blog.  Even a public environment, such as Whyte Dove Press, typically presents no hindrance to an author’s chances of being published elsewhere because the volume of traffic is not as significant as, say, the New York Times Online; there are exceptions to this, but few.
  • Opposite–The opposite is sometimes true. More and more agents, editors, and publishing houses are searching the web for talent.  In spite of a growing disinclination to read hard copy submissions from the “slush pile” (unsolicited manuscripts, mailed with no prior query receiving a “green light” to submit) and inclination to refuse entirely all unagented manuscripts, these people eagerly read blogs and web-zines and offer authors whose work they like print deals as a consequence.  Rather than wade through lengthier manuscripts from persons who perhaps have no ability to hold the attention of a reader, they can locate web sites and blogs with enough “hits” to warrant attention and sample a writer’s wares in small, digestible portions.  They can also choose those sites that offer the type of material that interests them, the kind they’re looking to publish.  For example, one publisher of recipe books was especially chagrined to find a torrid (yes, and horrid) romance in the submission pile, and this is not uncommon; so is it any wonder publishers speak of the “slush pile” with disdain?
• Why should I give away my writing for nothing in return?  Why indeed?
  • Byline - Always insist on a byline.  In writer lingo, that’s your name after the word “by” at the top.  You can’t take a byline to the bank, but it isn’t “nothing.”  If you can point to anything you have had published by anyone, those publishing credits will be of value to you, that is, IF the web site, its appearance and other contents, are an appropriate setting for your work and if your work shows quality in its context.  For example, if you later seek publication in a literary magazine and can cite previous publication in a literary e-zine, this will be a plus even if your piece is short and informal; whereas, citing a home-made-looking web site where you have exposed an unedited rough draft of an otherwise intriguing story to the public eye, can be detrimental.  In the latter case, having such a byline on such a site will be worse than nothing.
  • Monetary Reward - Some online sites, albeit very few, actually pay contributors.  Whyte Dove Press is such a site.  We readily accept pieces of less than 250 words when given as “gifts,” but we are loathe to receive well-crafted pieces by authors without remuneration because we know the time and attention required to say something worth saying and to say it well.  As a consequence, we are more discriminating about what we accept for our Whyte Pages. 

In summary of these considerations, think of the online community as you might a neighborhood in which you, a contractor, are thinking of building a house.  Does this neighborhood have restrictions?  Will you be building a mansion next door to a mobile home?  Or vice versa?  What kind of traffic runs by?  Even if the lot is free, you’ll be investing in the construction.  Invest wisely. 

A reader, Benjamin, asked us to write about publishing options from the perspective of which might best serve an author’s needs.

In this short space, we will first answer the inevitable question of copyright and then summarize the first of these options, traditional publishing, giving advantages and disadvantages to authors. In our next entry on this topic, we plan to discuss self-publishing (regular, POD, vanity, and a few other options). Our last entry in this series will focus on web publishing (web-zines and other venues) and provide a short list of resources you can reference for details.

Although hand printing presses are not beyond the realm of possibility, we will not be discussing that option due to our finding inadequate information on the mechanics thereof. (We do plan to comment on the modern equivalent, the photocopier!) Anyone have some up-to-date advice for today’s pamphleteers who would like to build their own hand printing press?

First, to answer the inevitable copyright questions. In the U.S., a written work is automatically owned by the author upon its creation. The author does not have to apply for copyright; it is his or hers by act of authorship. Copyright protection is another thing. If your work circulates widely, if it is popular or controversial, you may want to register your copyright as a means of protecting your interest. Publishers purchase rights from authors because authors own those rights to their material. Unless an author sells All Rights to a work or writes it as work-for-hire, he retains the copyright, and therefore, any rights not sold to the publisher.

Traditional Publishing

Traditional publishing comes in two basic sizes, large and small.

• Large - The large publishers are those you always hear about, whose books abound in stores everywhere, whose authors appear on talk shows, who give million-dollar advances.
  • The Dream - Being published by a large publisher is like a dream come true for most authors … until it happens … and the advance is missing about three zeroes, the book can’t be found anywhere, the author finds he must spend more money than his advance trying to market enough books to ever see a royalty check in his lifetime … only to find his book is no longer in print.
  • Pros and Cons - For authors with a ready-made readership or an agent with lots of clout (which usually means the author has a ready-made readership), the traditional method works because the dream becomes reality. To the rest of you, we say: be satisfied with the knowledge your book was either published or rejected by a publisher whose name your friends will recognize. One final consideration, a plus or a minus depending on your point of view, is that a large publisher will take nearly every decision, including those regarding the content of your book, out of your hands.

• Small - The small publisher, small press, university press, alternative press, regional press, etc., is distinguished more by its focus than its size. A publisher averaging a dozen eclectic books per year may not be considered in this group; whereas, a publisher averaging two dozen books restricted to a topic or category of topics, such as small town histories or the Southwest (U.S.), would surely be. That being true, it is almost certain a publisher of fewer than 3-4 books per year would fall into this category, regardless.
  • Cons - Usually a small press lacks the distribution and marketing avenues of the larger publisher. The internet is narrowing this margin of disadvantage, however. Print runs are smaller, advances are smaller or non-existent, and you, the author, will have to promote the book vigorously for it to sell. At first, this seems no better than going with a large publisher–and minus the dream.
  • Pros - The “up” side is that an unknown author has a better chance of being published by a small press than a large publisher–if his work is of quality. The author generally has more input into the various aspects of the book’s publication and promotion. Unlike many (not all) self-published books, the quality of the small press’s published version will be worthy of the content. Right or wrong, reviewers and booksellers do not despise books published by small publishers as they often do self-published books.

Our next post will continue this discussion of publishing options available to authors and their advantages and disadvantages from the author’s perspective.

If you have any specific questions about what we’ve discussed so far, let us hear from you. We don’t have all the answers, but we often know where to find them!

We at Whyte Dove Press would like to introduce you to one of our most recent contributors, Sasha Johnson.

Sasha Johnson is a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ and devoted wife and mother of two daughters. With a Bachelor’s degree in both German and English, she pursues a Masters of Arts in German at the University of Oklahoma, where she also teaches beginning classes. Her innovative use of podcasts has garnered her favorable recognition by other language teachers and the grateful admiration of her students. She helps her husband homeschool their daughters, fills her kitchen with the aroma of freshly baked breads, and cultivates an organic garden of herbs, flowers, and vegetables. In addition, she now contributes insightful short articles and essays to WDP’s Whyte Pages.

Her initial contributions are on such intriguing topics as using fiction to help children gain a sense of history and the uses of narrative time versus chronology in fiction. We at WDP look forward to hearing more from her in the future as her experience and passion for many subjects and her engaging, evocative writing style offer a wealth of knowledge and pleasure to readers–of English, and possibly German as well.

Click Freebies on this blog’s sidebar or type Whyte Lights or Whyte Lines in your Google™ search box to read the first two of Sasha Johnson’s submissions to WDP. More of her works will appear in March, and we hope to see additional submissions from Sasha in the months to come.

Whyte Lights - “Building Up a Sense of Time in the Mind of a Child”

Whyte Lines - “Readerly Expectations and Writerly Style”

Don’t miss a word!

In our first month on the web, we at Whyte Dove Press are humbly grateful to have had visitors from all over the USA and around the world. Below, we’ve listed all the places our visitors hail from (in order from region with most visitors to least). If your region isn’t listed, consider yourself in the “Unknown” region, and leave us a comment to let us know where you’re from!

To everyone who visited us, here’s a BIG FRIENDLY TEXAS …

New York, USA - 59.71%
California, USA - 12.75%
Unknown - 6.9%
Colorado, USA - 2.9%
Texas, USA - 2.61%
Virginia, USA - 2.03%
Quebec, Canada - 2.03%
Arizona, USA - 1.16%
Maryland, USA - 1.16%
District of Columbia, US - 1.16%
Idaho, USA - 0.58%
England, UK - 0.58%
Michigan, USA - 0.58%
Minnesota, USA - 0.58%
Alberta, Canada - 0.58%
Oregon, USA - 0.29%
Cataluña, Spain - 0.29%
New Hampshire, USA - 0.29%
Arkansas, USA - 0.29%
Georgia, USA - 0.29%
Berlin, Germany - 0.29%
Connecticut, USA - 0.29%
Washington, USA - 0.29%
North Carolina - 0.29%

We at WDP look past the numbers and think about you, the individuals represented. We ask the GOD of the Bible to especially bless each one of you with the knowledge of Him through His Son, Y’shua Messiah (Jesus Christ), bless you with loved ones and health, safety and contentment. Bless you.  Amen.

Are you represented by any of the numbers above? Leave us a comment so we can greet you and pray for you personally.