In Shadows

Been awhile since I posted, either here or at my LiveJournal. It’s been quite busy at work, which has the unfortunate consequence of exhausting me. Ah, well. It’ll slow down immensely after Yuletide . . . money will be pretty scarce then. I’m counting my blessings.

On Forward Motion, there’s a discussion regarding small press. Someone asked the following:

How about the rest of you? Do you have any favorite small press companies where you either go to find books or where you are either published or would like to be published?

My response is:

I’m a small press kinda gal, partially because of the genre I write - lesbian romance. (Not a lot of major publishing houses are willing to focus on that.) As Wen Spencer stated, it does have the benefit of lots of warm fuzzies and a sense of fun and friendship that can’t be had at the bigger presses.

Regardless, I don’t plan on remaining a small press author. (Which is not to say I won’t continue writing lesbian romance! That’ll never change!) Someday I’d like to break into the major markets, to be able to see my books on the shelf at Powell’s and Borders, to reach a larger audience.

I figure if I get a decent contract with a large company, I’ll still pen lesbian romances on the side as a hobby. It’s not much money, but if I were in it to get rich, I’d be writing thrillers and watching the market reports a whole lot more.

As for favorites, my publishing company used to be. Unfortunately, Fortitude Press has closed its doors, and my books are no longer available. I’ve been looking at the available small presses and haven’t come to a decision of where to go. That’s the downside of the warm fuzzies. I feel like I’ve lost a friend. Seems rather callus to rush out and find a replacement, and comparisons with other companies only serve to highlight what I perceive they do differently than Fortitude did.

*sigh*

I’m sitting it out through the holidays. At the beginning of the year, I’ll give it another scrutiny.