Ep. 20: Traditional, Indie & Self-Publishing (with Anthony Ryan, Krystle Matar, Michael R. Fletcher, Ben Galley & Jessica Moon)

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Anthony Ryan, Krystle Matar, Michael R. Fletcher, Jessica Moon and Ben Galley as they compare and contrast traditional, indie and self-publishing. During the panel they discuss the viability of each publishing avenue, misconceptions about them, finding an agent, cover art and design, the editing process, distribution and marketing and much more. DISCLAIMER: This discussion is specifically about fantasy and sci-fi publishing. EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: [email protected] ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Anthony Ryan is the New York Times bestselling author of the Raven’s Shadow trilogy, the Draconis Memoria trilogy, The Covenant of Steel series and more. Find Anthony on Twitter or his personal website. Krystle Matar is the author of Legacy of the Brightwash, a finalist for the SPFBO 7 competition. Find Krystle on Twitter or her personal website. Michael R. Fletcher is the author of the Manifest Delusions series, The Obsidian Path series and more, and he is the co-author of Norylska Groans, an SPFBO 7 finalist. Find Michael on Twitter or his personal website. Jessica Moon is the co-founder and creative director of Shadow Spark Publishing. She also co-wrote the Proliferation trilogy with her Shadow Spark co-founder Mandy Russell. Find Jessica on Twitter or the Shadow Spark Publishing website. Ben Galley is the author of the Emaneska Series, The Scalussen Chronicles and much more. Find Ben on Twitter or his personal website.  FIND US ONLINE: FanFiAddict Book Blog  Discord Twitter  Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com/ for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.