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The Writer's Table: Navigating Your Publishing Options
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
4410 N. Lincoln Ave.
Champaign, Illinois 61822
(217) 643-2314
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Hours
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Your manuscript is done. Now what? With self-publishing, hybrid publishing,
and traditional publishing all on the table, how do you choose the right path for your book?
Award-winning author and freelance editor Ekta R. Garg breaks down
the three main publishing routes, helping you understand what each requires
and which might be the best fit for your goals, timeline, and resources.
Ekta doesn't sugarcoat it: all publishing paths require serious commitment.
But with the right information, you can make an informed choice about
which route will serve your book—and your long-term writing career—best.
Workshop covers:
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Self-publishing: Full creative control, full responsibility
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Hybrid publishing: What it means, how it works, and red flags to watch for
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Traditional publishing: The query process, agents, and what publishers actually do
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Financial investment and expected returns for each path
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Timeline expectations from manuscript to published book
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Marketing responsibilities across all three models
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Rights, contracts, and what you're really agreeing to
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Essential questions to ask before committing to any publishing path
Free - please register