2010: year in review

[mightyfastpig]

MMX was a highs-and-lows kind of year for me.

On the high side:

• My first book, The Innocent's Progress & Other Stories, was published by Circlet Press in September. I've wanted to see my name in print for a long time, but I have to say I never thought it would be a book of steampunk erotica, nor that it would be an ebook. Amazon Kindle sales picked

Comments

[mightyfastpig]

Now that I think about it, I think you're right about the issue of mainstream publishing.

Self-publishing doesn't quite have the stigma it used to, but it would probably undermine the book's credibility. I want it to be viewed as scholarship, not a piece of crank work. (I am, however, aiming at a popular audience.)

My fear, however, is that the niche topic, combined with my lack of credentials, would turn off publishers, and I'd be left on my own if I ever wanted this to get out into the world.

I've also wondered if it would be worthwhile going back to school and getting a master's degree in history.