In my indie publishing research, I have come across
reader comments expressing disappointment in self-published authors
trying to “hide” behind faux publisher names, hoping to trick
readers into believing they're traditionally published, at least by a
small press. Maybe some do this deliberately. Likely more
don't. We'll never know for sure.
Here, at Imagination Ether Press, I don't aim to hide
and I don't aim to fool. Yes, IEP is my own small press,
created to sell my own novels, and to
help support other good indie authors who have struggled with the
traditional publishing routes only to have their well-written and
entertaining stories turned down time and again.
No, I am not a traditional publisher. I don't pretend to
be, and I don't plan to be. But I do take my job of writing
seriously, and presenting my work to a future readership as professionally as I am able is paramount.
Will everyone read my stories, or even like my stories? Well, not
everyone has an appetite for dark-and-gritty fantasy novels with strong
female protagonists, and sure, I accept this. So instead, I'll
ask this question: "Will I gain a readership?"
And the answer is: Yes. I do believe I will.
And the answer is: Yes. I do believe I will.