Writing Your Novel Your Way: The Hybrid Publishing Option (with Megan Sells, Atmosphere Press) | Episode 50

Writing Your Novel Your Way: The Hybrid Publishing Option (with Megan Sells, Atmosphere Press) | Episode 50

March 4, 2026 · 38 min

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The episode explores the concept of hybrid publishing and its distinctions from traditional and self-publishing.

Hybrid publishing gets talked about a lot… and misunderstood even more. In this episode, I sit down with Megan Sells (Acquisitions Manager and Developmental Editor at Atmosphere Press) to unpack what hybrid publishing actually is—how it differs from traditional publishing and self-publishing, why it’s often confused with vanity presses, and how authors can decide if it’s the right path for them. We talk candidly about money, rights, marketing, selectivity, speculative fiction word counts (yes...

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