I have a bit of news. Not life-or-death news, just disappointing news.
Sometimes a door can close when you’re least expecting it. And when it does, you
have to roll with the punches because that’s just how life is. Once a door
closes, you have a couple of choices. You can give up and move on, or you can
push onward. Sometimes, the door that just closed needed to close
in order for the next door to open. I’m hoping this is one of those times. In
fact, I consider myself an optimist and, therefore, choose to believe that this
is one of those times.
If you follow Rhemalda Publishing or any of the other
Rhemalda authors then you probably already know my disappointing news. If not, read
on. It is with regret that I relay the announcement from Rhemalda Publishing that
they are closing their doors effective October 1st. I am officially a free
agent. There are several factors that contributed to this decision by those in
power at Rhemalda, but let’s just leave it at this: The publishing industry can
be a tough business and the headwinds against small press publishers have grown
too strong. In addition, the Internet has made it possible for authors to print
their own books with a quality that had previously been reserved only for publishers.
Even the big publishers are struggling to compete in today’s environment.
As a company, Rhemalda started their business with the goal
of being author friendly at all costs. As far as I’m concerned, they have consistently
made good on that goal. Also, Rhemalda set out to release a high-quality
product, and if you've read any of their books over the years, I think you'd
agree that they have succeeded. In the end, I consider myself fortunate ...
