Self-Publishing Platform Pronoun is Shutting Down.
Sad news, fellow indie-writers. Macmillian program Pronoun is shutting down. Pronoun made a public announcement Monday and sent an Epilogue to current members.
"We are proud of the product we built, but even more so, we’re grateful for the community of authors that made it grow. Your feedback shaped Pronoun’s development, and together we changed the way authors connect with readers. While many challenges in indie publishing remain unsolved, Macmillan is unable to continue Pronoun’s operation in its current form. Every option was considered before making the very difficult decision to end the business."They are expecting to shut down the site in early January 2018. Current members will be able to access their account until that time. Unfortunately, the site will not be accepting new members.
There is no word as to what prompted the decision to shut down.
My Two Cents
As an indie-writer, I am sad to see any self-publishing platform shut down.
I first heard about Pronoun after signing up for my first NaNoWriMo. After I completed my first full-length book, Pronoun had a promotion for all individuals who reached 50K words in November. I jumped at the chance and learned a lot from the platform.
Thank you Pronoun, for helping indie-writers achieve their dreams.