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Ida Linehan Young says publishing her own books means she can publish what she wants, on her own timeline. (Submitted by Ida Linehan Young)<\/p>\n
Ida Linehan Young\u00a0is going “all in” with her own publishing company\u00a0to publish her own stories when she wants to.<\/p>\n
Linehan Young, an award-winning author,\u00a0already has a lengthy catalog of nine books\u00a0published through other publishing companies, but her 10th offering \u2014\u00a0Blinders \u2014\u00a0hit store shelves under the\u00a0Seaweed Publishing banner.<\/p>\n
“It gives me flexibility to publish when I want, like in my time frame. Because not many authors even do a book a year, let alone, say, have two books a year or three. So I just wanted to do something different,” Linehan Young told CBC News.<\/p>\n
Linehan Young\u00a0released the children’s book Tilly the Too-Tall Clover earlier in 2025\u00a0through Flanker Press.\u00a0Blinders and a yet to be released Christmas book are her first through\u00a0Seaweed.<\/p>\n
But even without a traditional publisher, Linehan Young said she\u00a0wants her books to be professionally done and hired an editor to work on Blinder.<\/p>\n
“I went all in for this one because I want it to be a success,” she said. “If somebody is willing to buy your book, then you have to be willing to make it the best that it can be.”<\/p>\n
Flexibility<\/p>\n
Writers’ Union of Canada CEO John Degen said he’s seeing more authors\u00a0choose a mixed model of publishing \u2014\u00a0self-publishing some titles while releasing others through a traditional publisher.<\/p>\n
“What this tells me is that this author\u00a0\u2026\u00a0has gathered a really strong readership around her and can take her business out on her own at this point,” Degen told CBC News.<\/p>\n
He said becoming a publisher on top of being an author means more works, but\u00a0it can lead to bigger financial gains and higher royalties.<\/p>\n
“It’s easier to go the self-published route these days than it ever has been. But it’s not easy.\u2026\u00a0It’s an awful lot of work,” Degen said.<\/p>\n
On shelves<\/p>\n
Linehan Young said her previous books will still be available on bookstore shelves like Chapters and Coles.<\/p>\n
“I don’t have any rights for any of my work, yet,” she said, adding the titles are still popular with readers and she has to adhere to the contract she signed with the publisher.<\/p>\n
She said once\u00a0she gets the rights back, she’s considering\u00a0re-publishing them through Seaweed.<\/p>\n
Linehan Young said she is\u00a0excited to launch her business, but she knows it will take up time.<\/p>\n
“I don’t want to become a business machine and not have the opportunity to be the writer that I want to be, either,” she said.<\/p>\n
Her Seaweed published books will also be available through Chapters and Coles, she said, and distributed across the province through Downhome Distribution. She’s also gotten orders from across the country.<\/p>\n
“It’s a really wonderful feeling,” Linehan Young said.<\/p>\n
A combined Blinders and Seaweed Publishing launch party is planned for Aug. 3 in St. Bride’s.\u00a0Linehan Young will also have hats, T-shirts and mugs ready.<\/p>\n
In the future, she said she’s also open to publishing the works of other authors.<\/p>\n
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