@SeraDrake I used to think I wasn't traditional published but an indie author, and a person who works for an agent both told me that I am traditional published. Traditional now is an advance, or straight fee, or a %. As long as they don't ask you to pay it's traditional. I was published with straight fees for one story, and % for my ebooks. I am actually one of the first book published authors in particular genre. (I write multiple genres but have never been a bestseller.)
My writing is too niche, to make a living with, and I am okay with it, though the book I am publishing now is my most commercial book.