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My insecurity this month is self publishing. I'm considering doing this and am kind of freaked out. There is such a large amount of information out there to go about self publishing. I could self publish through Amazon or Smashwords, and I'm sure there are more picks. You have to know how to properly format, and have excellent critique partners. I would want beta readers too. I've read it sucks up a lot more time.
And then, there's purchasing my own book cover. And completely doing the promoting and marketing on my own. However, I can set my own price and I can change it when I want to do a promo pricing weekend.
Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against my current publisher. I love them. Like I posted a while back, I'm writing erotica and would like that to be separate from my paranormal romance and romantic suspense. I could send off queries to the vast number of erotic publishers, which I may still do.
But, there just seems to be more freedom in self publishing. I know there are pitfalls, but that goes without saying.
If you are self published, do you have any advice for a novice?
I know several other authors who are with traditional publishers and published some of their own works. Elizabeth S. Craig did it. You can do it!
ReplyDeleteI don't know, but I believe you can do it! It is a check list... Just keep at it! I'm curious...because I want to do this as a poetry book! Thanks for sharing and I so hope this works out for you~ ATB @>-------
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with your decision making. I am sure you will master it soon enough.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the encouragement.
ReplyDeleteI love erotic literature, especially from the point of view of women.
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