Compared to the
critique process, I'm finding another part of the writing/publishing
world a maze. The world of self-publishing is a broad and busy
minefield of options and choices.
The Path
Years ago, I like
many tried the traditional publishing route. I sent manuscripts out
to publishers I thought would like my stories. A few rejections and
my belief in my writing took a beating. Oddly enough I kept writing.
Then the world of
literary agents opened up. People who would take my novel and go head
to head with publishers and all their minions to get my book out
there. They were a busy bunch, but there were a lot of them. I
figured my chances were better at avoiding the slush pile. A few
hundred query letters later with my latest works and I got more
rejections.
Yet, I kept writing.
I turned my skills to writing Fanfiction for a while. I must have
learned something from all those rejections as I started to develop a
small fanbase for those stories. My trampled ego began to recover.
Vanity
Press
Yeah
this was well named and I considered doing this at one point.
However, I was in a constant state of broke. I couldn't afford the
number of copies I would need along with the fact I had a full time
job that wouldn't allow me to go haunt the local bookstores. In
addition, my chances of success were low.
Self-Publishing
This
is the world I'm currently exploring. The internet has exploded with
options and opportunities. At first glance it seems pretty
encouraging. The pitfalls on the other hand are equally daunting as
the advantages.
There
are so many options that trying to find the best one for me is hard.
If you don't believe me, just do a quick search on 'self-publishing'
and look at the total of results.
So
you, fair reader get to follow me on my path of publishing research.
Even though I'm still in the 2nd
revision of Shadow Point, waiting until I'm done to start this
process would be a bad idea.
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