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Publish and Be Damned!
The fate that awaits self-published books
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I am impatient. I have to admit it. It is not a smart life attribute, especially for an author.
As an aspiring author, are you impatient, too? Have you experienced the slow, depressing grind of sending your manuscript to traditional publishers, and the disappointment of reading polite rejection emails?
Or perhaps you know what to expect and just can’t bring yourself to do it.
That is how I felt time and again when I had a book ready to publish.
Why should I subject myself to a crowded, choosy market, where publishers, quite rightly, are looking for surefire bestsellers to make a good profit? They are not in business to do a charitable act for a new writer. If you are determined to find a traditional publisher, then you might be interested in my earlier article: A Book Deal — the Ultimate Goal for the Novel Writer.
I knew that, for zero outlay, I could self-publish my books as paperbacks and e-books on Amazon Kindle. I say zero outlay because I was capable of designing and producing my own book covers, so I did not need any ancillary services.
