| There is a big difference between writing a book | | | | sales if it's marketed correctly and consistently. |
| and getting it published. | | | | The beauty of self publishing is that you can |
| When you first begin to write a book it seems | | | | publish one book or several books and it will just |
| like such a mammoth task, but trying to get a | | | | keep getting easier. You see, once you've been |
| publisher or agent interested in your work is much | | | | through the publishing process and published one |
| harder. | | | | book, it's easier to repeat the process with your |
| So when you finish writing your first book you | | | | next book, and your next. |
| then have a choice. | | | | If you wanted to you could even set up your |
| You can begin with the time consuming, and quite | | | | own publishing company and publish as many |
| costly job, of sending out your manuscript to as | | | | books as you write. And the best thing about |
| many literary agents and publishers as possible. | | | | publishing your own books is that you get to stay |
| This takes a lot of time to do and it can easily | | | | completely in control of your own work. You get |
| stretch into months, or even years, before | | | | to choose the book design, the cover, the price |
| anyone even takes the slightest bit of interest in | | | | AND you get to keep all the profits. |
| your manuscript. | | | | And when it comes to marketing, it doesn't take |
| And the sad thing about it, is that most new | | | | much more time to market one book or a dozen |
| authors are turned down by the major publishing | | | | books. You can send out a flyer to promote one |
| companies. Most publishers prefer to publish books | | | | book or a whole catalogue to promote them all. |
| of writers they already know because they feel | | | | Writing and publishing books gives you a passive |
| that unknown authors are too much of a financial | | | | income which means you don't have to work |
| risk. | | | | yourself to death. You just write something once, |
| But if, per chance, you were very lucky to get | | | | publish it and then get paid over and over again. |
| your book published with a publishing company, it | | | | And self publishing is so easy and it doesn't cost a |
| could still be years before it actually is published | | | | lot. To publish a book and sell it through online |
| and even then, you'd have to do all your own | | | | book stores, you don't even have to leave your |
| marketing and book promotions and all at your | | | | home. You can work from anywhere in the world, |
| own cost. | | | | set your own hours and just keep writing and |
| The alternative to all this is to self publish your | | | | publishing. |
| own books. | | | | Why not give it a try? Unless, of course, you're |
| Some authors think that books that are self | | | | not serious about being a published author. |
| published won't sell. But any good book will make | | | | |