I find myself intrigued lately about the idea of self publishing. It amazes me that the technology is there to write a book, edit it, package it up and distribute it online through Amazon, iBooks, Smashwords, wherever. My NanoWriMo book, originally started a few weeks ago as a fun hobby, has become a preoccupation – something I’ve been laboring away at and I really don’t want to give it up.
First of all, it is a long way away from being in readable form. And obviously, I’d like to try the get an agent and find a traditional publisher route first.
But I have to admit, the self publishing possibility is like a security blanket for me. The idea that if the inevitable rejections come in, I could, at the very least put the book out there and who knows what happens after that but at least I’d be able…
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