The Seduction Of Self-Publishing
The Seduction Of Self-Publishing.
This is an intriguing post from Chuck Wending, the brilliant, profane, and probably slightly insane penmonkey behind Terribleminds.
The money shot, as far as I am concerned, is this:
If you’re self-publishing because this is your first novel and you think you’re ready: don’t.
Or, at least, take a long and serious look and get some very real, very honest feedback from others. Like I said, I had six novels under my belt and I’m thankful that not a single one of them has escaped its lead-lined box and harmed the world with its radioactive prose. Be smart enough to know when you’re not ready.
Um, well, yeah. It’s going to be my first novel and I assume I think I am going to be ready because I wouldn’t be publishing it if I weren’t. Of course, I am not publishing it yet, I have to write it first.
Oh the angst.
