You know the Authors you like or maybe the ones who are successful in the genres you want to write in, now it's time to...
Learn how to do what they did. How do the authors you follow get readers? Are they masters of self-promotion? Did they get an agent who helped them get that coveted publishing contract?
I won't pretend to know what is right for you when deciding between getting a publisher or self-publishing. I can tell you how I came to my decision to self-publish. Several factors played major roles, but really, you don't have to make the call until you write a book.
Thus, I made my final decision to self-publish after spending almost two years writing the drafts of books one and two for my Sci-Fi/Fantasy series, Lamentations and Magic. There are tons of elements that may go into such a decision, but for me, these four weighed the heaviest.
Finances - can you afford to pay out of pocket for editing, formatting, and book promotion?
Are you confident you can handle the technical aspects of setting up a website, an Amazon account, do the marketing, etc?
Are you capable of self-promoting via blogging, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Bookbub, and Goodreads?
Are you impatient like me?
If the answer is no to any of the first three, then traditional publishing is probably your path. I'm fortunate enough to be able to say yes to those first three and also, I'm impatient. I don't want to wait for an agent and publisher to like my book to get it out there. I'm dedicated to the path of becoming a professional author, but I don't have time to wait. Thank God we have digital publishing platforms so that we don't have to.
First things first, turn that story in your head into a reality.
In the next post, I'll give you my current writing process and a little advice included with a block of salt.
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