Just discovered this alternative ebook publishing platform. SMASHWORDS.
At first glance it looks quite promising and it's inspiring me to try the route of self-publishing. I've always turned away from that and aimed for traditional publishing - mainly because I'm not very active on social media and I know it would be a hell of a lot of work doing self-promotion. Also, with all the millions of ebooks out there on the major sites (re: Amazon), I fear mine will NEVER even get noticed, let alone make sales. But there's no guarantee either with trad publishing - still millions of books to compete with, and the added barrier of agents and publishers to impress. So, maybe the direct-to-reader option is the best way after all. I'm going to research this site over the next few days before I make a decision... but if i do go for it, then I'll go big, and I'll log the whole process here on this blog. So... let's see what happens.
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Sometimes life is like springing off a rock into icy cold water - you just got to take a deep breath and go for it.
Sort of got that feeling this morning. I've been writing stories for two years now. Started with my first novel. Then went straight on to the second. When that was done I had to then start looking for a publisher or an agent, so there was work involved creating a promotional package and researching where and who to send to. This is not the sort of work I enjoy doing - self promotion. I'd rather just spend my time writing the stories. So I end up putting it off - again and again. Anyway - then I found Wattpad - a place where you can publish your stories direct to readers...albeit unpaid. But it's a start, and I hear many publishers and agents actually follow Wattpad looking for writers, so I decided it would be a good move - with the idea that I could actually let the publishers and agents find me instead of the other way around... let THEM do the work. At the same time I get feedback and hopefully build up an audience, a following, a fan base... So that's what I've been busy with the last two months - getting to know the site, creating covers for my novels, starting a new one specially aimed at the younger readers on Wattpad, setting up a new 'author blog'... and now, with my personal account and platform all in place - it's time to launch the first chapter of my first book. It's not a difficult process - just a click on a button - but like jumping off a cliff into cold water, I've got to take that deep breath before I press "PUBLISH". It's not that I'm afraid of putting my work out there - done that before - it's more the commitment I have now to follow the path I've just stepped onto. I can be so comfortable in my own space, doing what I enjoy just for me, and I've been a bit of a recluse the last couple of years. Now I'm stepping back into the world, you could say, and that requires me to be more social than I've been used to. I'm looking forward to it, I need it, I want it, and I know I'll get used to it once I'm in, but still... the water looks bloody cold - inviting, but cold. Take a deep breath... *First chapter of first book - LUCID - starts HERE. |
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