Things to consider when self-publishing

(Part 1)

So you’ve finished your masterpiece and want to show it off? You feel like you don’t have the clout to take it to publishers, or maybe even have been rejected by some. However, you still have some faith left in your work and that there potentially is a market for it. Self-publishing is definitely a way you can go, giving you much more freedom and creative control over your own work. However, there is a lot more work involved than simply putting it out there.

Realistically, it is hard to make dough from this, but not impossible, and the more work that you crank out and sell together — the better. Choosing to go down this route is difficult when you think about all the different channels from formatting to marketing that you are personally responsible for and unless you have a large enough budget behind you, you honestly have to do most of the work yourself, but the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that you get when you finish is hard to compete with.

I am still learning as I go, and after completing two self-published books, of varying success, I would like to impart on you some of the main steps involved that you may not have even considered in the process. Because believe you me this is a not only a process — but a journey (and in this case a three part journey).