Post by Luna~Rose on Sept 22, 2015 19:30:59 GMT -6
Things No One Tells You About Self Publishing That Every Author Should Read
Just Publishing
Derek Haines reblogging Scott Burken
Self publishing advice and publishing world news
www.derekhaines.ch/justpublishing/an-essential-list-every-author-should-read/
1. Selling books is harder than writing them.
2. Everyone obsesses about titles and covers but it’s hard to prove their impact beyond above a basic level of quality. It’s easy to find popular books with lousy titles and covers, and unpopular books with great titles and covers.
3. Some books, like The Great Gatsby or Moby Dick, don’t become popular until decades after publication.
4. Your reasons for writing must transcend fame and wealth as neither are likely from writing alone.
5. Fame will likely ruin your writing or your life.
6. The publishing industry is slow to realize authors need them less than ever.
7. Many authors are lazy. They’re arrogant too. They don’t want to do PR,
8. Some publishers/editors/agents are amazing. Some are bad and incompetent.
9. A great editor at a mediocre publisher can be a better situation than a mediocre editor at a great publisher.
10. Many editors don’t “edit”. They’re more like strategic project managers. There are three roles editors play, often played by different people. Acquisitions editors sign authors. Development editors help you draft your book. Production editors are the ones who spend the most time with your words, and even they depend on copyeditors and proofreaders.
11. Don’t believe everything depends on finding agents or publishers.
12. Always remember you can upload a PDF of your book to Amazon and have it on sale on Kindle in minutes.
13. No one will come to your book reading/signing unless you are already famous.
14. Publishers only invest in big PR for famous authors.
Read the rest of the article at the linky.