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The Case for Self Publishing Fiction

   

Author: Maxine Thompson
< P > W h e n I r e a d d i f f e r e n t b o o k s o n p u b l i s h i n g , I t h i n k i t i s i m p l i e d t h a t p u b l i s h i n g y o u r o w n i n f o r m a t i o n a l , i n s p i r a t i o n a l o r s e l f - h e l p b o o k s a r e t h e o n l y w o r k s o n e c a n s e l f - p u b l i s h s u c c e s s f u l l y . G r a n t e d , t h i s i s t h e I n f o r m a t i o n A g e a n d p e o p l e b u y i n f o r m a t i o n . B u t a l l d u e r e s p e c t t o h o w - t o b o o k s , t h e r e i s s t i l l a m a r k e t f o r s e l f - p u b l i s h e d f i c t i o n . I h a v e f o u n d t h a t s e l f - p u b l i s h i n g i s j u s t a s v i a b l e a n a v e n u e f o r f i c t i o n , i f n o t m o r e . < / P > < P > O n e o n l y h a s t o l o o k a t t h e m a n y f i c t i o n a l b o o k s t h a t a r e c i r c u l a t i n g o n t h e I n t e r n e t ( a n d o f f ) w h i c h a r e d o i n g w e l l f i n a n c i a l l y a n d w h i c h w e r e s e l f - p u b l i s h e d . S o m e h a v e e v e n b e e n p i c k e d u p b y m a i n s t r e a m . O n e o n l y h a s t o g o t o M o s a i c B o o k s . c o m a n d C u s h C i t y . c o m a n d e v e n m y c o l u m n , O n T h e S a m e P a g e , t o s e e t h i s i s t r u e . M a n y o f t h e a u t h o r s I i n t e r v i e w o n m y I n t e r n e t r a d i s h o w s a r e s e l f - p u b l i s h e d a u t h o r s o f f i c t i o n . < / P > < P > T o b e g i n w i t h , s e l f - p u b l i s h i n g i s n o t o n l y b e c o m i n g m o r e a c c e p t a b l e , i t c a n b e a l u c r a t i v e v e n t u r e . A f e w y e a r s a g o , I r e a d a b o u t a n o v e l i n t h e P u b l i s h e r ' s W e e k l y ' s n e w s l e t t e r . A l t h o u g h t h i s b o o k w a s a s e l f - p u b l i s h e d f i c t i o n a l b o o k ( i t s o u n d e d l i k e a r o m a n a c l e f o f M o n i c a L e w i n s k y ) , i t w a s c h o s e n b y t h e D o u b l e D a y B o o k C l u b ! T h i s w a s a f i r s t . N o w t o m e , t h a t m e a n t t h i s w a s a d o o r o p e n e r . F o r o t h e r e x a m p l e s , i n m a i n s t r e a m A m e r i c a w e c a n l o o k t o G r i s h a m a n d J a m e s R e d f i e l d , t h e a u t h o r o f T h e C e l e s t i n e P r o p h e c y . W h a t w o u l d h a v e h a p p e n e d h a d t h e s e w r i t e r s n o t s e l f - p u b l i s h e d t h e i r f i c t i o n ? < / P > < P > I n A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n l i t e r a t u r e , w e k n o w w h a t h a p p e n e d w i t h M i c h e l l e M c G r i f f a n d m a n y o t h e r s w h o h a v e ' b l o w n u p . ' < / P > < P > I n a d d i t i o n , i t i s n o t u n u s u a l f o r a u t h o r s w h o h a v e b e e n p u b l i s h e d b y m a i n s t r e a m t o t u r n a r o u n d a n d s e l f - p u b l i s h t h e i r s u b s e q u e n t w o r k s . W h y ? < / P > < P > F a c t o r i n t h e r e c e n t e x p l o s i o n o f p r i n t - o n - d e m a n d c o m p a n i e s a n d e b o o k c o m p a n i e s o r w r i t e r s s e l l i n g b o o k s d i r e c t l y f r o m t h e i r w e b s i t e , a n d f i c t i o n i s a g r e a t w a y t o g e t y o u r n a m e o u t t o t h e p u b l i c . < / P > < P > L e t ' s l o o k a t w h a t y o u g a i n w h e n y o u p u b l i s h y o u r o w n n o n - f i c t i o n , t h e n w h a t y o u g a i n w h e n y o u p u b l i s h f i c t i o n . N e i t h e r o n e i s b e t t e r t h a n t h e o t h e r . T h i s i s j u s t t o e n c o u r a g e w r i t e r s o f f i c t i o n t o c o n s i d e r p u b l i s h i n g t h e i r o w n w o r k s . W h e n y o u s e l f - p u b l i s h n o n - f i c t i o n , t h e s e a r e t h e t h i n g s y o u g a i n : < / P > < P > S p e e d . M o s t p u b l i s h e r s w o r k o n a n 1 8 t h m o n t h p r o d u c t i o n c y c l e . W i l l y o u m i s s y o u r m a r k e t ? < / P > < P > A u t h o r i t y . T h e w o r d ' a u t h o r ' i s t h e r o o t w o r d i n a u t h o r i t y . P e o p l e l i s t e n t o y o u w h e n y o u a r e a n a u t h o r . Y o u b e c o m e a n ' e x p e r t ' o r ' a u t h o r i t y ' o n a s u b j e c t . F r o m h e r e y o u c a n d o s e m i n a r s , t a p e s , s p e a k i n g e n g a g e m e n t s , a n d c o n s u l t a t i o n s . < / P > < P > C o n t r o l . T w e n t y - t h r e e p e r c e n t o f p u b l i s h e r s d o n o t g i v e t h e a u t h o r t h e r i g h t t o s e l e c t t h e t i t l e , 2 6 % d o n o t c o n s u l t t h e a u t h o r o n t h e j a c k e t c o v e r ' s d e s i g n , 3 6 % r a r e l y i n v o l v e t h e a u t h o r o n t h e b o o k ' s p r o m o t i o n . < / P > < P > A p r o f i t c e n t e r . Y o u m a k e m o r e m o n e y . T h e p r o f i t m a r g i n i s 4 0 % o n a s e l f - p u b l i s h e d b o o k . A f t e r t h e a d v a n c e , y o u o n l y g e t 6 % t o 1 5 % o f t h e s a l e s o n a t r a d i t i o n a l l y p u b l i s h e d b o o k . < / P > < P > A r e a d i n g a u d i e n c e . M a n y p u b l i s h e r s r e c e i v e m o r e t h a n 1 0 0 u n s o l i c i t e d m a n u s c r i p t s f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n e a c h d a y . A s a r e s u l t , n o o n e w i l l e v e r r e a d y o u r m a n u s c r i p t . < / P > < P > A t a x - w r i t e o f f . Y o u g e t m o r e w r i t e - o f f s a s t h e p u b l i s h e r / a u t h o r , t h a n j u s t t h e a u t h o r . < / P > < P > W h e n y o u s e l f - p u b l i s h f i c t i o n , i n a d d i t i o n t o a l l o f t h e a b o v e , t h e s e a r e y o u r g a i n s : < / P > < P > - P o s t e r i t y . Y o u r d e c i p h e r i n g o f m a n k i n d ' s t r i a l s a n d t r i b u l a t i o n s i n t h e t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y a r e r e c o r d e d f o r f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s . < / P > < P > F a m e . I f y o u b u i l d a r e a d i n g a u d i e n c e , y o u m a y b e c o m e f a m o u s . E v e n i f y o u d o n ' t b e c o m e f a m o u s , y o u h a v e a s e n s e o f s a t i s f a c t i o n . A s e n s e o f t e s t i f y i n g , a w a y o f s a y i n g , ' I l i v e d . I w a s h e r e . I m a d e a d i f f e r e n c e . ' < / P > < P > - A p o s s i b l e m o v i e d e a l . M o v i e c o m p a n i e s , t e l e v i s i o n a n d i n d e p e n d e n t f i l m m a k e r s a r e a l w a y s l o o k i n g f o r g o o d s t o r i e s . M a n y m o v i e s , s u c h a s W a i t i n g t o E x h a l e o r H o w S t e l l a G o t H e r G r o o v e B a c k a r e m a d e f r o m b o o k s . M y f a v o r i t e b o o k , B e l o v e d , h a s b e e n m a d e i n t o a m o v i e . A l t h o u g h t h e m o v i e c a n n o t t o u c h t h e a r t o f l i t e r a t u r e , O p r a h h a s t r i e d t o c a p t u r e i t s e s s e n c e o n f i l m f o r f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s . < / P > < P > A r e a d i n g a u d i e n c e w h o l o v e s s t o r i e s . F r o m t h e t i m e m a n s a t a r o u n d t h e f i r s t c a v e f i r e s , t h e y l o v e d t o h e a r s t o r i e s . W h e n o n e h e a r s a s t o r y , t h i s c a n r e s o n a t e i n t h e i r m i n d l o n g a f t e r t h e s t o r y i s o v e r . I n e s s e n c e , y o u a r e r e n t i n g s p a c e i n y o u r r e a d e r ' s i m a g i n a t i o n , w h i c h t h e y w i l l c a r r y a r o u n d w i t h t h e m f o r y e a r s . < / P > < P > A l s o t a k e t h i s f a c t i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n . M a n y b o o k s w h i c h w e h a v e s t u d i e d i n o u r c l a s s r o o m s , s u c h a s L a d y C h a t t e r l y ' s L o v e r , ( D . H . L a w r e n c e ) , L e a v e s o f G r a s s , ( W a l t W h i t m a n ) a n d U l l y s e s ( J a m e s J o y c e ) w o u l d n e v e r h a v e b e c o m e c l a s s i c s i f t h e w r i t e r s h a d n ' t s e l f - p u b l i s h e d . T h e s e b o o k s w e r e a h e a d o f t h e i r t i m e s a n d c o n s i d e r e d t o o r i s q u e t o b e p u b l i s h e d b y m a i n s t r e a m p u b l i s h e r s . S o f o r w r i t e r s o f f i c t i o n , d o n ' t w a i t f o r y e a r s a n d y e a r s t o b e d i s c o v e r e d ! < / P > < P > L i f e i s a s m o r g a s b o r d ! G o o u t t h e r e a n d h e l p y o u r s e l f ! < / P >
Author Bio:
Maxine Thompson is a eminent columnist. Maxine likes to write articles about this subject.
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