Self-publishing is thought of the refuge of every young and energetic author tired of sending off their works to the publisher, only to get one rejection letter after the other until the pile of rejection letters is thicker than an average manuscript.
However, take note that it is your responsibility and no one else's to do your homework on what it takes to have your own fiction published. Besides the vanity presses, there is now print-on-demand (POD) that has emerged as a viable competitor in the self-publishing business.
Marketing is another aspect of publishing your own fiction - you need to know how to do this if you aspire for success. If you know how to market your works, then you could sell in the thousands as opposed to hundreds. Keep your marketing strategies spotlessly clean and professional - no errors whatsoever.
Nobody wants to promote a book that is riddled with typographical errors or misspelled words, because they simply do not look professional, and the errors also make your work seem written for the sake of writing.
One tool you can use to your advantage are online discussion groups for your desired genre of fiction. Be sure you search out these groups and become involved with them. You'll find out what people are reading and what they like and may discover ways that you can polish your work to appeal to more readers.
Add more credibility to your online profile by adding a signature file on every correspondence you send. In case you don't know, a signature file is a file containing text that appears at the end of every email message when sent.
When creating a signature file, make sure it includes all the information you want people to know about your work of fiction. It's a valuable advertising method of getting information out about your book.
Print on demand works by printing and sending out the books only when there is a demand for them, thus saving you publishing and printing costs.
If you want a certain number of books printed out, you can pay a fee to a vanity publisher to get it done. After the printing, the author is free to market her fiction without the restrictive contracts required of mainstream publishing houses.
If your self-publishing venture is successful, consider sending the results of your efforts to an established publishing house for your next book. It may be enough to rattle their cage and make them want to take a chance on you.
However, take note that it is your responsibility and no one else's to do your homework on what it takes to have your own fiction published. Besides the vanity presses, there is now print-on-demand (POD) that has emerged as a viable competitor in the self-publishing business.
Marketing is another aspect of publishing your own fiction - you need to know how to do this if you aspire for success. If you know how to market your works, then you could sell in the thousands as opposed to hundreds. Keep your marketing strategies spotlessly clean and professional - no errors whatsoever.
Nobody wants to promote a book that is riddled with typographical errors or misspelled words, because they simply do not look professional, and the errors also make your work seem written for the sake of writing.
One tool you can use to your advantage are online discussion groups for your desired genre of fiction. Be sure you search out these groups and become involved with them. You'll find out what people are reading and what they like and may discover ways that you can polish your work to appeal to more readers.
Add more credibility to your online profile by adding a signature file on every correspondence you send. In case you don't know, a signature file is a file containing text that appears at the end of every email message when sent.
When creating a signature file, make sure it includes all the information you want people to know about your work of fiction. It's a valuable advertising method of getting information out about your book.
Print on demand works by printing and sending out the books only when there is a demand for them, thus saving you publishing and printing costs.
If you want a certain number of books printed out, you can pay a fee to a vanity publisher to get it done. After the printing, the author is free to market her fiction without the restrictive contracts required of mainstream publishing houses.
If your self-publishing venture is successful, consider sending the results of your efforts to an established publishing house for your next book. It may be enough to rattle their cage and make them want to take a chance on you.
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