Only good writing is published. The rest is self-published.
How fair is this assessment?
Is every book you’ve plucked off the shelf tightly written, well structured with gripping beginnings and endings? How many times have you slammed a book shut in disgust after slogging through the first ten pages of absolute rubbish?
And do some books get the nod just because of an author’s name?
The belief that self-published books are below standard is a myth. Many top authors and writers have resorted to this option, either at the beginning or during their careers. Take Matthew Riley, for instance, whose first book was self-published.
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Brilliant article Janet. My mum and I self published our first book together earlier this year. I have to admit, I was apprehensive about self publishing at first (will I be able to sell all these books? What will people think?) but I now look back and think it was the best thing we could have done.
The sense of control we have as well as the financial rewards have been fantastic.
Unfortunately, there is still stigma attached to self publishing in the writing community. But as I see it (with all the possibilities of the internet) if you’re not self publishing you may be getting ripped off and dare I say, you’re behind with the times.