I know that many writers still labor under old assumptions they have of self-publishing: it’s expensive; the books are either of poor quality or look self-published; they are poorly edited. So much has happened in the last five years, it’s got a new name: digital publishing; self-published books now look the same as any book on a bookshelf; more writers use the editorial services provided by their publisher (smart move, if you pay for it, they have to get it right); with the latest publishing technologies writers can now publish professionally without up front costs ? and still profit handsomely from every single sale.
Don’t want to ?sell your book out of the trunk of your car?? Aside from the fact that that?s how mega-authors E. Lynn Harris, Terry McMillan, and countless other successful urban fiction authors got started, if your thinking of going the traditional route, a key question asked by mainstream publishers is ?what is your platform?? Translation: How are you going to sell your book? In these tight economic times, there’s no getting around it, so clean out that trunk, practice that smile, and get your grip on (the grip on the money you’ll be making from each of those books you sell?!) Got a story? Got a question?
