Self-Publishing, a writer must have faith in their own work

On one of the forums I visit, a writer was discussing the fact that one of her books was going out of print. The book was her “baby”. Naturally, this was a painful experience for her, but she planned to re-release the work on eBook.

I asked her why she didn’t consider self-publishing as a paperback or hardback. She wasn’t thrilled with my idea, stating she refused to self-publish. (Although I didn’t point out the eBook was self-publishing.)

Her reasoning: she said she wasn’t about to pay someone to publish, when in the past she has found people who believe enough in her work, to publish at no cost to her.

It’s really very affordable to self publish today, with print on demand books. No longer are would-be self-publishers obligated to pay the high fees of the vanity press.

Her comment reminded me of one of my Associated Content articles, which coincidently published today, covering this very topic.

It also reminded me of something that was once said to a friend of mine, who was desperately trying to get pregnant. One of her friends, who was encouraging her to adopt asked the question: What do you want, to get pregnant, or have a baby?

For those who don’t understand my analogy, that pregnancy is being picked up by a traditional publisher. The writer’s book is the baby, which can be a reality by self-publishing as well as traditional.

But in self-publishing, it is the writer who must believe in their own work.

To read more on the topic, visit my article.