There is a big difference between writing a book and getting it published. When you first begin to write a book it seems like such a mammoth task, but trying to get a publisher or agent interested in your work is much harder.
So when you finish writing your first book you then have a choice.
You can begin with the time consuming, and quite costly job, of sending out your manuscript to as many literary agents and publishers as possible. This takes a lot of time to do and it can easily stretch into months, or even years, before anyone even takes the slightest bit of interest in your manuscript.
And the sad thing about it, is that most new authors are turned down by the major publishing companies. Most publishers prefer to publish books of writers they already know because they feel that unknown authors are too much of a financial risk.
But if, per chance, you were very lucky to get your book published with a publishing company, it could still be years before it actually is published and even then, you’d have to do all your own marketing and book promotions and all at your own cost.
The alternative to all this is to self publish your own books.
Some authors think that books that are self published won’t sell. But any good book will make sales if it’s marketed correctly and consistently.
The beauty of self publishing is that you can publish one book or several books and it will just keep getting easier. You see, once you’ve been through the publishing process and published one book, it’s easier to repeat the process with your next book, and your next.
If you wanted to you could even set up your own publishing company and publish as many books as you write. And the best thing about publishing your own books is that you get to stay completely in control of your own work. You get to choose the book design, the cover, the price AND you get to keep all the profits.
And when it comes to marketing, it doesn’t take much more time to market one book or a dozen books. You can send out a flyer to promote one book or a whole catalogue to promote them all.
Writing and publishing books gives you a passive income which means you don’t have to work yourself to death. You just write something once, publish it and then get paid over and over again.
And self publishing is so easy and it doesn’t cost a lot. To publish a book and sell it through online book stores, you don’t even have to leave your home. You can work from anywhere in the world, set your own hours and just keep writing and publishing.
Why not give it a try? Unless, of course, you’re not serious about being a published author…
