I thought maybe today, I would add a few of my own thoughts on self-publishing. ~Robert S. Cosmar
I think self-publishing is for those who feel that they have something to say and share with the world.
It would be nice to be picked up by a publisher, using their money and resources to produce, advertise, market, and sell your thoughts to the masses, but very few writers have this opportunity presented to them, especially when you get to be my age.
The publishing industry is going through massive changes and publishers are becoming tight with their purses and very frugal when it comes to publishing a book by an unknown.
There is also the ridiculous game of major publishers wanting you to first have an agent to submit your manuscript to them, and then agents who require you to have a contract with a publisher, before they will represent you. It's a Catch 22, to say the least.
With the growth of eBooks and publishing services that allow anyone to publish a hardback or paperback book, it's only a matter of time before you'll see a decline in the major industry of those who control who and what goes into print and then when it's published. I suppose this is both good and bad -- and for many reasons.
There is a lot of worthless material being published by those who seek to satisfy an ego urge to stroke their vanity; however, there is also excellent, brilliant material that touches the heart and makes the spirit soar on wings of imagination.
It is the writer who has to decide if what they've written is important, needs to be said, and should be published. It takes a lot of time and effort to learn what it takes to produce a book, or eBook.
In conclusion, there is a joy that comes with sharing your heart's creations and seeing them released to others through self publishing. It feels like a kiss of satisfaction on the cheek of your heart and soul.
Robert
"A writer soon learns that easy to read is hard to write." ~CJ Heck
It would be nice to be picked up by a publisher, using their money and resources to produce, advertise, market, and sell your thoughts to the masses, but very few writers have this opportunity presented to them, especially when you get to be my age.
The publishing industry is going through massive changes and publishers are becoming tight with their purses and very frugal when it comes to publishing a book by an unknown.
There is also the ridiculous game of major publishers wanting you to first have an agent to submit your manuscript to them, and then agents who require you to have a contract with a publisher, before they will represent you. It's a Catch 22, to say the least.
With the growth of eBooks and publishing services that allow anyone to publish a hardback or paperback book, it's only a matter of time before you'll see a decline in the major industry of those who control who and what goes into print and then when it's published. I suppose this is both good and bad -- and for many reasons.
There is a lot of worthless material being published by those who seek to satisfy an ego urge to stroke their vanity; however, there is also excellent, brilliant material that touches the heart and makes the spirit soar on wings of imagination.
It is the writer who has to decide if what they've written is important, needs to be said, and should be published. It takes a lot of time and effort to learn what it takes to produce a book, or eBook.
In conclusion, there is a joy that comes with sharing your heart's creations and seeing them released to others through self publishing. It feels like a kiss of satisfaction on the cheek of your heart and soul.
Robert
"A writer soon learns that easy to read is hard to write." ~CJ Heck
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