tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post2914248837975613457..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: 3 Reasons to Self-PublishCarol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-20758484341582385752018-01-21T21:28:20.967-08:002018-01-21T21:28:20.967-08:00I love the flexibility of self-publishing - I can ...I love the flexibility of self-publishing - I can write as much or as little as I need to, and publish when the time is right for me. My novel simmered for ten years before it finally all came together (having been beta-read several times and then had a stern editor giving it a real seeing-to - but that means it is now the best book I could make it be!)JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-73431957661672824922018-01-21T15:35:59.984-08:002018-01-21T15:35:59.984-08:00Quite agree, Carol, on very count! I am looking fo...Quite agree, Carol, on very count! I am looking forward to being completely self published again before too long. I'm already planning the re-release of the two I'm getting back into my own fold again :)Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-60027912590805231482018-01-21T07:46:46.002-08:002018-01-21T07:46:46.002-08:00I see lots of Facebook posts from writers who seem...I see lots of Facebook posts from writers who seem to publish a new book with some small obscure publisher every time they complete a novel. Then they move on. OK, formatting etc editing is HARD WORK, but at the end of the day, you don't get an 'accent press' happening, over which you have no control. Plus, OK, I don't get my (gorgeous...quote from private bookseller friend) books into Waterstones, but then, nor do they!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-64416757812757920922018-01-21T04:53:17.292-08:002018-01-21T04:53:17.292-08:00You know you're preaching to the converted her...You know you're preaching to the converted here. I am amazed that even some book bloggers still won't take self-published books, but I think that's down to Amazon not performing any quality control, thus giving the (occasional) impression that 'self-published' means 'shouldn't be published'. In the days when anyone can set up a publishing company, 'getting published' is no great feat. I'm not one of those indie author banner wavers, because under that heading comes everything from the brilliant to the total dross, but one hopes that new writers will come to understand that getting signed by a small house that doesn't even want to spend money on professional editors, is maybe not the best way to go!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.com