Publishing
As I sit here working on edits for Shooting for Love, I'm still plagued with the question of publishing. I've been indecisive in choosing between just self-publishing or pursuing submission to a traditional publishing house. I literally switch between the two on a daily basis; sometimes it feels like mere minutes when I shift from one to the other. Obviously the clear cut choice for any aspiring author is to be picked up by a major publishing house and sit back and wait for fame to claim us, while we sit back on our laurels and bask in our success.Okay I know, I know. On many counts I know that it doesn't quite work that way. Writing the book is only a huge portion of the battle...but there is so much more to come. Some of my favorite authors are excellent writers, have a great fan base and constantly put out award-winning novels, however they still have to pound the pavement--hard--in hopes of drumming up sales and increasing their readership.
Writing an award worthy novel is just the first step--a very long and arduous but necessary step of becoming an author. Marketing however is a huge factor in weeding out the believers versus the nonbelievers. You were dedicated enough to your craft to sit down and write your book, now how much faith do you have in your work to try selling someone else on the merits of publishing it or for that matter even reading it.
