Post by account_disabled on Jan 1, 2024 22:52:24 GMT -6
I've had this post in the works for a long time and now the time has come to write and publish it. It's the usual debate question: traditional publishing or self-publishing? A debate that cannot have a single answer. That question can only be answered “it depends”. Because we must remain objective, both if we want to publish only with a publishing house and if we will only self-publish. To argue that one of the two paths is wrong is to be an extremist. It is certainly not forbidden, but it is a purely subjective judgment. When I talked about the costs of self-publishing , a good discussion arose in the comments, and I was able to discover above all that some people still don't have clear ideas about how a professional publication should take place. Self-publishing does not mean do-it-yourself I wrote it about the risk of amateur self-publishing some time ago.
And now I return to it, in more depth. In the article on the costs to be borne in self-publishing, a reader wrote, rightly, that those costs in traditional publishing are entrusted to others. I would like attention to focus on costs. Let's compare the two situations: Traditional publishing : publication costs borne by the publishing house Self-publishing : publication costs Special Data borne by the author If you haven't yet understood where I'm going with this, I won't waste your time and will reveal the mystery. Publishing costs imply a series of editorial services necessary for the creation of a literary work . Can you explain to me why an author should skip these editorial services? He can do it, of course, he is not obliged to spend money or rely on those services, but he will never have produced a professional ebook. Wanting to be an independent writer is a beautiful and good investment in yourself.
Marco Amato The filter in self-publishing Lacks. But who should impose this filter ? The author himself. This does not mean that you have to reread your manuscript 20 times instead of 3 before publishing it, but that you must be responsible and rely on a series of professionals to produce your ebook. The author is not able to discover all the flaws in his writing, there are hidden errors that only an editor can find. It's a question of preparation, but also of specific skills. Do you want to improve the average reader's perception of self-publishing? Start improving your publications . The writer and his collaborators What collaborators does an author need? The writing phase The other day I talked about beta readers : in my opinion this is the first step to take if you want to self-publish. Finding a series of people who will read our work and give us a series of advice. The next step, working on the text on those recommendations, is up to the author.
And now I return to it, in more depth. In the article on the costs to be borne in self-publishing, a reader wrote, rightly, that those costs in traditional publishing are entrusted to others. I would like attention to focus on costs. Let's compare the two situations: Traditional publishing : publication costs borne by the publishing house Self-publishing : publication costs Special Data borne by the author If you haven't yet understood where I'm going with this, I won't waste your time and will reveal the mystery. Publishing costs imply a series of editorial services necessary for the creation of a literary work . Can you explain to me why an author should skip these editorial services? He can do it, of course, he is not obliged to spend money or rely on those services, but he will never have produced a professional ebook. Wanting to be an independent writer is a beautiful and good investment in yourself.
Marco Amato The filter in self-publishing Lacks. But who should impose this filter ? The author himself. This does not mean that you have to reread your manuscript 20 times instead of 3 before publishing it, but that you must be responsible and rely on a series of professionals to produce your ebook. The author is not able to discover all the flaws in his writing, there are hidden errors that only an editor can find. It's a question of preparation, but also of specific skills. Do you want to improve the average reader's perception of self-publishing? Start improving your publications . The writer and his collaborators What collaborators does an author need? The writing phase The other day I talked about beta readers : in my opinion this is the first step to take if you want to self-publish. Finding a series of people who will read our work and give us a series of advice. The next step, working on the text on those recommendations, is up to the author.