Why Self-Publish?
A question every author will probably ask themselves one day is Why self-publish? Today, Stacy-Deanne, author of romantic suspense, contemporary romance, thrillers and women’s fiction, answers this question for you. Note that although self-publishing is only one kind of indie publishing, in this article the term ‘indie’ refers to self-publishing. Thanks Stacy. I think you put it really well. Why self-publish? As someone who was once published by a (at the time) Big Six Publisher in the US, spent years in trade and have been indie since 2015, I don’t think trade pubs have any advantages these days unless you write stuff that only works for trade. If you write things that can sell well being indie, I suggest you do it. Trade publishing’s disadvantages FAR outweigh any advantages. The problem with taking the mainstream publishing route. 1) You’ll need an agent if you want a big publisher and it…