Some people may wonder why I’ve decided to self-publish. When I finished The Box I didn’t do anything with it for a long time. People in my family pushed me to go the traditional publishing route. So I half-heartedly sent a few query letters out to agents. I think I only queried five agents before I gave up. I just wasn’t particularly into it. I really care if they liked my book and I think it showed in my query letters. Querying felt kind of like trying to get a job to me and I never really liked doing that either.
I’m an entrepreneur by nature. I went to massage school so I could work for myself. Now that I’m no longer practicing massage I make my income with niche websites. Working for myself is the best thing for me. I don’t like answering to anybody. I guess I have too much attitude.
I looked into self-publishing briefly about a year ago thinking it was a good idea for someone like me, but I read so much about the stigma attached to it that I decided against it. I didn’t want to be viewed as a hack. I wanted to be considered a real writer. I needed to pay my dues, blah, blah, blah. I can’t believe I fell for all that garbage.
Anyway, I’m not falling for it anymore. I don’t really want an agent or a publishing company. I want to do all of this myself. I’m not a control freak or anything…Okay I admit it, I am a bit of a control freak, but in a good way.
I’ll be ordering the second proof for The Box this evening and I’ve started outlining my next novel. You’ll be hearing a lot from me in the future.
