Hear hear Olivia! 'But at least I’m no longer begging to be rejected by an agent or publisher with preconceived notions.' Thank you for sharing and incredible what you've done so far!
Thank you, Lauren! What is that saying? Necessity is the mother of invention? Yeah, we just keep on keeping on, right?! Thank you for reading this and commenting!!🙏❤️
Ultimately, having worked in the music industry as long as I have and being super disillusioned with record labels, this bled into my writing as well. I realized that I didn't want outside people dipping their fingers into my work, the way editors and label reps do. I didn't want to spend months sending queries to people who gatekeep success. And I was pretty sure that traditional publishers don't do half the work they once did for their authors. So I chose to self-publish. I'm awful at it... my first short story sold maybe 20-25 copies, my second probably less, and I recall my opus novella's debut netting me a whopping 7 sales. Yet... I still feel like that's just because I don't know what I'm doing. I don't fit in anywhere, so I think my journey is to figure out where I fit and work with that. Best wishes and best of luck!
Hear hear Olivia! 'But at least I’m no longer begging to be rejected by an agent or publisher with preconceived notions.' Thank you for sharing and incredible what you've done so far!
Thank you, Lauren! What is that saying? Necessity is the mother of invention? Yeah, we just keep on keeping on, right?! Thank you for reading this and commenting!!🙏❤️
Ultimately, having worked in the music industry as long as I have and being super disillusioned with record labels, this bled into my writing as well. I realized that I didn't want outside people dipping their fingers into my work, the way editors and label reps do. I didn't want to spend months sending queries to people who gatekeep success. And I was pretty sure that traditional publishers don't do half the work they once did for their authors. So I chose to self-publish. I'm awful at it... my first short story sold maybe 20-25 copies, my second probably less, and I recall my opus novella's debut netting me a whopping 7 sales. Yet... I still feel like that's just because I don't know what I'm doing. I don't fit in anywhere, so I think my journey is to figure out where I fit and work with that. Best wishes and best of luck!