Market My Novel

As a reviewer, I see a self published book and run as fast and far away as I can.

As hard as I tried to champion self-published authors, too much crap came across my desk to make it worth it. Sure, there are diamonds in the rough, but finding them takes way too long for me and my crew at Pop Syndicate.

This is an ironic turn of events, because as a writer, I am 100 percent for publishing my work on my own. I have the skills to write, know who to help with edits, who to hire for book covers and how to market once it is finished. I would much rather go this route with fiction and nonfiction to stay in total control of my work, and sell it in various venues.

Karen Syed of Echelon Press recently posted a column about how authors trash talk self published authors. It was terrifically honest - and refreshing to read from someone other than a self-published author. Check it out - and be sure to leave a comment for her.

http://www.popsyndicate.com/column/story/cant_we_all_get_along