What Type of a Self Publisher Are You?

Having friends who are also writers is really interesting.


Some have published books already and some are new writers like myself and are still doing there research, however, I have found that there are three different self publishing writers.

The three different types of self publishing authors are:

• Firstly there are the ones who have completed their work and are ready to publish it. They have done some research, have a marketing plan and have made firm decisions on who there target audience is, built up a marketing strategy on how they will reach them and will put their books in more than one outlet.

• The second are the ones who rush to write their books, haven't necessarily done their research, put their book on one website and hope it will become a hit. They don't have a firm target audience and have no marketing plan. 

• Lastly, there is the writer, who after five years they are still editing their manuscripts and although they have Facebook and are doing some marketing, without a complete book, it is wasted effort.

I am not preaching as I have been person two and three but I am firmly on my way to being person one as through my highs and lows of writing, I have realised the following:

• Proof reading the work myself is essential,

• The book's front cover is a major part of the marketing and I should put some money aside if I need to pay to make it fantastic,

• I need to spend at least an hour a day catching up with emails (about the book), post messages and add friend's in the social networking sites I am registered with, to stay present and relevant, and;

• Don't be scared to publish it! This was the biggest hurdle I have to get over! With any writer, they work is their baby so to have some negative criticism would be heartbreaking but not everyone has the same taste! So I've got to learn to read them, take the advice and dust myself off and continue.