Self-Publishing It Is!

After a lot of consideration (and mostly hitting my head against the wall), I've decided to go back to my original idea of self-publishing. A lot of people think I'm crazy... some people think it's cool. I just think it's me.

Sure... getting chosen by an agent for representation and finding a publishing house to turn your manuscript into a work of art is very prestigious. But to be honest, I'm not really interested in prestige. I don't care if people think I'm cheating just because I choose to self-publish. I know I'm doing it for the right reasons (for me) and not as an easy way out. I'm also smart enough to know that the concept of self-publishing being an easy way out is pretty laughable... there's nothing easy about it.

I'm not looking for easy... I'm looking for a challenge. Sure... mainstream publishing is a challenge, but I've learned that the challenge has more to do with luck than it has to do with a writer's talent. I'm not suggesting that there are people who have been published without talent... no, no. I'm suggesting that there are a lot of talented writers out there who may never be discovered simply because they weren't lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.

Would that happen to me? Who knows... but I'm not the type of person to challenge fate. At least not in the aspect of vying for luck. No... I'd rather put my talent and the marketing knowledge I've gained to the test... where it's going to count the most... with my readers. The challenge of succeeding based on my own steam and ingenuity just seems so much more rewarding to me.