No Shame In Self-Publishing

-
@shaylaleeraquel #Selfpublishing = privilege, not backup plan! #authortok #indieauthor #writertok #selfpublished #authorsontiktok ♬ Where'd All the Time Go? - Dr. Dog


And I wish more Writers would see this point of view. Being self-published is nothing to be ashamed of. Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), IngramSpark, SmashWords, Draft2Digital, and many more places offers ways to get your books out there. 

Traditional Publishing is a nice way to go but it takes a lot of work including getting an Agent, Beta and Alpha Readers, Editors, and so much more. 

Vanity Publishing is nothing to be ashamed of either including if you have the money to go towards it. Not many Authors recommend this because it is a challenge. 

My point is no matter where you choose to go there is no right or wrong answer but self-publishing shouldn't be a bad thing or last resort because you can't get with a traditional publisher. I am a self-published Author and I am proud to be part of such a huge community that is accepting and wonderful. I am very privileged to be self-published as should many.

♥ Amber 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Authors of Amazon & Wattpad: Going Beyond Traditional Route

-
Image
Exposing our work is beyond the measure of reaching readers. We work endless on end trying to give the best ourselves as Authors to show that we can do it. This is where the world changes once you are with Amazon, you can't be shelved with anyone else once you are with them You can't be partnered with Smashwords, Books-A-Million, Barnes & Noble, Ingram Sparks, and any other Publishing Company willing to sell your books without Amazon on your hind end. I did learn that when I was contributing to both Amazon and Smashwords expanding my horizon. That led to hoping not lose my Kindle Unlimited and Selects program that lets readers borrow books, so I stopped with Smashwords within 2 years even after selling my books for free on there. Now, I have since left them and haven't returned their program for setting up their books became to much of a hassle to deal with.  Now, I have been with Wattpad since it's start practically of 2008 when I finally settled to living in West
Read more

Personal Life: Lesbian In A Straight Relationship (Amber's Self Discovery)

-
Image
This will most likely be the final time, I make a blog like this to explain myself, and not that it shouldn't matter what I do in my life. I have people watching me constantly and wanting life updates including what I see and believe in.  Let me make this clear on who I am. For most of my life I have been hated on, not sure why or how, I just am. I admit out loud, I am damn sure not the prettiest woman out there. I am used for sex more times than I would like to say out loud. I have been mentally abused since my teen years. I have been taken advantage of for my kindness. I have the worst way of expressing myself but when it comes to the truth, I am down right avoided for. I do suffer anxiety, depression, minor ptsd, and mental problems that I wish not to bring up to often. Yes, I can take medication to help my moods and everything else, does it help? No. Does sleeping help? I don't sleep since I have Insomnia and my brain never shuts down, I also have RLS, heart problems, and s
Read more

Stories Are Meant To Be Told....Mine Isn't Finished

-
Image
Your journey begins when you come up with characters, plots, ideas, and so much more. Your story becomes your world and imagination. This is where I am at today. We all know that I have a constant battle of improving myself, showing that I can do what I am set out to do, and so much more. As of recently my books Series' have been calling me like Harley and Addy, Jana and Angel, Kaitlyn and Madison, Lillian and Isabel, Tessa, Laila, and Gracelyn, now adding Kassidy and Arianna. These characters have never left me, they never will, I have a habit of not wanting to continue my older books characters but they aren't done telling me their stories especially Jana and Angel also Harley and Addy. My characters are literally begging me to finish what I started, the truthful reason I stopped is because of the bullies on Amazon, they have literally tore me to pieces on my stories being not good enough, that they (my books) suck, and all because I don't have a full on education that I
Read more