YOUR TIME ISN’T FREE – EVERY MINUTE IS WORTH…?
There are lots of new writers out there each and every day. There is also a heck of a lot of confusion in writing groups. The same questions get asked constantly, people give inaccurate information to each other, few do their own research to find the information they need to publish a book. The main issue is paying for publishing.
Paying for Publishing – Confusion
What is the new writer really asking? What should your reply be if you’re trying to help them. We really need to look deeper than saying things like ‘don’t pay for publishing it’s Vanity Publishing and Publishing is FREE’ If you say publishing is FREE then you obviously don’t value the time it took you to write, to learn the processes of how to publish. Not everyone is good with computers, websites, marketing, graphic design, etc…
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Oh gosh … why oh why before I started the book did I not read up on everything first … or even go on a writing course. I’ve basically wasted two years! I will get there if only for my in-laws stopping asking whether I’ve ‘sent it out to agents yet’. Why I ever told them about it I just don’t know! I’ll get there and thanks for a useful post! Katie
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It’s still not to late to do research, to establish the accuracy of what you’ve written, market your book, edit, proofread, etc, Katie 👍😃
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You’re right! I seem to spend a lot of time doing this, but also doing some of the absolute basics, like grammar! Thanks for a great post.
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