The attitude of, 'I will never self-publish,' coming from any author, indicates that they have never been in a position where it is their only option.
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Maybe self-publishing is going to be an extra step added to publishing. Maybe what's going to happen is you self-publish a book, someone notices it - an agent? - and it goes from there into the traditional sphere.
I never set out to be a published writer.
Not being published would be great. When I say that to other writers they look at me as if I'm totally insane.
Writers can feel pretty powerless in the big corporate world of publishing, but sometimes our greatest power is the ability to say 'no.'
Being published is a bit like being entered into a race you don't even want to run, but, once running, can't help but not want to lose.
The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.
If you're going to self - publish, you need to know why you're doing it, what you want to accomplish, and how you plan to implement that.
In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had not achieved self-affirmation while writing, how could they have continued to write?
As a writer, you live in permanent self-doubt; you're on permanent trial.
As a self-published author, you have the choice. Embrace the power to create a book that is truly yours. Don't be a whiner or a copycat.
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