Editing A Self Published Book
Have you ever wanted to write a book? Better yet, have you written a book? Either way, if the urge to see your work in print overtakes you, what’s a wannabe author to do? There are a couple of options. The first is to approach the massive publishing houses with the help of the literary agent you may not have. The second is to self-publish. There are pros and cons to both.
Today I want to talk about my experience with self publishing.
I never thought I would want to publish my novel. I wrote it because I wanted to see if I could. It was the most fun I’ve ever had. When I was done (it took over three years) I had a big stack of pages buried in my computer. I was surprised at how badly I wanted to hold the book I had written, but I wasn’t really interested in approaching the publishing houses.
I wound up using Amazon’s service Createspace to publish my book. Publishing with Createspace was a good choice for me. It was easy, fast, and the price was right (it’s hard to beat print on demand!). The process of uploading your manuscript is so easy that I would like to spend the rest of this article talking about the one thing every would-be self-publisher should keep in mind: editing.
If you self-publish, you are most likely your own editor. This means you have to clean up your own mistakes. Fix your own grammatical errors. Being your own objective extra pair of eyes can be difficult. After spending so long with your manuscript, you may find yourself more than a little attached to it. I certainly was. But I spent three drafts re-writing my book, largely so I could spot the errors.
After you upload your files, your book will be published as is. If you have errors in the text, those errors will be in the finished product. It is worth taking a little extra time to make sure that you are happy with the book you are about to submit.
If you take the time, you will have a product and an achievement that nobody can ever take away from you. It’s the best feeling in the world.
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