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hello,
I've been writing short stories for several years and only recently decided to self-publish some of them. This was a deliberate decision and I did it to try to build an ebook readership before I publish my first full-length novel.
After researching the issue with ebook bloggers and marketing gurus and such-like, it seemed that a freebie or a very low-cost offering is a necessity for any new writer publishing their work for the first time on-line.
People told me there is so much free reading out there and readers are not going to try a new writer unless that writer has been recommended or unless the investment of time or money is low for the writer's first work.
This suggests that not only a low cost book is needed but a short one too?
I am glad to see this seems to fit in with Rev Bob's comments and experience as he's detailed above.
Chance, luck, skill, timing, patience, persistence- all seem to be factors at play for a new author?
Any comments?
regards,
Ann Girdharry
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