This fall, I made a decision that was a long time coming. To be honest, I’m not sure why I waited so long to venture into self-publishing. Fear, I suppose. There’s a rather steep learning curve and a lot of moving parts involved. And a lack of real need. I’ve done okay with traditional publishing and blogging.
But with the pandemic, traditional publishing (at least for me) is in a weird place. I had a novel release this spring — when bookstores, schools, and libraries were all closed. That’s a story for another time, but it wasn’t fantastic.
And after a good run, blogging has become less financially lucrative for me. This November I expect to earn only 10 percent of what I did last November.
So, this fall, I just realized finally that it was time for me to really give being a hybrid author a try. Which meant diving into indie publishing.