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A touch of reality for self-published authors

I started this discussion on Published Authors and thought authors here might be interested in reading this article:

In the world of self-publishing, authors tend to have unrealistic expectations so it comes as a refreshing change to read about the financial difficulties facing self-published authors written by someone with experience in banking.

I found this "Handling Your Finances – Lessons from an Author in Transition by Lynnette Khalfani" very informative and helpful:

http://reviews.aalbc.com/handling_your_finances.htm

If you ever thought that receiving an advance for a three book deal would solve all your financial problems -- think again!

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Linton Robinson on March 23, 2008 at 2:13am

Very helpful, Shelagh.

It's easy to miss out on the fact that when you take off the "writer hat" (which probably has a propeller on top of it) and put on the "business hat" you have to start dealing with different realities. It's great to get some tips from that angle.

Permalink Reply by Savannah Black on March 23, 2008 at 6:46am

I appeciate this article. I have done a lot of research and this tends to confirm what I have heard. Self publishing is a tough road to go and even after getting accepted by a big publishing house, it can be tough. All the money goes to push their established authors.
Savannah Black

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