I still have a few beta readers out there, plugging away –
but I can announce with some pleasure that Doleful Creatures may finally be
ready for either self-publishing or fishing around to agents.
In other words, the easy part is done.
I’ve read the book three times this year, each time finding
things that needed to be fixed or explained or relocated or what have you. And
this time around – Round 10 – I believe I’m close to a marketable product. That
feels like the best news I’ve had in years. (Another good feeling: As I dozed
on the bus this morning, a thought came to me on a little bit of the plot that
I might not have buttoned up. A read of that portion of the book once I got to
work satisfied me it’s tied up nicely.)
Now which route do I go? Do I go through the sufferings of
finding someone interested in the book or do I go through the sufferings of
publishing the book on my own, only to have it sit there, unread?
There are, of course, other considerations: A cover, for
one. I’ve now got to get serious about that. And if I go self-publishing, do I
do the ebook and physical copy? I’m old school – I have to admit holding a
physical copy of my book in my hands would do wonders for the ol’ ego. But
going the other way would mean a more extensive editing process. Marketing
prowess I don’t possess.
Or maybe it’s all just a pipe dream? Maybe the book isn’t
any good.
Then: What’s next? I admit I have another project in the
hopper – The Hermit of Iapetus – which still calls to me. I’m about 90% sure
that’s next on the list. Though there are other things percolating and brewing.
On the docket for 2016: Participation in NaNoWriMo. This is
where Doleful Creatures came from. I’ve skipped it for two years now, editing
the book. I need to keep new things coming, for obvious reasons.
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