To Publish or Not To Publish?
I have been thinking a lot about what level of success I am looking for on my books. What is the magic number that makes continuing to publish my own work a feasible plan? After much pounding of numbers I have no answers. Mostly because there is not a great up front cost right now.
I have to pay for the cover art but I am able to format the books for Kindle and Nook. My brother is going to take a crack at Smashwords. Breaking even is not something I am going to worry about because it will happen with every book. No, I am more interested in the abstract problem. Is there a certain amount of negative or positive reviews required. Is no reviews at all a message in and of itself?
I have always told myself I wouldn't kid myself about this whole thing. If I publish a bunch of books and no one comes to the party it might be time to go back to writing for myself. Right now I have no easy answers and I am not too worried about it. I know the time will come where I might have to take this decision more serious but it isn't there yet.
The next biggest problem on my mind is the genre. I really prefer writing YA books but I wonder if it is because I enjoyed the story of the last trilogy so much. Having just finished my first adult novel I now have to decide do I stick with YA or do I do a few adult books? I have several ideas for both genres but haven't been able to decide where to go next. Luckily, I have some time because I have a few projects that have to be finished first.
I have finished the rough outline on two comic scripts and will be writing those over the next couple of weeks while I am editing Whispers of the Dead. I am going to send both scripts into Dark Horse before I head off to Comic-Con this year. It was a goal I set for myself last year and I plan to keep it.
Speaking of Comic-Con. I was denied my press congenital this year which bummed me out a little. I will just have to keep plugging away at building some bylines and try again next year. I should still be going and I hope my articles from this year will keep cementing my press pass for next year. In the meantime if you haven't had a chance to buy my two books yet, wander on over and treat yourself. Help a confused man make up his mind.
Amazon Link for A Very Zombie Holiday
Barnes & Noble Link for A Very Zombie Holiday
The Shadow Men at Barnes & Noble
