7 Questions

Today’s 7 Questions are with award winning author and publisher Debbie McGowan.  We interrupt her Sunday to talk publishing, diversity, badgers and sandwiches.

1. What is involved in setting up your own publishing company? Why did you decide to do it?

A HUGE amount of time and know-how (or the ability to boss people around until they do the work for you, I guess). On a practical level: the wherewithal to produce good quality ebooks and physical books and get them out into the world. If the goal is to get rich, then knowing the market and how to sell the product is paramount.

I didn’t intend to set up a publishing company; I started by offering editing/proofreading/formatting services to indie authors on a non-capitalist basis, but some authors feel happier having someone else holding the reins, which is how I accidentally slipped into publishing.

Even now, I’ll gladly barter my skills and time rather than faff about with money exchanging hands. I’m not in it to get rich – luckily, because I’m skint.*