Research

Been reading around about the process for self-publication. Mostly cursory information. Probes into what all goes into the process and how much it will likely cost. The numbers were not too far out of expectations, and the process itself does not seem terribly labor intensive. Apart from trying to actually sell the thing, which will be compounded by the fact that I'm a terrible salesperson.

All that said, self-pup is continuing to look more and more like the direction I am headed. Got a few more replies back from agencies over the past couple days. One of them also specified word count, stating that Shikaree is "too long for traditional publication." I find that hard to swallow, given that it is shorter than my previous book. Would have made more sense if they came back with something like, "This is too long for me to market." I digress.

One thing that will be nice is the amount of control that self-publication afford me. That is not to say that I'm chomping at some sort of bit or that I'm concerned about artistic vision. Nothing so high-minded. No, I'm more excited about being able to research who I hand my work to for copyediting. That I'll be able to hire a cover artist of my choosing. List the book for a more reasonable price. Best of all, I'll be able to read the damn thing for an audiobook without needing to ask permission. All things highlighted by the kind folks of the interwebs when marketing my first book.

Toodles.