The Taleist survey is out: “Half of self-pub authors earn less than $500″. I ask, so what?
I read a very interesting article this morning (OK, most of an interesting article) in regards to the recent Taleist survey of self-published authors. I was one of the 1,007 respondents and received my comp copy of the survey results yesterday, but haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. However, the Guardian has, [...]
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Bob
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May 25, 2012 10:43AM
I think this is old news, but some constantly rejected authors are correct: "With self-publishing, at least we get our names out there..." I know 1000s of them, whose work is rejected because they are unknown, not because their stories are shallow. If the French Impressionists painted even for pennies, living on the streets (while today their artwork is sold on auctions for millions!), then self-publishers cannot be stopped by mere rejection letters either. I think that's what constitutes writer-at-heart from writer-at-purse--the desire to create, no matter what! Yes, even if the pay is lousy or nonexistent. Godspeed!
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