Erica’s Comments (group member since Jul 17, 2013)

Erica’s comments from the CreateSpace, Lulu and Lightning Source authors group.

Hi, I'm Erica Pike. I decided to self-publish my series of short stories after one of my publishers quit. They still owe me over a year's worth in royalties (and those titles sold well!), but that's not exactly why I decided to self-publish. After I got the rights back, I contacted some publishers, and they were interested, but I've been toying with the idea of self-publishing for over two years now. I'm pretty tech-savvy, so I was looking forward to learning about formatting and such. I also have an undergrad degree in business and marketing, so I figured that could help (and it has, with my traditionally published titles).

Anyway, I've only been self-published for a little over a week now, with five titles out (nine, if we include the free ones). I've been working with an editor and a cover artist for about a month and a half, so it's been a process. I formatted all the books myself and I'm currently in the process of putting together a couple of anthologies for print via Createspace. Next up is the task of tackling the Smashwords formatting monster. Bring it on!

So, yeah, I'll probably keep my novels with traditional publishers, but self-publish the shorter titles.

Anyway, I write M/M (erotic) romance and here's my website: www.ericapike.com