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I keep going back and forth with whether or not I'm going to publish any my works(present and future).
Anyway, I'm kind of deciding what I should do as far as to see if there is any interest in my stories/writing. I currently write/post on two different writing sites (The Valent Chamber and The Sweetest Taboo Forum). I was also considering getting a blog as well to promote the little the stories. Now, all of these, obviously, are free reads or whatever. I just want to be able to get feedback and see if there is interest in my stories.
Now, the other thing I could is self-publish through SmashWords. The bright side of this is the interest I receive would go past the scope of the people on those particular, even though, most likely they would make up 60 - 75% of my "fan base". This is because those two sites are dedicated to the genre I write for. The downside to publishing on SmashWords is that I don't have the money to make a good eBook, especially at least a reasonable cover, especially given that this will most likely be a freebie. I don't have Photoshop, nor do I know how to use it. I can't pay to use anyone's images or backgrounds. I'd pretty much be uploading a short story with my name/pen-name across the front with the title, if that much. This, of course, probably would highly reduce the chances of me being downloaded, even if it is a free book.
So, I, personally, think it would be better to keep posting where I'm posting, and maybe, maybe not add a blog. However, I wanted to get someone else's opinion just to see if I was looking at it from all sides.
I can't really say how much traffic I do or don't get on the sites either. However, people do review my work; it's not as though it's just sitting up there.
Anyway, I'm kind of deciding what I should do as far as to see if there is any interest in my stories/writing. I currently write/post on two different writing sites (The Valent Chamber and The Sweetest Taboo Forum). I was also considering getting a blog as well to promote the little the stories. Now, all of these, obviously, are free reads or whatever. I just want to be able to get feedback and see if there is interest in my stories.
Now, the other thing I could is self-publish through SmashWords. The bright side of this is the interest I receive would go past the scope of the people on those particular, even though, most likely they would make up 60 - 75% of my "fan base". This is because those two sites are dedicated to the genre I write for. The downside to publishing on SmashWords is that I don't have the money to make a good eBook, especially at least a reasonable cover, especially given that this will most likely be a freebie. I don't have Photoshop, nor do I know how to use it. I can't pay to use anyone's images or backgrounds. I'd pretty much be uploading a short story with my name/pen-name across the front with the title, if that much. This, of course, probably would highly reduce the chances of me being downloaded, even if it is a free book.
So, I, personally, think it would be better to keep posting where I'm posting, and maybe, maybe not add a blog. However, I wanted to get someone else's opinion just to see if I was looking at it from all sides.
I can't really say how much traffic I do or don't get on the sites either. However, people do review my work; it's not as though it's just sitting up there.