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Hi guys. I used to be a regular on here about 6 years ago, and then life got in the way of my writing (aka, having kids). I have a few things I had been working on back then, including a novel that was agented and shopped around to basically everywhere, but ultimately never found a home. I've toyed with self-publishing it, though I always felt like that wasn't a great fit unless I could afford to spend several thousand to make sure it was done well, which I didn't, and still don't, have.
My husband has been reading a book that was originally a serialized novel. He said it's on a site that he has frequented for a couple of years and he's always enjoyed reading them in that format. He added that he had just seen an article about how it was a promising way for people to actually monetize their work, and that I should really consider doing so with this particular book (and it's sequel that I obviously can't do anything with). I had originally hoped it would be a trilogy.
I'm...considering it, but skeptical. On the one hand, I have what I think is a damned good book that didn't make it because of marketing concerns and right now it's just a brick accomplishing nothing and getting read by no one. On the other, obviously the most ideal scenario would be for it to be published by some big name publisher. Preferably with a million dollar advance, but beggars can't be choosers, I suppose.
I don't want to condemn it to being read by three people and disappearing into obscurity and becoming impossible to ever have published. It's been a long time since it was shopped, so I suppose I could probably find some small publishers to try to submit it to that haven't seen it before and see if it does better now than it did back then, but I don't really have much hope. There isn't really hope for it going to big houses again.
Is this something I should really think about? Is it a scam? A fad? A good way to get nowhere fast?
My husband has been reading a book that was originally a serialized novel. He said it's on a site that he has frequented for a couple of years and he's always enjoyed reading them in that format. He added that he had just seen an article about how it was a promising way for people to actually monetize their work, and that I should really consider doing so with this particular book (and it's sequel that I obviously can't do anything with). I had originally hoped it would be a trilogy.
I'm...considering it, but skeptical. On the one hand, I have what I think is a damned good book that didn't make it because of marketing concerns and right now it's just a brick accomplishing nothing and getting read by no one. On the other, obviously the most ideal scenario would be for it to be published by some big name publisher. Preferably with a million dollar advance, but beggars can't be choosers, I suppose.
I don't want to condemn it to being read by three people and disappearing into obscurity and becoming impossible to ever have published. It's been a long time since it was shopped, so I suppose I could probably find some small publishers to try to submit it to that haven't seen it before and see if it does better now than it did back then, but I don't really have much hope. There isn't really hope for it going to big houses again.
Is this something I should really think about? Is it a scam? A fad? A good way to get nowhere fast?