Lessons Learned; First 30 Days of Self-Publishing — Joynell Schultz

I could just about add this to my blog intact as my experience, save I haven’t gone the paperback route and my parents don’t have a zoo selling my novel. But the rest stays true to my experience. It’s been a learning experience. After learning for a while, you reset, or as Bob Mustin posted, you go back to Square One.

My three biggest takeaways from Joynell’s post:

1. The digital marketplace is a swamp.
2. Not one single good source exists out there.
3. Despite the body of knowledge about publishing (self, traditional, e-publishing, etc), you end up doing a lot of trail and error to find what works.

Bonus fourth: it’s hard work. Far easier to write a book than to publish one, even if you publish it yourself.