Self-publish Your Book or Seek a Publishing Deal - Pros and Cons

Real publishers and literary agents, the kind who pay you rather than the reverse, are elusive fish and hard to catch. On the other hand, their dangerous and grasping cousins, the vanity bandits, dress up in all the same clothes, but can be attracted without even putting a hook on the end of the line. Just dangle your rod over the water and they'll leap out, with mouths open. Never in their lives will they have they been so moved by such bait. Your book is a masterpiece; you are indeed the next Shakespeare. You are also about to be taken on an expensive self-publishing journey that will empty your pockets and wallet, one step at a time, until there's nothing left.

Self publishing, in paperback form, or as an ebook, is nowadays relatively simple to do technically, and economical to achieve, but still demands that the text at the heart of the process is 'as good as it gets'. In other words, the writing itself remains the hard task; then follows the editing. Only after the creative work has editorially been 'put through the wringer' should technicians be invited on board to work their magic.

Book editing services can advise you at each stage of the process. They will mark your card as you prepare your original manuscript, then take an example of your writing and show you how to self-edit. At the submission stage, they can tweak your letter to potential publishers so that you avoid making the mistakes that novices exhibit when selling their own work. And once you have given traditional publishers the chance of a lifetime to have you as an author, and if they somehow fail to recognise your talent, you can self-publish a professional book, in a matter of weeks, at very reasonable prices. Don't be fooled by publishing packages offered by these bandits. The majority of them are worthless, using seductive waffle, aimed at taking your money, leaving you with all the risk, and a shedload of books to sell. Don't go there. Take advice from professional editors and bring your book to market the proper way.