Tag: Writer

I am at the stage where I can start considering which option I want to go with for publishing Shadow Fox and the books that will be in the World of Tierra series to come.

1. Traditional publishing through a literary agent
2. Self-publishing through IngramSpark
3. Online Publishing with Wattpad

Traditional publishing is by far the hardest of the three option. It’s a lot of work for very much little to no pay off. It’s a competitive market out there since writing has never been easier to accomplish. Between the use of AI and advance word-processing programs – anyone who puts in the time can write a book. I am not sure that I have the energy to do what it takes to woo a literary agent. I haven’t even come up with a list of agents that I even want to try asking.

Self publishing appears to be the smarter choice for someone just starting out without a long history of other publications behind them. I have been seriously considering IngramSpark for my books because they take care of everything and all I need to do is upload it and then do my own marketing.

Online Publishing is by far the easiest of the three. I have used Wattpad in the past and it’s easy to upload, make edits, and then remove if you no longer want it on that platform. What I may do to start with is upload the books onto there first. Let it get views and comments on there and then use that final bit of feedback to make the ultimate final draft and then use IngramSpark to publish it once and for all.

The reality of our world is most people read on their phones these days. Whether we like it or not, our smart devices are part of our everyday life now. The average person spends between 4-5 hours on their device a day. I know that I read a lot on my phone. I choose to read on it rather than scroll endlessly on social media apps. If I choose to online publish first and then move to IngramSpark to both get my books up on shops like Kindle and Kobo and also physical bookstores like Indigo Chapters and Coles here in Canada, then I will have checked off every way in which someone can access the books.

I have said it before, I am not in this for money – I am writing because I enjoy it. If someone else likes my writing, that’s awesome and if they don’t – let’s hope they aren’t mean about it. If somewhere down the road I feel comfortable reaching out to a literary agent or one reaches out to me, I can cross that bridge when I get to it.

Fun fact that I learned this week – Canadians get ISBN numbers for free from the Canadian government! All you need to do is apply for one. You need one for each type of publication too. It’s one of the few places in the world that the government helps to facilitate creators.