I know this has been said over and over again but I feel like reiterating. Plus I made the mistake of purchasing a book that had zero reviews, and now I need to complain about it.
There are a few little problems with self-publishing. One is that anyone can do it. ANYONE! It kind of reminds me of the cartoon ratatouille. Anyone can cook, but not everyone can create a five-star restaurant. (I know, I’m butchering the moral of the story a little.)
Don’t get me wrong, I love that anyone can write something they love and have these outlets to let other people enjoy it as well. It’s liberating, and allows many who, before, would have never been able to get their stuff out there. Me for one! =^_^= But it hurts my heart when I read something that looks like it might be a first draft, or that the author didn’t even reread their stuff.
Kudos to those who buy un-reviewed books. I honor your bravery—however, you’ve lost a member. Thus ends my complaint about others. On to more personal stuff.
Another problem with self-publishing is that you have to do everything yourself—that is, unless you have little vampire rabbit minions to do some of the work for you. Mine went awol—so if I want to update my bio, I can’t just do it on my website and be done with it. I have to go to amazon, smashwords, B&N, and my print company. I’m sure there are other sites I’m forgetting. Then I have to figure out where all those sites are all hiding the bios, so I can update them
I guess I could just leave all the old bios, and not give a crap, but that’s just not me. If I can make something better, I’m going to put the time into doing it. Oh, and totally off topic, soon I’ll have an updated website, with cool new features for you guys. 😀
