The NY Times has published an article about the10 best books
of 2012: Bring Up The Bodies, Building
Stories, A Hologram For The King, NW, The Yellow Birds, Behind the Beautiful
Forevers, Far From The Tree, The Passage of Power, The Patriarch and Why Does The
World Exist. All of these books have something in common. Not one of them
has been self-published. The writer of each book felt as though it were
necessary to shop around only for an agent to shop around for the deal that
would make life easier for them. Whether it is done via digital media, a friend
who knows a friend or just determined and dedicated human search engines that
will not stop until they get what they need for their book, it is not
impossible. Yes, we see that the trends for the most successful books have been
that of which were published by major publications. However, I could not stress
to the world of writers how unworthy a company is to receive pay from work that
you have spent endless hours on creating. The World Wide Web has a great myriad
of information on how to do it yourself. Including videos, blogs, publication
and even self-published books on how to self-publish your own book. According
to Joe Konrath (2013) some famous examples include Little Girl is Possessed by
Demon, Shark Attacks New Yorkers, Scientists Clone Dinosaurs, Boy Discovers He
Is A Wizard, Vampires in Modern Day Maine and Virgin Falls in Love With
Billionaire Sadist.” If you are looking to have a book published I
would strongly advise that you take precaution and do it yourself. It is not an
easy task, however, it is not impossible. Take advantage of the resources at
hand and utilize the information provided. DO IT YOURSELF!!!
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