Resources for Writing– Self-Publishing for Writers

I haven’t taken the self-publishing plunge–yet! But it’s an exciting idea, likely one with very many pros and cons. One of the biggest pros that I can think of is having more control over all the major steps involved in getting a book to print. I can also imagine that all of that control (with less help from others) translates into some major cons. Still, more and more people are going this route, and it’s revolutionized the publishing biz.

Other folks know more about this hot topic than I do (and we know it’s hot because even Borders Bookstore is getting in on the act), like Kimberly Dawn Wells, who has used both Lulu and iUniverse to get her books out there and has written lots of articles on self-publishing. Kimberly also writes for Suite 101.com and she seems to offer some well-thought out advice based on personal experience–the best kind. She covers a lot of ground on her Squidoo page–from binding your book to avoiding publishing scams. Her page is one of the first places I would look for information if I planned to self-publish a book.

Self-Publishing for Writers by Kimberly Dawn Wells

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