mbj316
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Greetings everyone,
Thank you in advanced for any input! Due to the length of the post, I've bolded the main point/question.
After reading thread after thread on the self-publishing process, as well as many threads in which people claim to have had success through such means, I am considering taking the plunge myself.
While I consider myself to be a good writer, I know it will take me quite a while to produce a piece of work of my own. It has been years since I've done any sort of creative writing, let alone a piece of work long enough to warrant publishing. I also tend to be a perfectionist and often find myself rewriting the same section repeatedly, rewording the same thoughts and ideas, which is fine to an extent, but does prevent me from actually reaching completion.
Before I invest the time into writing a work of my own, I am considering hiring a freelancer through eLance to write the first piece of work for me to self-publish. If that were to yield good results, then that would provide reason to put in the time to do my own writing.
Thus far, I've received a number of proposals and have concluded that I'll probably spend $200-300 for an 8,000-10,000 word work of fiction. I'll do the editing and formatting myself and outsource the cover on Fiverr.
Can anyone provide insight into whether or not this would be worth it? I know $200-300 is not a substantial amount of money, but as a college student my active income is currently limited, so every dollar I invest will be noticed.
Thanks again,
MBJ316
Thank you in advanced for any input! Due to the length of the post, I've bolded the main point/question.
After reading thread after thread on the self-publishing process, as well as many threads in which people claim to have had success through such means, I am considering taking the plunge myself.
While I consider myself to be a good writer, I know it will take me quite a while to produce a piece of work of my own. It has been years since I've done any sort of creative writing, let alone a piece of work long enough to warrant publishing. I also tend to be a perfectionist and often find myself rewriting the same section repeatedly, rewording the same thoughts and ideas, which is fine to an extent, but does prevent me from actually reaching completion.
Before I invest the time into writing a work of my own, I am considering hiring a freelancer through eLance to write the first piece of work for me to self-publish. If that were to yield good results, then that would provide reason to put in the time to do my own writing.
Thus far, I've received a number of proposals and have concluded that I'll probably spend $200-300 for an 8,000-10,000 word work of fiction. I'll do the editing and formatting myself and outsource the cover on Fiverr.
Can anyone provide insight into whether or not this would be worth it? I know $200-300 is not a substantial amount of money, but as a college student my active income is currently limited, so every dollar I invest will be noticed.
Thanks again,
MBJ316
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