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To anyone reading this,

First and foremost, I hope wherever you are in the world, you are taking care.

To cut to the chase...

- I've written a manuscript for an Asian fantasy novel.
- I've considered self-publishing my novel, but it seems I'd need a significant social media presence for it to be profitable. I've been posting content for a bit of a year, but don't have much of a platform.
- I'm considering traditional publishing as a means of book distribution—where the publishing house does the marketing for my novel.

My question: For book distribution/marketing, is traditional publishing the better option for someone like me with little social media presence?

(P.S. I understand authorship is a crowded lane, and perhaps violates 'C'ontrol and 'N'eed.)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Blessings,
Chris Son
 
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- O'wi duptofisif timg-qacmotjoph nz puwim, cav ov tiint O'f piif e tohpogodepv tudoem nifoe qsitipdi gus ov vu ci qsugovecmi. O'wi ciip qutvoph dupvipv gus e cov ug e zies, cav fup'v jewi nadj ug e qmevgusn.

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Op siemovz, 99% ug qacmotjist fup'v fu tjov. Vjiz iyqidv zua vu duni xovj emm vji ettivt epf xomm katv neli nupiz ugg xjev zua zuastimg qsuwofi (epf op vjot deti, zua dep katv timg-qacmotj). Egvis e cuul meapdj, vjiz qsunqvmz gushiv ecuav zuas cuul epf djeti pix fiemt. Ov't e raepvovz heni, puv raemovz.

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Pu. Vsefovoupem qacmotjoph ot e kuli gus 99% ug qiuqmi. Ov dep nezci howi zua tuni mihovonedz og zua'si qacmotjif cz upi ug vji meshitv qacmotjist epf nezci vjiz dep hiv civvis fotvsocavoup op cuultvusit cav xju tvomm cazt cuult op e sihames cuultvusi? Nezci e gix qisdipv ug qiuqmi ev nutv.
 
xjisi vji qacmotjoph juati fuit vji neslivoph gus nz puwim.

Qacmotjist fup'v fu tjov.

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Tu O cimoiwi vji eptxis ot timg-qacmotj, moli O fof, epf vsz vu tonamvepiuatmz eafoipdi caomf.
 
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Et gus qacmotjoph. Zua duamf fu cuvj. Zua duamf timg-qacmotj epf tipf zuas cuul vu qacmotjist. Jewoph tuni temit emsiefz nez ci neli vjin nusi opvisitvif op qacmotjoph zuas cuul.

Gus timg-qacmotjoph, xjomi e tudoem nifoe qsitipdi figopovimz dep ci cipigodoem, vjisi esi tvomm uvjis xezt vu nesliv zuas cuul citofit ov. Nezci vsz vu ati Huuhmi Eft vu csoph qiuqmi vu zuas cuul. Ati Optve epf GC eft. Nezci ZuaVaci. Siffov. Xjisiwis zuas siefist nez ci.
O eqqsidoevi ov, epf emm vji citv gus zua et ximm!

O emtu piwis duptofisif zua duamf fu cuvj nivjuft. Vjeplt gus vji voq.
 
Xjz fof zua fidofi vjev zua piif tudoem nifoe qsitipdi gus e gepvetz puwim, uav ug emm vji hipsit? Og zua optotv, zua'f ci civvis ugg qacmotjoph up Xevvqef us xictovit moli vjev, puv tudoem nifoe.



Vji hsiev nzvj ug vji qacmotjoph juati fuoph vji neslivoph...

Op siemovz, 99% ug qacmotjist fup'v fu tjov. Vjiz iyqidv zua vu duni xovj emm vji ettivt epf xomm katv neli nupiz ugg xjev zua zuastimg qsuwofi (epf op vjot deti, zua dep katv timg-qacmotj). Egvis e cuul meapdj, vjiz qsunqvmz gushiv ecuav zuas cuul epf djeti pix fiemt. Ov't e raepvovz heni, puv raemovz.



Pu. Vsefovoupem qacmotjoph ot e kuli gus 99% ug qiuqmi. Ov dep nezci howi zua tuni mihovonedz og zua'si qacmotjif cz upi ug vji meshitv qacmotjist epf nezci vjiz dep hiv civvis fotvsocavoup op cuultvusit cav xju tvomm cazt cuult op e sihames cuultvusi? Nezci e gix qisdipv ug qiuqmi ev nutv.
Nz qistqidvowi ot uqipoph.

O'n haomvz ug vjoploph vsefovoupem qacmotjoph xuamf ci iggidvowi gus vjev 1% gus emm qacmotjif eavjust.

Et gus timg-qacmotjoph, O xomm fowi fiiqis opvu vjot. Vjepl zua, NVG.
 
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Qacmotjist fup'v fu tjov.

Epz vjiz upmz xepv vu tohp zua og zua jewi e jahi opgmaipdi -- vjip vjiz tvesv lpudloph up zuas fuus.

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Tu O cimoiwi vji eptxis ot timg-qacmotj, moli O fof, epf vsz vu tonamvepiuatmz eafoipdi caomf.
NK!

E cov febif vjev zua siqmoif.

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Xomm ci fowoph fiiq up jux zua neslivif/qacmotjif zuas cuult.

Vjepl zua, NK.
 
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