As an author, you may have something
important to say. Do you want the world to hear your voice and your story? To
make your voice heard, you have to make your story the best it can be for the
widest audience. In order to successfully market your book as an indie author,
you have to make sure it’s a book worth marketing. Any lack of confidence will
show through in your marketing effort. Creating the best story takes more than
inspiration; it takes hours and days of rewriting, editing, revising, and
rethinking. Almost no authors can write anything worth reading on their first
try. The product that you see published is the result of countless drafts and
hours of honing and crafting the language over and over again.
If you choose to publish your work
yourself, either in digital form or by printing your own books, hire a
professional editor. Traditional publishers usually have their own editing
staff for their clients. As an indie author, you don’t have this luxury.
Professional editors comb through your book and take out any weak areas, typos,
etc. throughout the story. Nothing turns readers off faster than sloppy prose.
By hiring a professional editor you can be sure your punctuation, grammar, and
spelling will be perfect before you publish your work.
Michelle von Quilich is an indie author
from San Diego, CA. Her day job is in customer service and she also enjoys
writing. von Quilich has shared her poems and writing at many open mics across
the country.
