http://www.bradsreader.com/2009/01/is-self-publishing-losing-negative-stigma/ All Things Literature & Writing Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:15:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.bradsreader.com/2009/01/is-self-publishing-losing-negative-stigma/comment-page-1/#comment-291 James Todd Cochrane Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:54:08 +0000 http://bradsreader.com.s47315.gridserver.com/2009/01/is-self-publishing-losing-negative-stigma/#comment-291 I am a self published author with over 1300 copies sold and will probably hit 2000 + by May. I have a sequel coming out in April. I have found my self publishing experience a lot of hard work but fun and exciting. I found your article very interesting. You see, I never really tried to find an agent because I lived in Alaska when I wrote the first book and most agents, at the time, still wanted chapters mailed to them. Doing that from Alaska would have cost a lot of money. I did the research and decided to create my own company to publish my book. I hired a professional editor and published my book in September of 2007. My book is a young adult fiction and now visit a lot of schools because the kids love the book. :) I know it has been requested by several teachers for the AR list. I have wondered at about what point I should approach an agent and your article has given me a good starting point. Thanks. I am a self published author with over 1300 copies sold and will probably hit 2000 + by May. I have a sequel coming out in April. I have found my self publishing experience a lot of hard work but fun and exciting. I found your article very interesting. You see, I never really tried to find an agent because I lived in Alaska when I wrote the first book and most agents, at the time, still wanted chapters mailed to them. Doing that from Alaska would have cost a lot of money. I did the research and decided to create my own company to publish my book. I hired a professional editor and published my book in September of 2007. My book is a young adult fiction and now visit a lot of schools because the kids love the book. I know it has been requested by several teachers for the AR list. I have wondered at about what point I should approach an agent and your article has given me a good starting point.
Thanks.

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