-In which I question the volume produced by many self-publishers
So I've been lurking on the self-publishing section of the forums, and I've started to notice a trend.
Every single self publisher that is at least moderately successful is going about things in much the same way.
First they intensively research the market, to see what is currently selling the best, and what would sell best in the future, perhaps.
Then, they write many, many, many, MANY books, often on a variety of topics. Numbering in the thousands, in a few cases.
Now, I can't attest to the quality of these books; I haven't read them, nor do I presume to be an expert on this. I'm genuinely interested, as I myself want to delve down into avenue of self-publishing.
Are these books actually GOOD? Or are these writers just mass-publishing book after book after book, using clever marketing and clever book titles to get sales?
How good can a book really be if took under a week to write?
I was under the impression that the opposite is a better way to go about things.
1) Choose something to write about (i.e, do market research, amongst other things)
2) Research the topic you want to write about. If you aren't an expert, become one. While you're doing this, you can build up a following via a blog, or something similar. (like this website)
3) Spend anywhere from a few months, to years, writing a great book. I'm talking, KILLER content.
4) Publish it, market it heavily.
I hope this isn't taken the wrong way.
I'm very impressed by the success of the writers on this forum, and if I experience even a fraction of that, I'll be proud.
But I'm curious if the second method would actually work, because I don't see myself writing hundreds of books per year.
So I've been lurking on the self-publishing section of the forums, and I've started to notice a trend.
Every single self publisher that is at least moderately successful is going about things in much the same way.
First they intensively research the market, to see what is currently selling the best, and what would sell best in the future, perhaps.
Then, they write many, many, many, MANY books, often on a variety of topics. Numbering in the thousands, in a few cases.
Now, I can't attest to the quality of these books; I haven't read them, nor do I presume to be an expert on this. I'm genuinely interested, as I myself want to delve down into avenue of self-publishing.
Are these books actually GOOD? Or are these writers just mass-publishing book after book after book, using clever marketing and clever book titles to get sales?
How good can a book really be if took under a week to write?
I was under the impression that the opposite is a better way to go about things.
1) Choose something to write about (i.e, do market research, amongst other things)
2) Research the topic you want to write about. If you aren't an expert, become one. While you're doing this, you can build up a following via a blog, or something similar. (like this website)
3) Spend anywhere from a few months, to years, writing a great book. I'm talking, KILLER content.
4) Publish it, market it heavily.
I hope this isn't taken the wrong way.
I'm very impressed by the success of the writers on this forum, and if I experience even a fraction of that, I'll be proud.
But I'm curious if the second method would actually work, because I don't see myself writing hundreds of books per year.
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