Self-Publishing your own book might seem like a big decision to make. You will have to fit the shoes of writer, editor, designer and marketer to give inputs to the publishing firm whereas they will breathe life into your ideas and hand you the copy of your dream book. Without any limitation on your creativity, you can design your book the way you want with self-publishing houses. Looking at few of the renowned authors who chose the path of self-publishing might give a push to you to pursue your own literary journey:
Virginia Woolf – This might come as a surprise that one of the most esteemed female authors in the world of literature was a self-published author. Virgina Woolf, with her husband, Leonard Woolf co-founded Hogarth Press, which later printed many of her works. Many unconventional themes of that time like identity and gender roles were disseminated with the help of this press.
Amish Tripathi – One of the famous writers in the genre of mythology and historical fiction, Amish Tripathi faced series of rejections before he chose to self-publish his debut book, ‘The Immortals of Meluha’. From facing rejection to carving a path for himself in the literary world, aspiring authors can learn resilience and ingenuity from him.
Jane Austen – Most of her books explored the themes of morality, gender, class and women’s dependency on marriage – the themes which were ahead of their times. The first three of her books were self-published and hence, literary world was enriched by her creations.
Rupi Kaur – The Punjabi-Canadian poet was struggling to publish her book through traditional publishing. Therefore, she chose the way of self-publishing. Her first book, ‘Milk and Honey’ was self-published, until 2015, when Andrews McMeel picked up her book. Currently, she enjoys a massive fanbase online as well as offline.
While taking a look at how all these authors made it big with self-publishing, you can also take your first step for this journey.
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