Publicity costs

 Alan Place - Indie Writer

Curse of the Indie Writer

This week, I had to turn down the opportunity of publicity for my work as a writer, why?

I couldn't validate the cost of publicity, even though it was small. A $27 payment a month, may seem small, but that is more than I earn as an Indie Writer in a year.

One discussion could be the more exposure I get, the greater the possibility of recouping the costs, that is valid to a point. My position is that in my 15 years as a writer, I never earned more than $20 a month, that was back in 2011, when my eBook content was selling well. I haven't earned any royalty fees for several years from Draft2Digital

I can sell the idea

 Nothing changes

                                                      Curse of the Indie Writer

A few minutes ago, I had a chat with a publisher who was very interested in my book. I had him hooked by the various themes I have interwoven in my 118-page novelette.

I put forward the possibility of the book beginning a series; we chatted about what they can do, but as usual, I was blocked by the Curse of the Indie Writer; outlay Vs possible income. The costs were reasonable for the work being done, I cannot afford to have the book published, nor can I envisage earning enough to recoup my outlay. I could have been wrong, but it's a huge risk.

I've never had a problem selling my ideas to publishers, but that is as far as I go.