Two questions: The professional editing seems like the biggest expense at $1,000 - what were the benefits there, and would you decide to take that route again (ie: was the professional editing that necessary -- was it full of spelling mistakes, grammar issues, etc?) What made you choose CreateSpace vs LuLu.com - was there something that made you decide CreateSpace was better? LuLu also does ISBN and lists on Amazon.
@freethrillsdotcom The Pro-edit was very worth it. I had made lots and lots of edits to my own work but it is very easy to miss things as the author as I am too close the work. I had asked a few friends to edit for me as well, even offered to pay but they were extremely unreliable, with the exception of one, who did the last once-over on my final proof.
@freethrillsdotcom I chose Createspace because too many people were familar with Lulu as a self-publishing company and their name appears on the binding. I didn't want people to be able to immediately dismiss the book based on it being self-published. However my views on that have changed. I'm a proud self-published author. But it still makes it harder to get reviewed. The views on SP-ing are becoming more positive, but some will automatically think its crap just because it's Self-published.
Two questions: The professional editing seems like the biggest expense at $1,000 - what were the benefits there, and would you decide to take that route again (ie: was the professional editing that necessary -- was it full of spelling mistakes, grammar issues, etc?) What made you choose CreateSpace vs LuLu.com - was there something that made you decide CreateSpace was better? LuLu also does ISBN and lists on Amazon.
freethrillsdotcom 2 months ago
@freethrillsdotcom The Pro-edit was very worth it. I had made lots and lots of edits to my own work but it is very easy to miss things as the author as I am too close the work. I had asked a few friends to edit for me as well, even offered to pay but they were extremely unreliable, with the exception of one, who did the last once-over on my final proof.
lesliecook425 2 months ago
@freethrillsdotcom I chose Createspace because too many people were familar with Lulu as a self-publishing company and their name appears on the binding. I didn't want people to be able to immediately dismiss the book based on it being self-published. However my views on that have changed. I'm a proud self-published author. But it still makes it harder to get reviewed. The views on SP-ing are becoming more positive, but some will automatically think its crap just because it's Self-published.
lesliecook425 2 months ago
yeah I really need to fix that!
lesliecook425 2 months ago
Might want to re-upload, your audio is totally out of sync.
kamapuaa666 2 months ago