The Top 5 Reasons Self-Published Books Fail
While you watch other authors succeed
When Lisa Genova tried to find an agent or publisher for her book, she got 100 rejections and a lot of bad feedback.
No one wants to read about that, they told her.
They said it wasn’t marketable.
So whatever. She self-published.
Less than a year later, Simon & Schuster offered her half a million dollars for the same book everyone said wasn’t marketable. Because it was selling like crazy. Turns out it was marketable after all.
Her re-published book spent 59 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list and sold 2.6 million copies in over 30 languages.
Not even done…
Her book, Still Alice, also became an Oscar winning movie. It also won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, a SAG Award and a Critics Choice Award.
The lead character — Julianne Moore.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Most authors don’t make a living from writing…
Stories like Lisa’s aren’t typical. They’re dream-come-true stories.
The typical writer isn’t even looking for that. Oh sure, it’s a lovely dream. But most…
