I like it :) I don't even link Christianity to what you've just relayed me? Sounds good!
Christianity is becoming less and less now. Where I'm from, in the 2020 census, there were more atheist/agnostic people than Christians. You're not blatantly mocking any religion, you're just spinning a...
My work was birthed through music. A song, which I had listened to a hundred times before came on, and it created my antagonist. From there, the big bang happened, so to speak ;)
Yeah, gotcha. Do you have any idea how much was spent on marketing for a single book of yours which made the most? Or is this a figure trad publishers keep from you? (I think you said you've done both, trad & self, right?)
Ok, understood (I think)! Basically, you should be doing it if you're in for the long, tedious, game of self-publishing and hands-on marketing, but if you're just looking at the profit margins and not considering the whole DIY aspect, then trad publishing might be best?
I think you raise valid point, Devor, that perhaps those who write a book and click submit on Amazon need a reality check. However, those of us which have done research (and I would only consider myself to have only scratched the surface) understand that a lot of your own money needs to be...
Surely it's also just a numbers game? If you have a great book, and Ā£70k to drop on advertising (and editing etc etc), your work is going to shine through the saturated mess?