> The irony is it has never been cheaper to get a book published and find an audience, but that just opened the floodgates. It's actually true that it's never

> The irony is it has never been cheaper to get a book published and find an audience, but that just opened the floodgates. It's actually true that it's never been cheaper to get a book published and find an audience. But when you're self publishing, you're no longer purely a writer in the truest sense. In order for your work to succeed, you must pick up the slack that a publishing company would ordinarily do for you. You must market your work, design an attactive cover, preferrably have a professional editor tear your piece asunder, and build your reputation among the general fanbase of your genre as a producer of enjoyable pieces. Given the above it's "easier" than ever to become a full time self published author (dependent on your genre- fantasy is one of the few genres that has a relatively high chance of succeeding on pure self-publish basis. The best chance is as a romance author).