As in Guillotine

Traditional publishing and indie publishing aren’t all that different, and I don’t think people realize that. Some books and authors are best sellers, but most aren’t. It may be easier to self-publish than it is to traditionally publish, but in all honesty, it’s harder to be a best seller self-publishing than it is with a house.

I don’t think people really grasp how much work I do. I think there is this very big misconception that I was like, “Hey, paranormal is pretty hot right now,” and then I spent a weekend smashing out some words, threw it up online, and woke up the next day with a million dollars in my bank account.

This is literally years of work you’re seeing. And hours and hours of work each day. The amount of time and energy I put into marketing is exhausting. I am continuously overwhelmed by the amount of work I have to do that isn’t writing a book. I hardly have time to write anymore, which sucks and terrifies me.

(via My Blood Approves: Some Things That Need to Be Said)

A-effing-men!

And just like that, without having read any of her books yet*, I am now an Amanda Hocking fan! Can we please end the stupid zero-sum, traditional vs. self-publishing psuedo-debate now?

*My wife read Hocking’s Trylle Trilogy and enjoyed them. I will probably read at least the first one at some point, out of curiosity.