Sounds interesting; I will give it a go.

Curious, why did you choose to self publish it instead of shopping it around?

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Originally posted by OrangestO Sounds interesting; I will give it a go. Curious, why did you choose to self publish it instead of shopping it around?

Oh, I did. I submitted it to about 15 different publishers in the US, Baen Books, Redadept Publishing, Whiskey Creek Press etc. It was either rejected or I received no reply at all, even with follow up emails. After 7 months of fruitless attempts, self-publishing became a last resort, otherwise this novel would never see the light of day. After 2 and a half years of off and on work, I still stand by it, regardless of the rejections.

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Originally posted by Zharen Oh, I did. I submitted it to about 15 different publishers in the US, Baen Books, Redadept Publishing, Whiskey Creek Press etc. It was either rejected or I received no reply at all, even with follow up emails. After 7 months of fruitless attempts, self-publishing became a last resort, otherwise this novel would never see the light of day. After 2 and a half years of off and on work, I still stand by it, regardless of the rejections.

Damn it, man. You should've kept trying! This genre is hot..

There are countless stories of books that didn't get published until decades after being written. Oh what a feeling that must be.

Self publishing is (in most cases) a cop out, IMO. But hey, I won't get into that here.

Congrats on the book. Really.

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Originally posted by OrangestO Self publishing is (in most cases) a cop out, IMO. But hey, I won't get into that here.

That's a relief

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Originally posted by OrangestO Damn it, man. You should've kept trying! This genre is hot.. There are countless stories of books that didn't get published until decades after being written. Oh what a feeling that must be.

Well, I can't wait around decades, I have other matters that require my attention and I wanted to get this one out of the way and over with.

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Self publishing is (in most cases) a cop out, IMO. But hey, I won't get into that here. Congrats on the book. Really.

It won't be my last book. I'll try publishing again with the future novels that I write. And thanks.

Does your book have ghosts of crocodiles attacking the White House?

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