Europa Academy: Book 1 still doesn’t have an official name, but I’m working on it. I’ve been working on this story off and on for the last ten years at least. It’s the story of a mischievous, adventure-seeking boy named Max who finally gets to go to space. He travels to Jupiter’s moon, Europa, with several thousand colonists to live in a new city. Chaos and excitement ensues.
Self-Publishing
After I queried this book for 4 or 5 months, I started researching the options a little more. What I discovered is that I think I’m much more cut out for self-publishing. I hate the idea of sitting back and hoping other people are doing what’s best for my book. The real clincher, though, was finding out that traditionally published authors are expected to promote their books on their own. To me, that seems like the publisher’s job. If I’m going to do all of the promotion too (which I have no idea how to do yet), then I feel like I want the control (and benefits) of the rest of the process too.
The Promotion Challenge
As mentioned, I have no idea how to promote a self-published book. Actually, I have a small beginning of an idea, but I’m not sure it will work like I hope. So I’ve been reading blogs and listening to podcasts. I think I have a solid story–one that will resonate with a certain group of readers–now I just need to let people know it’s coming. Stay tuned.