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Will Self-Publishing Hurt Me? ?

I'm writing a book more for the sake of writing a book, not for making money or attracting attention; and so my question is: if I self-publish this short ran book, basically for shits and giggles; will it hurt me later when I go about trying to sell a serious project to an actual publisher? I know I don't have to mention it to the agent, but will they or publishers care about the earlier project I did for fun?

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    A good book is good no matter how it's published. Many successful authors have self-published their earlier works. Myself included.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No, it won't.

    Novelist Christopher Paolini self-published his first book, Eragon. And look at the guy now! He is considered a great young author. So go for it, and don't worry about it.

    And it's great that you're writing for the joy of writing, and not only because you want to get published. All great books are written that way.

  • augst
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    think of approximately your person own targets. what's it which you're desiring? in case you opt for to have others study and luxuriate in what you write, if it incredibly is your objective, then pass forward and self-submit. once you're desiring purely funds...you will choose countless paintings beforehand of you, and an entire-time interest to get that finished. in case you grow to be uncomplicated self-publishing, then, of path, publishing residences are going to ideas-set you. it is got here approximately quite some situations already. think of of those in the song company. There are quite a few artists who bought song on their very own, outfitted their very own fan-base, till now then signing on with a label. anybody has their very own direction to fulfillment, and people who're valuable particularly situations carve their very own way first. no one is going to teach you down in case you have already accepted fulfillment.

  • Andrea
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    No i don't think they cared as long is not the same story.

    Source(s): an asprining writer
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