Self Publishing For Creative Writers 

Let’s face it.  If you’re a fiction writer or involved in some other creative writing, you’re facing a lot of competition and it’s tough to get a career started. 

True, there is an insatiable demand for fresh stories, but at the same time, there are a lot of hurdles to be passed for those who want to meet that demand.  If you need any proof, check out the best seller’s book list for any given week, and then compare that to a list of books that were released that same week.  The ratio is staggering. 

There are a lot of good writers out there who are toiling in obscurity because they don’t have a “Big Name” or enough industry clout to get a big marketing campaign that will result in higher sales.  So, how do you get your creative writing out to the people?  Well, a good first start is to make a website. 

Creating a website is a breeze nowadays because of the huge advances made in web design software.  What would have once taken a team of dedicated programmers a few days to create, you can make in a couple hours without any training.  Also, is you pick a really good web design program, you’ll have numerous professionally-designed templates to choose from that will make the process even quicker and make the final product look that much better. 

Creating the website is the easy part, however.  In order to really be successful as a fiction writer, you need to get your name out there and you need to get people excited about your stories.  If you write short stories, then post a few good ones on your website.  You won’t see a great monetary return for the story (unless you use the advertising features from your web design program) but you will be getting your work out there. 

There are a lot of web-rings that are devoted to creative writing.  In return for posting a link to somebody else’s website on your home page, that person will add a link to yours.  By sharing traffic like this, you can make sure that a lot more people see your work, and once you have that recognition, it is a lot easier to segue into having your work published in a more traditional venue.