Twice in the last few weeks I have been called an indie writer. Now I have never thought of myself as an indie writer or a mainstream writer (bearing in mind I’m unpublished) but it thrust a thought that had been trying to get out free. Well not really a single thought but things about the publishing industry that I did not like the sound of. Silly things like the infamous agent hunt, or how long it takes to get a book published once it’s sold and cover art choices. Whereas if I go the indie route I get to decide on cover art. I don’t have to deal with what sounds like a near impossible agent hunt, or how long it’ll take a publisher to get a book out onto the shelves, and that’s if I manage to actually sell something to a publisher. Nor do I have to worry about not liking cover art, but on the other side of the coin I will not have a professional editor look at my work, I will not have access to some of the best artists for the cover art and I won’t have a distribution network either. So it does have its pros and cons.

The biggest appeal to going the indie route is having the control of my own work. I will hold the rights to my work. I can find an artist for my cover. I have beta readers who will be happy to read my work and believe me they will be honest with me. The indie community seems to be very strong and no doubt will be able to point me in the right direction when I need it. I know there is so much more to consider but what I keep coming back to is that I will have control, and that is why I am going to go the indie route and publish my work as Ebooks, well until someone throws a shed load of money at me! Lol