Publish & Prosper Debunking Myths and Misconceptions About Self-Publishing
In this episode, Matt & Lauren tackle some of the most common misconceptions about self-publishing. We debunk myths like:
❌ You won’t make any money self-publishing
❌ You have to spend a lot of money to self-publish
❌ There’s no credibility in self-publishing
And most importantly: fake M&Ms are just as good as real M&Ms.
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Sound Bites From This Episode
🎙️ [4:29] “There's no guarantee you're going to make money one way or the other, it really boils down to effort. And that is also true across all of the publishing paths.”
🎙️ [25:37] “It's not a one size fits all thing in any way when it comes to how much you're going to spend on self-publishing. If you're operating under the assumption that you can only find success as a self-published author if you sink a lot of money into any part of it…that's just not true.”
🎙️ [36:32] “I think these days people want to be more in control of their content and their money and their life. And I think that they're able to do that through self-publishing.”
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