#UTOPiA2016

If you’re indie, you know the looks. The ones where people get super excited to hear you’re a writer, then when they ask who published you, and you say, “I’m self-published,” you get “the look.” You know the one. “Oh,” they say, their shoulders deflating with disappointment. “I thought you were like, famous or something.” You don’t need to be a traditionally published author to understand what goes into your books. There are editors to check spelling and grammar, brilliant cover designers to catch readers’ attention, and marketing teams so that you’re going it alone and completely overwhelmed.