Hugh Howey talks about his self-publishing success story, Wool
If there’s one great difference between publishing on your own and going with a major publisher, it’s the management of expectations. Writers of all stripes dream of making it big and gaining a vast audience, but this fantasy feels so much more tangible when a work is launched from traditional shores. Self-publishing feels more like pushing a rickety raft from a deserted isle. You do it because you have to. Because you have no other options or you’re just not willing to wait around...