Being Trade Published Didn’t Keep Me From Still Self-Publishing

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When I published my first book in August 2017, self-publishing was basically my only option.

I mean, technically I could have attempted to go look for an agent and later a publisher, but I had a small audience, was an unknown first-time author, and based on the goals I had for that book and my timeline, it would have taken too long.

After much research, self-publishing was the right option for me to get what I needed.

When it came time to think about publishing options for my second book, You Are Not Alone, I really wanted to go with a traditional publisher. The goals for that book were different and I knew it could be a good fit for a trade publisher and their audience. While it did end up being trade published, I did not take the “traditional” route of getting it there.

How I Went From Self-Published to Traditionally Published

I got a trade publishing contract

So, once book 2 was trade published, I could have sent every nonfiction book I wrote to them. They made me aware they were interested in future books…