A musing on original story publishing

I certainly want to keep all rights to my own story, which means that I'll practically be ruling out every major publishing house there is.

I guess I'll self-publish, then. I can handle writing and editing myself, I can join some reviewing groups to get the thing proofread, maybe stir up some hype with Kickstarter and some marketing muscle, and partner up with a printing company to get the thing rolling into stores.

Idunno. It's nearly 2 AM now, I've been listening to music for the past half an hour, and thinking about the technical side of worldbuilding.

Either way, I'm uncomfortable with the idea of signing away my rights to my in work to some publishing company.

Any tips on self publishing? All I've got so far are some pages on how self-publishing works and an article about US copyright law.

Comments

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[PiMan]

Something like Kickstarter is probably a good idea; especially for your first original novel. That way you might have more solid ground later to negotiate with a publisher to get something published without losing your rights.
I've got a friend putting his own first original work on Kickstarter soon. He's putting the initial goal just high enough to cover the cost of an editor and cover artist, then he has a few ideas for stretch goals and reward tiers (such as a low contribution getting a digital copy of the book, and a higher contribution getting a physical copy.).