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I haven't published a whole ass book, buuuuut given the description above, I would self-publish for a few reasons:
1) It is more immediate, which is great in terms of feedback + development.
2) Your book sounds somewhat niche, which is great, but might be harder to sell.
3) You'll probably learn about the sales/promo side of things (most writers hate this, but TBH it's how you have any sort of career).
4) Agents are a relationship like anything else, and it may take time to find someone who is a good fit.
5) It's not a forever commitment. You can always get an agent later if the mood strikes you.
You can 100% have a satisfying career self-publishing. Just don't break the bank. You should peruse Agents and Books on Substack, she has a lot of great insights into the industry!
May 6, 2024
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why should i wait around for editors and publishing companies and an audience when i can just print out my stories, fold them into a little zine, and put them in random places around a heavily populated area
Feb 22, 2024
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If you're a designer or a creative person, books will help you get more creative and will provide better answers. The internet is good and pinterest is great for references, but it can be very confusing sometimes when we get multiple answers for a single question and pinterest is too saturated with all sorts of ideas. You see one thing and it activates your brain but then you see another and another and another and you start losing the initial vision of what you truly wanted to do.
Also, books require more effort to write and therefore it has an author's complete knowledge in it. For example, one of the architects that I really look upto is Bjarke Ingels. I've consumed a lot of his stuff on the internet, from his lectures to his podcasts and all other things of sorts. I bought his book recently and it blew my mind because the guy in the book was infinitely more impressive than the guy on the internet! The book just contains the many projects that he has done over the past few decades but on the internet, I could never understand the sheer impressiveness of his work so far.
So yeah, books can be expensive, but buying a book every few months to curate your own library can be worthwhile.
May 11, 2025
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i love my profession, and there's always something new and weird and sometimes creepy about book design. I may hate the process sometimes, but that's more in terms of the content or in working relationships with people, rather than the overall design process.
...also i love books as a reader. And book sniffing is A-OK so long as they're not from the library, imo.
Jul 27, 2024
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a brief moment of comfort in this cold corporate existence
Mar 7, 2025
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What happens behind the wheel is, frankly, none of my business. I'd rather spend my time picking songs/sipping coffee/taking in the scene.
Driving is so pedestrian.
Mar 21, 2024
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I just need to apply myself
Mar 3, 2025