Congrats, Warlord! I would definitely say your experiment was a success.
Amazon just sent me an e-mail about a scheduled payment for my short story! I'm due $1.61 (with a few more payments down the road). It may not seem like much, but I'm pretty proud of it. This was my first foray into experimentalism, and my first time marketing my product. I'm a first time author, and I feel like I've done pretty well. :)
Congrats!!!!
I'm currently working on a graphic novel with an artist from the Philippines. She's going to complete the first chapter, which I hope will attract some readers/sponsorship.
The idea is quite intriguing (of course I would say so lol) and universal, so I'm hoping some publishing house will be willing to take a gamble with it. If not, I'm going to go the self-publishing way and see what happens.
Best of luck with your writing ;)
PS: what's the story about? Got a link?
craiglepaige, if a publishing house doesn't work out you might consider diving into the Webcomics scene. I've been an avid consumer of webcomics for years and I can tell you the most successful ones are those who have a great story line, decent art, and (this is most important) a regular update schedule.
If your novel is done, you can set up a nearly automated upload system with one of several webcomic specialized hosting service (ie Keenspot). While you drip-feed the comic with weekly updates, you build up a following and even begin work on your next project without worrying about missing a posting deadline.
When your readership is large enough, you launch a Kickstarter with the goal of covering the costs of a print run. A basic contribution earns a reader a "free" book; coincidentally, that contribution amount is the cost (or slightly discounted) price of your product. If the Kickstarter fails, well, people just weren't that interest in the end. Why would people pay for a novel they just read for free? Because people love to build their collection of quality graphic novels. If they've seen your work and know it's good, they'll be more likely to dive in with a pricey purchase like that.
This would inevitably be a lot of work, but if your novel is done and languishing on a hard drive, why not share it with the world?
