I finally feel like I have a short story worthy of publication, but can't decide if I should start querying agents/publishers or maybe just go the self publishing route.
I have the tech savvy to self publish as well as a decent social media following for market promotion, but I'm waffling about whether I should let the pros promote my first short story or if I should go it alone.
I guess what I'm looking for is a check list to determine if one way or the other is better for me personally, and haven't found such a thing.
I'm also not sure if my story is considered solidly erotica or maybe something else. The sex is pivotal to the plot and is less than 10K words. No HEA, yet my beta readers mostly found the ending satisfying (with the exception of a fan of traditional romance novels).
If someone can offer a link or suggestion to make this decision easier, it would be most appreciated. Sorry if this question is asked a lot. I did a pretty thorough search of AW and didn't come up with anything here.
I have the tech savvy to self publish as well as a decent social media following for market promotion, but I'm waffling about whether I should let the pros promote my first short story or if I should go it alone.
I guess what I'm looking for is a check list to determine if one way or the other is better for me personally, and haven't found such a thing.
I'm also not sure if my story is considered solidly erotica or maybe something else. The sex is pivotal to the plot and is less than 10K words. No HEA, yet my beta readers mostly found the ending satisfying (with the exception of a fan of traditional romance novels).
If someone can offer a link or suggestion to make this decision easier, it would be most appreciated. Sorry if this question is asked a lot. I did a pretty thorough search of AW and didn't come up with anything here.