A journey in self publishing

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There are those like me who sit and think of starting a writing project. Then there are those who go ahead with the plot, write and get that sweet sweet word on to their CVs- PUBLISHED.

 Arti Arlene Martyris belongs to this second category. She not only has two published books under her belt but one of these has been self published. Here is more from her on being published.

 Hi Arti! take us to the beginning of the beginnings.
Hi! I belong to Goa. Writing was a hobby until my first story, 'Trauma' was published in an anthology by Writing Knights Press, Ohio, USA, in 2012. Then a poem, 'Am I No More Human?' was published by Indian Ink, a bimonthly magazine based in Kerala, India. Now my first romance novella 'Facebook Pyar' has been published by Indireads Incorporated and Rabia of Chakia is my first self-published romantic adventure novella.

What is the storyline of Rabia of Chakia?

Like I mentioned earlier  Rabia of Chakia is a romantic adventure novella. It heads back to India in 1987 A.D. The story takes place in Chakia, a village in the state of Bihar where a fifteen year old girl Rabia deals with a number of obstacles on her pursuit of true love. A huge blunder leads her to getting abducted by her father's biggest enemy, Rana Singh; a fugitive, a murderer and an aspiring terrorist. What is in Rabia's destiny? Death, misery or an unexpected change of path with the prince of her dreams?
How did the idea of self-publishing enter your mind? Rejections? Fear of rejections?

Neither. A friend of mine put it in my ears and out of curiosity I went about googling and asking people about it. At that time Rabia of Chakia was only a synopsis in my laptop.

How hard or easy was it to self publish your novel?

It was a piece of cake. The tools and step by step guidance on the website was really helpful.
Would you recommend it to budding authors?

Definitely, but yes one has to be prepared to do without assistance in self-publishing, the very reason why 'Self' is used here and actively take part in promotion and marketing of their books.

Any tips that you  would like to share with those interested in taking up self publishing?

Yes, I'd like to make it clear that self-publishing is easy but selling what you've self-published is
a bit of a difficult task specially when you're not a known author and it's your first book, but losing hope and giving up are not friends. And because you don't want to get a negative response on your first book you must revise revise and revise your work before bringing it to your audience. All the best.

Wow! That was interesting and informative. Thank you Arti for taking out time and sharing your experiences here. All the very best for your books and all your future endeavours.

You are most welcome. I am giving away free copies of the book till June 15, so readers can write to me at aamartyris@gmail.com. They can also download the book worldwide through different portals at different prices. The following are the links to the book.
Amazon.com [ http://www.amazon.com/Rabia-Chakia-Romantic-Adventure-Novella/dp/1484947126/ref=pd_ybh_1]

createspace.com [ https://www.createspace.com/4280056 ].


I've recently made it available in India through www.pothi.com: [http://pothi.com/pothi/book/arti-arlene-martyris-rabia-chakia with the first ten pages to preview before purchase. 

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