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Q&A Should I self-publish my novella on Amazon or try my luck getting publishers?

I have completed my novellas first draft which is 32k words long. For all the reasons, I was doing research as to whether self-publish or try my luck getting a publisher. I should tell you that ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by codeNewbie‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:39:43Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/47188
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar codeNewbie‭ · 2019-12-08T12:39:43Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have completed my novellas first draft which is 32k words long. For all the reasons, I was doing research as to whether self-publish or try my luck getting a publisher.

I should tell you that I am a complete novice at writing fiction books and publishing. This is my first book. The genre is general fiction, a self-help book with a side story of suspense.

[This blog answer](https://www.quora.com/Is-it-worth-publishing-a-book-on-Amazon-Kindle-Self-Direct-publishing) (Vic Connor) says, (also I read many similar answers on the internet)

> So if you have a choice between publishing now, or entering the query / twiddle your thumbs / get rejected carousel, then publish now.

So, what is my best bet as far as getting readers to read my story? What should I aim at before proceeding to proofread (probably paid) and designing the cover and importantly learn the book publishing game?

I want to make a decision now, whether self-publish or find a publisher?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-08-07T13:52:13Z (about 5 years ago)
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