From: mbottorff@lshelby.com   
      
   Nicky  wrote:   
      
   > I am comfortable with pseudonyms! None of them are like the work I've sold   
   > so there's no point in using  my usual name.   
      
   I'm not sure that is true.   
      
   If you self-publish under a name that you have published under   
   traditionally the books will be taken more seriously than if you   
   self-publish under a name that has only been self-published under.   
      
   The thing is, see, that ANYBODY can self-publish, including people who   
   really can't write.   
      
   If the buyer knows that you've sold traditionally, they will feel more   
   confident about your writing ability, and it will be easier for them to   
   decide to take the gamble.   
      
   On average, self-published authors do way worse than traditionally   
   published authors.   
      
   BUT "Hybrid" authors, that's authors who do both, tend to do very well   
   indeed, better even than the traditionally published ones.   
      
      
   Only... I don't think "I never really liked this story and I'm just   
   trying to get it out of my drawer" is the best attitude to go into   
   self-publishing with, even as a hybrid author.   
      
      
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