Let us know if you have any questions about writing, publishing or marketing whenever you want!

-Justin

First and foremost, thanks for your interest in Wordclay, and I’m glad to hear you’re thinking about your writing career at such an early age.

As for your questions, I can give you some general feedback, but you might want to check out http://www.wordclay.com or connect via Live Chat with a Wordclay representative for more thorough information.

That said, the two major benefits publishing with Wordclay are control and options. You can use the free publishing wizard to lay out, design and publish your book, maintaining control of your royalties and your finished product.

What it sounds like is that you’re thinking ahead to book marketing, which is great to think about now. Since we’re a self-publishing company, we don’t take over the publicity of your book. Instead that’s up to you, so you can decide how to promote your title, which makes distinct sense, since you’re the one who knows all the angles about your book. We do offer promotional services, like press releases and returnability, which will generate a buzz about your book as well as pique the interest of bookstores should you arrange events at their locations. In addition to promotional services, we offer professional cover design for a fee as well.

What I would advise is to check out our Services Store, think about how you want to market your book, consider your intended audience and budget, too.

Of course there are other options should you choose to wait on publishing. Perhaps submit some short stories to literary magazines, think about peer workshops you can attend and maybe join an online writing community, if only to get some feedback on the work you’re thinking of publishing.

Thanks again for your curiosity, and keep writing!

-Justin