When new writers
(business builders)
enter
the Romance Novel Industry,
they often talk about
how they want to be Indie
because they prefer to do things
THEIR way.
They don’t want to compromise.
A couple books published later,
they realize they ARE compromising.
The difference is
they are choosing their compromises.
Why are they still compromising?
Because they’re dealing with booksellers
and book reviewers
and readers
(customers and prospects)
and business partners
(cover artists, editors, etc).
All of those beings/entities
come to the interaction
with their own wants and needs.
“We compromise
every time
we engage with
other human beings.
Once we acknowledge that
all forward motion involves compromise,
we can get to
the actual question,
“how much?””
We WILL have to
make compromises.
Decide now
what you will and what you won’t
compromise on.