Lyda, thanks so much for your contribution. I want to highlight something you said near the end of your page, in case some people don't read that far. You said:
"The estimate is that only about 1 percent of manuscripts submitted to publishers are accepted and that only about 1 percent of self-published books are commercially successful and/or picked up by traditional publishing companies. Frankly if my odds are 99-1 either way, I’d rather be out selling books and talking to kids than languishing in the slush pile in the corner of some office in New York."
That certainly is the point of view of someone who wants to take control of their own destiny, and kudos to you for doing so.
What I hope everyone takes away from Lyda's story is just how hard - and smart - you have to work in order to promote your self-published book.
