Omar Zenhom explains why first-time authors fail: they pick the wrong publishing model without understanding its trade-offs. Know why you're writing, choose a model that matches your goals, and accept what you're giving up.
There are a few reasons why people fail at publishing a book. The first big reason is that they choose the wrong publishing model. You got to know why you're writing this book, and if the outcome of the publishing model doesn't match the outcome that you want, then you're choosing the wrong model. The other thing that causes people to fail in this process is that they don't understand the trade offs. So you got to be okay with the drawbacks with your choice, and you got to really want the pros for you to be able to choose that choice in the first place.
