Why I'm Pursuing Traditional Publishing

After talking with book marketing coach Sue Campbell, I’ve decided to pursue traditional publishing, which is also something I never thought I would do. Being entrepreneurial and having experience with crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, I have been leaning towards self-publishing. But there is one important reason why I’ve decided to go the traditional route, and that is representation.

I recently finished reading Salvadoran author Roberto Lovato’s incredible book Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas. From it, I’m getting a better sense of how important it is for Salvadorans to tell their own stories. As Lovato points out: