My new endeavor.

I am publishing a cookbook.
It didn't really start out like this. It started out with me wanting to put together all of my recipes and a few of my dad's. Just for my own use anyway. I told my friend Ry about this, and he is all about a new business idea of some kind, so of course he suggested I publish it. First it was my knitted hats, and now my recipes. I'm not complaining of course, I just think it's a little funny. I thought about the idea a little and talked it over with boyfriend; he also thought it was a good idea. We thought it should be a cookbook filled with family recipes and my own personal favorites. Ry and I came up with a really cool, original layout that would be fresh. I told my mom about the idea and she loved it. She said "keep going!" That helped a lot. I also called my dad and told him; now he can't wait to send me his recipes. He is also an author, which is nice, because he knows all of the ethics and rules. That what's and what's not to do in writing, etc.

Now I'm going over the publishing aspect. To find a publisher, or to self publish. Both have a few of their own benefits.
A Publisher: They would help get my name and book out there a lot better than I could. I would probably sell more through a publisher.
Self Publishing: I would keep all of the profits, minus my expenses of advertising and printing.
But the downs are, if I want to get with a publisher it is going to be a bit more effort and a chance that I may not find one that likes my book proposal. On top of that, they will charge me to higher them and then take a cut in my profits. Something like a dollar for every book I sell. Just an example. Then again, if I self publish I probably wont get the book out that much, to more than just family anyway. Ry could do advertising for me, but how much can that really do?
So I think I will try to go with a publisher, granted someone takes me, and if that doesn't work, I wont really have wasted any money, so I can then try self publishing.

Another thing is, I'm only 21, so I have plenty of time to get this book off the ground. I would love to be self published by the age of 22 though. That would be a great accomplishment.

I have a few other money making, career schemes up my sleeve, but I will leave you with just this one for now. Work is to be done if I want to really be a book seller.