I’m quite fortunate, in that I’m also a graphic designer and a web developer, and I have a very good (if somewhat technical) copyeditor and proofreader.
And if we were to use an island analogy I read earlier, I’d encourage people to rely as much as is practicably possible on their own skills, to continue their toil in isolation (which is good practice for those times when you have almost no choice), and channel your inner autodidact.
I’m a firm believer in self reliance, because you cannot trust that you’ll have the support you need, when you need it most. I’ve learned this lesson at some considerable cost.
On those occasions where you need to broaden your skills, don’t roam too far, and instead build your own archipelago of suppliers and partners.
I say this not just as an author, but as a business owner since 1999.
