Why I chose to self-publish
Lorraine Forrest-Turner
- Organisation:
- Lorraine Forrest-Turner
- Regions:
- Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, London, Aberdeen and North East
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: Low
- Category:
- Entertainment
- Updated:
- 20th August 2026
- Tagged:
- Writing | Fiction | Stories | Publishing
I have self-published four books via Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). Some people – people with morals and principles, people who care about art and literature and fairness – are disappointed in me. They strongly object to the paltry amount of money Amazon gives to authors. And they believe I should be boycotting the site. But is their criticism fair? Is Amazon any worse than other publishers? And why did I self-publish anyway?
Views: 7 | Enquiries: 0About Lorraine Forrest-Turner
After initially studying audiology and working in the NHS, Lorraine went on to study and work in performance arts, journalism and public relations.
She is a tutor at the UK Writers College and a member of several professional institutions, including the UK Speechwriters’ Guild, ProCopywriters (the alliance of commercial copywriters), the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA).
Her published work includes the stage plays ‘Seven Stages of an Affair’, ‘To Have and to Hold’, ‘Dear Lily’ and ‘Bank Holidays and Other Ways to Kill a Marriage’. She has also published three books,'White Lies and Black Wednesdays', ‘13:22 and Other Short Stories’ and ‘Do Words Well’, a collection of articles on writing and communication skills.
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