These days writers have more options than ever for finding a home for their books. Time was when conventional publishing was more or less the only route to seeing one’s book resting on bookshelves.

Trying to get published could be an utterly frustrating, daunting experience. Many writers spent literally years attempting to convince literary agents to take on a project. If an author was successful, that was only the first step. Eventually, a publisher had to want the book.

Now, with ebooks and print on demand publishing, authors can get their works out there before the public in no time at all. There’s no selling of one’s work. A writer doesn’t have to pore over books that offer the best ways of writing query letters.

Of course, these new opportunities present a double-edged sword. More books than ever now flood the market, making it more difficult for an…