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Hello, I am a first time author. After countless revisions two pro edits I have a manuscript ready for a middle-grade fantasy novel. Looking at the numbers I see a lot of downsides to the trad publishing route: 15% to agents + very low royalties from publishers. So I'm in a quandary. I would love the acceptance side of being chosen by an agent and the advance given by a publisher, but does the maths really add up, compared to self publishing. It just seems a bit of a dinosaur, the trad route. Help!
 
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