John asked Matthew Bruce Alexander:

Why did you choose to self-publish? Did you choose to not pursue an agent/high-brow publishing company due to the book's socio-political themes?

Matthew Bruce Alexander I love the direction I see the industry heading in and I wanted to be a part of it. I have read so many horror stories about agents and publishers that I just wanted to skip all that drama - which can drag out for years - and see my words in an actual book. I regret nothing. My book is 320,000 words, and is a radical libertarian sci-fi novel... I just didn't see many publishers wanting to take a chance on it. But I wanted to write a very long, involved novel. As Thomas Sowell says, there are no solutions, just trade offs. I am happy with the trade offs I made.

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