I've decided to hit the pause button on self-publishing for right now and take a run at this instead.
Pitch Wars.
This has been on the periphery of my interest for a while and after seeing a couple tweets about the upcoming season, I looked at it closer. This could be something that really gives me the boost I need. The concept is simple. The organization matches published authors and other industry professional (Mentors) with writers seeking guidance to help them improve their manuscripts (Mentee's). The catch is only 3-4% of the writers submitting get matched with a Mentor, so in a way its a lot like querying agents, the difference being Mentors will be looking more at potential as opposed to something that can be put on submission to publishers right away.
Although the probability of getting matched with a Mentor is low, I'm going for it anyway. Submissions open next week and the match-ups will be announced on November 3rd.
Wish me luck!