If you've been investigating the writing world for some serious time, you've discovered there are multiple opinions voiced by professionals concerning every aspect of publishing, writing technique(s), voice, style, and marketing. The primary problem you've noticed is the difference in and frequently opposing opinions of the people in the biz. These differences show the multi-faceted and in some cases rigid opinions of those supposedly "in the know".
In a small way the professionals have become their own versions of politicians. By that I mean in some cases they've gotten out of touch with the readers. After all, it's readers who set the trends. And when a novel surfaces from one publisher which ten others rejected insisting readers won't buy this kind of story, and "this kind of story" goes on to sell millions of copies, publishers scramble to incorporate more of those stories, flooding the market with this "new" trendy literature.
If you've tried to diligently follow the advice, recommendations, and suggestions of the pros from conferences, blogs, and miscellaneous sites of publishing professionals, you have either wound up frustrated or published. If you've been writing for any length of time in the realm of fiction, you've learned that all published literature is not created "equal". A publishing contract is not the absolute guarantee that what you read will be well-written. The only guarantee that comes with that novel is somebody liked it enough to publish it and figured they could make a few bucks off the book.
As you consider what to do with your stash of unpublished novels, you now must consider the value of ebook publishing. Will it work for you? Even though it can fall into the category of self-publishing, it's far more economical and profitable if you sell books. It's subject to the same potentially negative stigma assigned to self-published books, especially if it's your first novel and not released by a royalty publisher. If you ever want to be considered "worthy" of publication, regardless of how you choose to do it, you've got to put your best effort into it. If you produce a poor product, you'll group yourself with the novices who gave self-publishing a bad rap in the first place.
If you're called to be a writer, you develop the talent you've been given. You don't settle for average if you can help it. You keep progressing, keep trying to one up your last effort. You read and study the information, but you recognize all the curve balls the industry can throw at you. You consider all of your options while investing your passion into words that will touch readers in myriad ways.
And both in the beginning and at the end you ask the Lord to help you choose wisely, your intent and purpose to follow Him.
Father, we want to follow you, to please you, to bless you somehow with our obedience in doing what you have for us to do. Help us, Lord. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.