Happy Monday, WG2E-Land!
On August 10th, I’ll celebrate my 2nd Year Anniversary as an Indie Epublished Author! :-)
It took me 10 Years and 24 Hours to make it, but I finally did!!!
I’ve gone from selling 27 books my first month (August 2010) – yep, just 27 books – to now between 7,000 and 10,000 per month…some months more. I’ve now sold over 100,000 Ebooks and am building my readership by over 10,000 new readers per month.
But again…I started, like we all have (or you will soon if you’re just beginning)…with only a handful of sales each month. And that continued pretty much my entire first year. I sold about 5,000 books my first year. Not until September of 2011 did I begin selling more in a month than I’d done in my entire first year.
Here are a few of the lessons I’ve learned during the last two years that I wish I’d have known from the get-go:
1. Readers Rule…Nothing and No One Else…Just Readers
What I mean by that is that as Indie Epublished Authors all that matters are our Readers. We simply can’t go wrong by focusing on Readers and what’s in their best interests, which are great books for great prices and free Ebooks too! And, we can’t go wrong by spending the majority of our time connecting with and getting to know readers as well as writing the next book to treat ‘em with.
2. Free Ebooks get you visibility.
I didn’t start my “first one is on me” Ridin’ The Free-way Experiment until September 2011 (a little over one year into my Indie Epublishing journey). And it wasn’t till the exposure that going Free gives you that I really began to sell Ebooks too (by that time, I had around 5 books out)! Also, because I’ve kept that first book FREE and hope to forever (the first one is on me), I’m continuing to attract over 10,000 new readers per month across all platforms…that’s how many downloads I average of that Free book per month.
3. Great prices keep you visible.
By keeping all of my Ebooks in the Bargain Book price ranges of Free to $2.99, I am picked up by a bunch of Bargain Book Blogs, like Cheap Ereads, Ereader News Today (ENT), Pixel of Ink and more, AND those readers I pick up come back for more. Note: All of my fiction is priced at 99 Cents. My Boxed Set is 6 books for $2.99, and my Non-Fiction books are $2.99.
If your goal is reaching as many readers as you can, there’s no better way to do that than by being the Snickers Bar when it comes to Ebook Pricing.
4. Don’t waste energy and time fighting Publishing Industry Battles.
This one will probably get me in some trouble. Good! 
Here’s the thing: the Publishing Industry is in huge turmoil. But guess what? Readers don’t know and don’t care who publishes a book. They just want great books for great prices. Focus on givin’ ‘em that, not saving an industry that doesn’t have the courage or balls to be saved.
The same goes for going to battle for groups like RWA, The Authors Guild and the Association of Authors’ Representatives (AAR). Let ‘em get their own heads out of their asses. In the meantime, you can be taking care of the readers they’re ignoring.
5. Readers come in many forms these days and include Listeners (as in Audio Book Fans), Gamers, Small and Large Screen Audiences, Broadway (theater) Audiences, Comic Con Peeps and more
Think Multi-Media Empires. That’s what you’re building. As Bob Mayer says…”it’s about the story”…that’s your product…not just the book version of your story.
6. When it comes to conferences, focus on those that are technology-centered like Digital Book World and/or transmedia-centered like StoryWorld, Reader-focused like RT Booklovers Convention, Discoverability and Marketing themed, and local/regional conferences like Killer Nashville which perhaps appeal to niches your books explore.
The heart of our Multi-Media Empires – in both the products we sell as well as our audiences – are now technology based. So, that’s where we need the scoop from and the great contacts from too. You want to meet Amazon Reps, Kobo Reps, Apple Reps, Nook Reps, television and movie producers and Gamers, not waste your nerves and energy pitching books to TradiPub Professionals who probably won’t have jobs in the near future.
7. Create your own Website(s) using Blogger and/or WordPress. There’s no need to pay for a pricey designer.
Although, you can use college interns to do fabulous graphic designs and logos for your empires and sites.
8. Don’t waste money on ads in magazines like RT and RWR (RWA’s magazine).
Spend your time on social media each and every day (which is Free)…that’s where people are hanging and truly interacting. If they get to know you and like you, they’ll be much more likely to buy your books than because they saw an ad.
9. Run as fast as you can from toxic people who bring drama and darkness to your life instead of fun and productive relationships.
10. Listen to your gut…it can be golden.
Think out of the box and go for all the “what if’s” you can! Ignore the naysayers, tell the sockpuppets to stick it and go for the gusto on your own terms. It doesn’t matter what everyone else is doing. In fact, that’s usually when I do the opposite and find huge success.
11. Invest in Yourself and Your Readers via Ebook Gifting
Instead of buying ads and attending conferences whose organizations don’t even recognize Indie Epublished Authors, invest in yourself and fellow authors by Ebook Gifting your books to readers! Readers are over the moon to receive Ebook Gifts! And, they sooo remember who treated them!
Okay, It’s Your Turn, WG2E-Land: How long have you been Indie Epublishing and what lessons have you learned?
The Best of WG2E Epublishing Wishes — D. D. Scott
fabulous advise and info, esp re particular groups and conferences, thanks!
oct 19th, my birthday, will make a year of indie epublishing
lessons? whoa! too many to list and ya’ll got ‘em all down before i blew through and made the mistakes on my own anyway
but, have learned to listen to folks on the road ahead of me a little more, weigh the info, and learn
thanks again d.d., great stuff from ya’ll
It is all about the fact that by sharing the scoop, like we do here at The WG2E, we can prevent each other from hitting a variety of potholes along our Yellow Brick Roads to Publishing Oz! Cheers to that, Adan!
Fabulous info & advice. Thank you. I’ve just been informed that my new book: ‘It’s a long Way to Malta’ is now live on Kindle. Your publishing tips will be invaluable to me in promoting it. I have already acted on the first one. To celebrate the launch, it’s FREE ON FRIDAY. Thanks again for such wonderful free tuition.
U betchya, Paddy, and congrats on your new release!!!
Goin’ Free sooo works…especially if you can make one book that way forever!!!
Enjoy your journey, my friend!!!
DD everything you said struck home with me- two things even more so “not waste your nerves and energy pitching books to TradiPub Professionals who probably won’t have jobs in the near future.” I have given up RWA conferences (of which I would attend two or more a year) because of what you said. It is time and money that I will no longer spend.
Another point you made”Run as fast as you can from toxic people who bring drama and darkness to your life instead of fun and productive relationships .” Unfortunately- some of those are family members- but we can limit our exposure to them. It is about writing a terrific story, making it polished (great editing) and look professional (great cover and formatting too) always keeping the reader as a priority:)
Not renewing my RWA Membership last year was the best thing I’ve ever done for myself and my career, Lois. That said, I luuuvvv a bunch of the people I met there, but I don’t need RWA to continue enjoying their company and to continue working with them.
And I hear ya on the toxic peeps – family members included, Lois. That’s why I wrote and developed the classes for Muse Therapy…because me and my muses needed therapy to cope with them!!! LOL!!!
Thanks, D.D. Your focus on the reader really strikes me. In so much that we do, it’s about the reader – not about the publisher or the national writer’s group or the agent or the pretty magazine ad. Thanks for driving the point home.
Sure thing, Tamara! It is all about connecting with readers. Readers are our Everything!!!
What a great blog. I’m saving this to make sure I’m doing all the right things. Right now it’s not so much getting out there as writing so I have a “backlist”. It takes time and I think the number one virtue in this case is patience. Thanks for sharing.
Writing the next book is sooo very important, Natalie…more like, it’s vital!
That’s how you continue to build your readership – one book at a time.
I’m tickled my lessons will help you in your very own Epublishing Journey. U Go, Girl!!!
Thanks for the smack upside the head to focus on the readers! Great advice here to keep in mind. A couple of months ago I decided to forgo my RWA membership because I’m giving them more than they are giving me. I love my local chapter, but it just doesn’t benefit me and my writing enough to justify the funds. For my career, I don’t want to be tied to the rules and timelines of traditional publishing any longer. I want to de-stress my life and self-publishing has been a wonderful decision for me.
Atta Girl, Carol!
I luuuvvv what you said here in that whatever groups you’re in you’ve got to be able to say at the end of the day that you’re getting a benefit out of it that (1) you can’t get elsewhere or (2) getting it elsewhere costs you more in time, money and energy. If what you’re doing doesn’t meet those criteria, it’s sooo very healthy to get those things out of your life.
No time sucks!!! No toxic people!!!
Thanks, D.D., excellent post. I had been toiling for years trying to get my manuscript traditionally published, but because it doesn’t fit in any one genre very well, I came close many times but to no avail. WG2E was the first site I stumbled upon when I started investigating what indie publishing was all about.
I released that novel last week, and one thing I would like to add that I have learned during the process is that you will be surprised by how helpful and enthusiastic people can be about your books. From beta readers I found on Twitter, to people who have answered questions online, to connections I’ve made with people who have volunteered to review the book, to long-lost classmates who have found my book and have contacted me to say they loved the novel and to please write another soon, there are a lot of kind, encouraging people out there who, if you treat them with respect, are very eager to help with your career.
So if you are on the fence, I’d say keep reading this site and get to work. It’s worth it.
Congrats on your new release, Janice!!! I luuuvvv that we can all celebrate together here in WG2E-Land!!! We’re all cheering you on, my friend!!!
And yes, there are a plethora of wonderful peeps to help you on your Epublishing Journey! Many of which, as you mentioned, you’ve found online.
Nothin’ beats Writers Helping Writers Reach Readers.
Love #4, #8, #9 – I’m suggesting my adult college students sign up for your newsletter…
#4, #8 and #9 are true sanity savers, Elaine!!!
And wooHooo…we’d luuuvvv to share with and get to know your college students!!!
Thanks bunches for sharin’ The WG2E Luuuvvv!!!
Thanks for the great info, D.D.! I love reading about your success, and I’m thankful you’re willing to share what you’ve learned with the rest of us.
U betchya, Lexi!
Wavin’ atchya, my friend!!!
If I can take my experiences – the great ones and the less than stellar too – and help other writers on their journeys, then I know I’m helping to create a much more wonderful universe. It’s all about Payin’ It Forward to me. Hopefully, I can save y’all from some of the heartache and gut aches I’ve suffered along the way. Plus, give ya some fun and fabulous tips and techniques to try too!!!
Btw, I luuuvvv the look of your new website too!!! Well done!!! That fabulous shoe reels me in every time!!!
Oh, thank you! It needs updating so badly it’s embarrassing, but I had my web guy (aka DH) busy remodeling our kitchen this summer and I haven’t had the heart to nag about the website.
Great, great, great post! And congratulations on your success!!
Thanks sooo very much, Sharon!
I’m tickled to hear you enjoyed this post and can’t wait to see what y’all do with these lessons!!!
Cheers, my friend, and enjoy your Epublishing Journey!!!
As always another great and inspirational post. Thanks for all your help, I appreciate you so much.
And I sooo appreciate each and every one of you, Elizabeth! I luuuvvv sharing our journeys here at The WG2E! We’ve all got so much to learn from each other!
I always love reading your posts. They inspire and help me every day. As always, I’m ready to apply the lessons to my own e-publishing career!
And I can’t wait to see what you do with these lessons, Riley!
What’s so magical is that I can toss out these ideas, but it’s up to each of you to make ‘em your own and make ‘em work for you in your own Epublishing Empire! Now that’s some superfab synergy in action!!!
Great post! I’m just entering the world of indie Epublishing (less than a year) and learning as I go. The number one lesson I’ve learned so far is that readers rule! There are lots of folks who want to tell me what I should or shouldn’t write about. When I’ve listened to them, I’ve regretted it. Thank you for sharing your expertise and for inspiring me as I find my way. I appreciate you!
U betchya, Dawn! And I luuuvvv what you said right here:
“There are lots of folks who want to tell me what I should or shouldn’t write about. When I’ve listened to them, I’ve regretted it.”
Atta Girl! It’s all about what makes you and your muses dance across your pages and screens like nobody’s watching! Trust your gut!!! Then, let your readers guide you from there…
Fabulous advice there, DD! Congrats on the success. I’ve had a similar journey, and am now selling between 5000 – 10,000 per month! Like you, it’s a slow road, but I think another thing to add to your list would be build up your backlist. If readers like you, they want to read more by you, and the more books you have out there the more you’ll build gradual, steady sales
Right backatchya, Sibel! Well done, my friend!!! Congrats!!!
Backlist is definitely sooo sooo very important! That’s exactly how you take care of readers…you keep crankin’ out pages to continue to treat them to great books for great prices!!!
Congratulations, DD. You are such an inspiration to us indie authors new to the journey. As you know, I have already done the ‘free way’ experiment on my first ebook, which like yours will stay free forever, and the results were amazing. Just to know that thousands of readers are hopefully reading my work is amazing to me. I have learnt that to be more visible and to be discovered better, to write more books. And the other thing I learnt from your book, was to pay it forward to the readers by adding short stories in your boxed sets. That I will do next year when I release my first one, with added shorts to it about the characters in their school.
I have read today that the best success in epublishing is romance. They get 170 % more than their peers.
Atta Girl, Julie! Well done! Doesn’t it feel A-mazing to know sooo many readers are enjoying your books?!
Cheers to always treatin’ your readers to something extra (like a short story bonus) and a “first one is on me” forever! Way to build your readership, my friend!!!
Romance does very very well in Ebooks. But what’s so fantastic is that thanks to our Epublishing World, any genre can work and thrive along with unique genre mash-ups. For example, I do what I call romcom cozies (romantic comedies with a bit of cozy mystery/humorous mystery worked in). Anything goes in Epublishing!!! What a way to motivate your muses, right?!
I hit my 1 year anniversary in June and it was a great year. Loved your list of lessons learned.
Mine:
1) you are not alone. Others are on the same path and very supportive. Indie writers rock. Can’t believe how many new friends I’ve made via Twitter in the last year.
2) 1 book is 3 + . Ebook, paperback, audio, translations. You mentioned it in your lessons. You write one story and figure out how to get it into the reader’s/listener’s hands.
3) Need to spend more time writing.
My big 3.
Good luck and have another great year!
Thanks bunches, Doug!
I luv how you phrased the multi-media lesson – “1 book is 3+” – Brilliant!!!
Good luck right backatchya, and cheers to all of us sharing our journeys together here in WG2E-Land!!!
Great lessons from my Muse-Mama!
Congrats on all you’ve accomplished, D.D.! I feel lucky to have been a witness during a good bit of your journey. You never stop inspiring me because you’re always searching out new paths or revising old ones.
Every one on your list resonates with me, but #1 – Readers Rule – is my favorite.
It is all about “searching out new paths and revising old ones,” Alicia! Great way to describe our Indie Epub Journey!
And thanks bunches for the sweet shout-out, my friend!
Nothin’ beats Writers Helping Writers Reach Readers…and yep, Readers Rule!!!
August will be one year since I started self-publishing. I have had 5 books out will small publishers since mid-2010, but no real sales. While still submitting to publishers, I tried the self-pub route. My 1st, a short story DRAGON IN THE MIST, won an award in its category last March! My latest is a full-length Scottish Time travel, and sales keep increasing. I downloaded D. D. ‘s book(10 Years & 24 hrs to SPS) last week, and have already instituted her suggestions!
Nancy Lee Badger
author of MY HONORABLE HIGHLANDER
Happy Anniversary to you too, Nancy! Go, Girl, Go!!! Congrats on your success too!!!
I’m over the moon to hear you’re getting some great ideas you’re putting into action from my 10 Years and 24 Hours book! Can’t wait to hear how my techniques work for you!!!
Great Post, D.D. You truly are an inspiration. I love to read how you applied things and how your success increases all the time. I have learned so much from this blog and continue to do so. Thanks
U betchya, Alison!!!
It is all about just going for the gusto and trying new, out of the box ideas! And sometimes, they’re old ideas with simply a new twist!
Two years today! I have 4 titles out and last month sold my 100,000th book. This month alone is over 10,000 sold, plus 10s of thousands of free downloads. And I agree almost 100% with your suggestions. I haven’t priced mine as low as you have, but I’ve done plenty of pulsing with free and 99c. I would add that at some point, you have to invest money for tax write-offs. It’s a good place to be in, and the best way to do so is marketing – ads where you haven’t before, conferences you couldn’t afford in the past or might not be exactly the type you’d think of, etc.
Here’s to many more years of success for all of us!
Ohhh yeahhh! Another 2 Year Anniversary!!! Congrats to you, Kristie!!! And thanks sooo very much for sharing your real numbers and ideas with us!!! Excellent!!!
I sooo agree with the tax write-offs, and that’s what I’m doing with my “Invest in Yourself” approach to Ebook Gifting! I’m treating readers to not just my books but many of my fellow Indie Authors’ Ebooks too…and yep, those are all tax write-offs too!!!
I’m Investing in Readers…whether it be treating ‘em to Ebook Gifts at The RG2E or treating ‘em to Ereaders! I’m about to give away my 9th and 10th Kindles in 2012 (8 Kindle Fires and now 2 Kindle Touch too)!!!
Thanks for sharing the lessons. Very helpful. I recently became e-published, as if April this year. It’s great, sales are improving and growing monthly. I’m making friends in the indie world, and yes, I find my RWA colleagues in my local group look down their nose at my efforts because I’m not ‘traditionally’ published. I have reached the point where I have made over $1000 in royalties on one title, which would qualify me for PRO membership in RWA, but because I’m indie published, it doesn’t count. That’s okay, because it only took me two months to reach that pinnacle with e-publishing when I’ve heard other trad published authors it can take a lot longer.
I love your site and have learned so much from it. And, I feel like this is a new place to call home when not so understood in the old groups who follow traditional publishing like zombies.
Getting ready to launch my third book and am excited to have found e-publishing, as I have had several manuscripts languishing on my hard drive with no where to go traditionally (cross genres, you know) and now they do have a platform.
Thanks D.D. I am recommending your site to all my indie friends.
Lily
Congrats on beginning your Indie Epublishing Journey, Lily!!! Go, Girl, Go!!!
Don’t worry about those “down their noses” peeps…you’ll be the one laughing all the way to the bank, and your muses will be cuttin’ quite a rug!!!
Been there done that on the RWA PRO and PAN struggles…but no more! Who cares?! LOL! Readers don’t know or care about that stuff!!! Gosh, it took me a long, long time to figure that out!
I’m over the moon to hear you’ve found a home here in WG2E-Land! We’re all here to help you anyway we can!!!
So, oh yeah, call up those stories “languishing on your hard drive”…there just might be an audience of readers waiting on ‘em…
And thank you for sharin’ The WG2E Luuuvvv!!!
Fantastic advice. I’m going to send all my students to this post. So many of them have been convinced they need expensive websites to “look professional” and that they “need to spend money to make money.” (Most of that advice comes from people who want to exploit the self-publishing movement, IMO. ) Great stuff, D.D.!
Thanks sooo very much, Anne!
I’ve been there, been told that and done did it when it comes to peeps advising you that you have to have an expensive website. And it just doesn’t work that way! What matters is that your site is user-friendly and has great content on a regular basis. That’s it!!! And you can do that using WordPress and Blogger for FREE!!!
You also don’t need to spend a bunch of money to make money…you just have to be smart regarding how and where you spend it. And for gosh sakes, social media is FREE, and that’s my primary tool for building my readership!
I can’t wait to meet and get to know all of your students! Thanks bunches for sharing The WG2E Luuuvvv!!!
AHHHH!!! Vindication for my efforts! It makes me smile to know that I am headed down the right path with my books. So many times I sit here wondering if I am doing the right thing to build my “empire” and my “legacy” and I see words like these from those who walk before me and I think to myself YES! I am on the right path. And yes I know I will make a gazillion mistakes along the way (if I havent made them already) but I know that I am on the path to where I want to be in a few years.
Thank you to people who walked before me for leading the way!!
Yayyyy, Allison! I’m thrilled you found just what you needed today in my post!!! I’d give anything to have had that kind of support when I started out. That’s why I share everything now…so none of you feel that gut-wrenching angst I did when I was starting on this path.
For sure you’ll make mistakes, but if you learn from them and keep on truckin’, that’s all that matters.
Go, Girl, Go!
Congratulations on your two year anniversary, DD. I’m at six months and going slow, but with two more books scheduled to release this year I’m sure the next six months are going to do better. I’ve learned a lot from you guys here and from your book. Thanks for all you do!
Congrats on your first six months, Christina!
And yes, each book you get out there, you’ve got greater visibility! It wasn’t until I had four books out (3 fiction in a series and one non-fiction) that I really began to pick-up some major steam!!!
I’m so thrilled to hear you’re learning bunches here at The WG2E and from my 10 Years and 24 Hours to Indie Epublishing Success book too!!!
DD, great stuff here! It’s very easy to set up your own website…did mine myself and I am not a techie. If you run into a snag there are lots of forums with very helpful and knowledgeable people ready to jump in and assist. Don’t forget to keep writing new content for your blog/web site or people (readers) will stop coming back!
New content on a regular basis for a website is a must, Monica! Thanks bunches for reiterating that!!!
I actually kind of enjoy working on all my websites, and I’m a total Techno Dunce!!!
Great list, D.D. I agree with not spending tons of money on a fancy website or on magazine ads, etc., but I have to admit that seeing my book in RT was FUN! I also ended up with a 4 1/2 Top Pick! I don’t think I got any sales off of it though…and for me I would say it was more about ego. For nearly 20 years, I dreamt of seeing my name in the RT and other magazines and winning RITAs and seeing my book on a shelf at the nearby bookstore. Now I’m realizing the important thing is reaching readers.
I definitely have zero interest in fighting publishing battles. I’d much rather write!
Great advice as always. Thanks!
LOL, my friend! I had those dreams too…and yep, for ego-only, I did the RWR Ads twice which cost me a ton by the time I had my pricey designer of the time do the ads then pay for the space. I was in the process of doing an RT one when I pulled back and said wait a minute, you’ve been there done this before and basically didn’t meet any of your goals doing so. LOL!!!
And right you are, Theresa…it’s all about reaching readers. Nothing else matters!!! And ads just don’t do that anymore.
Thanks bunches for the superfab sweet shout-out! U rock!!!
And congrats on that 4 1/2 Top Pick! WooHooo!!!
Great info, and all good advice, DD. My one year anniversary is coming up in September and I’ll be releasing my fourth book at the end of that month. I’ve sold about 5000 copies my first year and have learned a TON! It’s good to know that I’m on track.
Thanks a million!
As an aside, I’m working on my short story for the October Anthology. When is the deadline? Is there a page with all the details and procedural info?
Congrats to you too, PJ, on your upcoming 1st Anniversary as an Indie Epub Author! And cheers to your first 5,000 sales!!! Well done!!!
All the scoop for our WG2E Anthologies is in our Yahoo Group. Do you have access to that or do I need to sub you in? Here are the basics: Just email your story to me by September 1st, along with your Bio and Author Photo. Word counts seem to be ranging from 2,000 to 16,000. That’s all there is to it!!!
Cheers to you, my friend!!!
Yes, I’d appreciate an invite to the Yahoo group, D.D. Thanks.
I’ll send one right out to you, PJ! I thought you were already in there, my friend.
Congrats on your success, DeeDee! And thanks for all the great tips you provide us all along this journey. You rock!
Thanks bunches, Rhonda! I hope my tips help each of you in your own Indie Epublishing Journeys and perhaps make your roads a wee bit smoother.
This was an excellent find. I have really just started on my own adventure so your article was very timely. Your positive attitude and willingness to share about the light at the end of the tunnel is refreshing, needed, and appreciated. Great job.
Awe shucks, John…thanks bunches! And Welcome to The WG2E!!! You’ll find a ton of great scoop here from our entire WG2E Team…so again…Welcome, my new friend!!!
Nothin’ beats Writers Helping Writers Reach Readers!
And congrats on the start of your own Indie Epublishing Adventure! We’re here to help you anyway we can!!!
Congrats on your two years, D.D.! I celebrated year 1 June 29th and I’ve learned that as scary as it can be to take the plunge, it was SO worth it to be in charge of my own destiny. Thanks for all the tips and advice you and everyone else shares here!
Yayyy, another Anniversary to celebrate! Congrats, Stacey, on your first year as an Indie Epublished Author!!!
I luv what you said right here:
“I’ve learned that as scary as it can be to take the plunge, it was SO worth it to be in charge of my own destiny.”
Exactly that, my friend!!!
Great advice, D.D. I have a question for you, though. I’m writing a trilogy. Should I wait until all three are done before putting them up indie?
Barb
What I did, Barbara, which really seemed to work was to release one every two to three months. And I still do that, actually. I release a new “product” every two to three months. So, it depends on how fast you write. If you can write one every three months, you could go ahead and put up the first one. If you don’t write that fast, maybe write two of them, put ‘em up about two to three months apart, and finish the third and part of the fourth in the meantime.
I celebrated three years since the publication of my first indie title in June. I think the biggest lesson I’ve learned is that regular releases, within four to eight months, is the best thing a writer can do to build a career.
I totally agree, Bettye, and congrats on your 3rd Anniversary!!! WooHooo!!! Thanks sooo much for sharing with us here in WG2E-Land!!!
Such great information, D.D. Thanks for all your generosity. I’m about to publish for the first time, ebook and POD, and I’m trying to absorb all the good advice I can find. (Until Proven should be available Oct. 1)
You are one of my regular reads. I especially like the focus on the reader. We were all readers first, weren’t we?
Welcome to The WG2E, Nora, and Congrats on beginning your very own Indie Epublishing Journey!!!
Focusing on Readers is what it’s all about, my new friend! If you begin to build your Epublishing Empire with that goal, you’ll be sooo glad you did.
Cheers to you and we look forward to sharing your journey with you!!!
I’ve been reading WG2E since this morning and you have no idea how genuinely marvelous this site is. I mean, look at this post. Every single word, every single emotion oozing from these words is spot on (talking from my own experience). This is the best “writers help writers” blog I have found, no doubt about that.
On a separate note, can I tell you here that I posted the WG2E logo on my blog?
Fabulous, Mike! And Welcome to The WG2E!!! I’m thrilled you’ve found us!!!
And thanks bunches for sharin’ The WG2E Luuuvvv on your own site too! Let me know your url, and I’ll list you on our Friends Page.
Congratulations, D.D.
You obviously deserve your success after ten years. Well done and keep writing!
You’re just another example that determination and perseverance pays off in the end.