So How’s That Self-Publishing Thing Working Out For You?

Below the cut, I’ve written some things about self-publishing in general, along with my own experience with it, including how much money I make.

Revealing one’s income is generally considered to be bad and something you should feel bad about, especially if you’re female. But “can you earn a living doing this?” is a pretty basic question about a career, and the black box around it tends to make people swing between “No, never, it’s impossible” and “I’ll publish one novel and it’ll be made into a movie and I’ll be RICH!” So I’ll show you mine to prove that it is not impossible. (“One novel = movie = RICH!” isn’t impossible either because at least one person’s done it, but it’s not the way to bet.)

I’ve had a very good experience self-publishing. It suits me. This post reflects that. If you think it might suit you, or are just curious about it, click. If reading about other people’s money or anything mostly talking up the positives of self-publishing is going to annoy, anger, upset, or otherwise be bad for you, don’t click.

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