I wrote my first book in 2018, and I didn& #39;t really think about trying to self-publish it until close to the end of the process, when 1) I added ebook export to my writing tool and 2) I started looking at the kinds of things that were selling on the Kindle store. 1/
I& #39;m still not sure if there& #39;s an objective way to measure success as a writer (Profit? Count of reviews and average rating? Some intrinsic quality of the story or prose?) but writing has brought structure and a lot of unexpected joy to my life. 2/
Sometimes the aspects of writing required for self-publishing become hard to deal with. Social media is fun, but it can be a distraction, and at certain times a source of negativity.
It& #39;s also easy to become distracted by trying to sell books. 3/
It& #39;s also easy to become distracted by trying to sell books. 3/