After reading Held for Ransom's thread, something in me clicked on. And after reading ChickenHawk's thread, I decided that writing fiction and self publishing is what I need to be doing. It's something that has crossed my mind before. I've ghost-written erotica stories, but failed to take the leap for myself. Currently I make a living as a freelance content writer. One of my original fastlane ideas dealt with content marketing, but it would take more funds, resources, and knowledge than I currently have access to. Self publishing, however, I feel much more confident about. Not that I'm under the illusion that it will be easy. But I've been writing stories for as long as I can remember. So let's put this thing to work.
As HFR suggested, I've been doing some research on Amazon to pin down some profitable genres. I'm not thrilled about the idea of going back into erotica because I have memories of a warrior forum WSO that seemed to spur every other internet marketer into publishing erotica on Amazon. However, as HFR also pointed out, self publishing is an endurance race, and consistently putting out good titles sets one apart from one who calls it quits after three. So I just might do erotica again under one pen name, and a couple Fantasy and Science Fiction genres under another. Still playing with ideas.
This is going to be HARD for me. Consistency is not my strong suit. I suffer from major depression, and my productivity really suffers from it. However I still intend to keep working toward my goals whilst I'm seeking treatment.
Tomorrow I'm going to start outlining my plan of action. I have ideas for two stories in my head now. I'm excited and nervous at the same. I'm nervousited!
As HFR suggested, I've been doing some research on Amazon to pin down some profitable genres. I'm not thrilled about the idea of going back into erotica because I have memories of a warrior forum WSO that seemed to spur every other internet marketer into publishing erotica on Amazon. However, as HFR also pointed out, self publishing is an endurance race, and consistently putting out good titles sets one apart from one who calls it quits after three. So I just might do erotica again under one pen name, and a couple Fantasy and Science Fiction genres under another. Still playing with ideas.
This is going to be HARD for me. Consistency is not my strong suit. I suffer from major depression, and my productivity really suffers from it. However I still intend to keep working toward my goals whilst I'm seeking treatment.
Tomorrow I'm going to start outlining my plan of action. I have ideas for two stories in my head now. I'm excited and nervous at the same. I'm nervousited!
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