Self-Publishing
Publishing your own work can be difficult, not that I’d know. I’ve read the story from others going through the ordeal several times. **[Jonathan Moeller](https://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/)\*\, one of my favorite authors (I own all his books, so yeah, favorite), has detailed the process and the benefits. He writes: > …end of March (2023) I had also reached 2 million ebooks sold. Twelve years! That’s a long time. That’s honestly the longest consecutive time I’ve ever done anything. The longest traditional job I’ve ever held was for ten and a half years. Like, in the US, you can only be president for a maximum of eight years (barring a technicality with a vice president who becomes president and then is reelected twice), and I think only six(?) UK Prime Ministers have held the office for longer than twelve years. >Two million ebooks is also a staggering figure. (**[source](https://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?p=16383)\*\) If you love sword and sorcery stuff, Moeller’s writing is the best, especially The Grey Knight series. I LOVE it.
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Guy (name pronounced the way you’d say the “gui” in guillotine) LeCharles Gonzalez agrees: > Authors who are able to think like entrepreneurs, diversify their income sources, and build effective support teams are the ones with the best shot at a long-term sustainable career. (**Source: [As in guillotine blog](https://loudpoet.com/2018/10/02/get-a-cluetrain-sustainable-digital-strategy-for-author-platforms/)\*\*). What are the basics of every author’s platform? Guy suggests that it should be the following: * A website * A dedicated email account * A social media account It’s possible that big tech and business is working at undercutting these basics, or at least, ensuring that you rely on them to get that work done. I can’t complain, I’ve scattered my creative work across multiple sites and platforms. Rather than try to concentrate it on one, I figured something might survive over the long run. Of course, I’m not selling anything. I’m not trying to make money, or monetize my work. My family says, “You should write a book. You like to write.” That’s the same reason people told me to get a doctorate…”You like to write, Miguel.”
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I’m not so sure anymore. It’s not writing to make money. This may be just a dude staring into space, talking to himself…not to sell tickets to the obvious, but hoping somebody far away will respond.