What motivated you to become an indie author?
Well for starters, I didn't think the story I was telling with Sherwood Forest would fit with a traditional publisher. With traditional publishing, you tend to either publish standalone short stories or full-length books- that doesn't leave a lot of room for serialized novels like the kind I'm publishing here. But besides that, I have a lot of respect for the way indie publishing allows for a kind of freedom that traditional publishing still doesn't. Traditional publishing is market-driven- it has to be- and that means that often stories that publishers think won't sell never see the light of day. With indie publishing, that decision is entirely up to the author and the readers. Will indie books still flop? Of course, but they're getting a better chance than they would have ten years ago.
What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
For me, writing-and storytelling in general-is a way of looking at the world a little differently, imagining ways in which things could change. It could be a small change, like two people falling in love, or it could be a big one like the overthrow of a corrupt government. But whatever it is, is allows writers and readers to look towards something different- and maybe something better.
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