What motivated you to become an indie author?
I exhausted my own resources with traditional publishing when still a teenager. Secondary education and becoming an adult, entering the working world, etc., put a halt in my writing and publishing endeavors. When I finally got back into it, I narrow-mindedly pursued the e-book route. I did my own editing (I've done extensive work as an editor); designed and created my book cover; and did my own formatting, as I'll be doing for my upcoming sequel to "13".
I've already sold thousands of downloads of "13" and have received a lot of demand for another anthology.
How has Smashwords contributed to your success?
As I'm just getting started, I don't have that information as of yet. However, since the fall of Mobipocket, my downloads have dropped significantly. Although my anthology is still on Amazon, Goodreads, and Barnes & Noble, my work is no longer distributed as widely as it was before.
I'm hoping Smashwords will solve that problem.
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