Self-Publishing – Your Fellow Authors are not Your Enemies – Let’s Help Each Other

Just a reminder from Don Massenzio that self-publishing is not a solitary occupation.. it takes a team. And by supporting each other in a number of ways we can all be better, do better and feel better. Head over to Don’s to read the entire post.

Author Don Massenzio

As we enter the holiday seasons, I wanted to bring back this post that is one of the first from my blog. I still truly believe the ideas in this post. Let’s help each other out. We’re all on this journey together.

If you are like me, you are aware of the thousands of other authors that are in the self-publishing universe on social media platforms. We all belong to groups on Facebook and we promote our books, blogs, giveaways, and events. We start to see the same names over and over relentlessly touting our work.

As I first entered the self-publishing world, I viewed all of these authors as people that were competing for my readers. I wanted to out-promote and out-sell all of them. Over the past year or so, however, my view has changed. Instead of viewing my fellow authors as competitors, I have come to think…

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