I thought it would be no big deal to toss my completed novel up on Amazon. Gazillions of other authors have done it. It can’t be that hard.

I had already finished the work of editing it, designing a cover, and releasing it into the world. This was just one more minor box to tick, so I could feel like I’d covered all the self-publishing bases. I figured there would be some annoying details to work out but nothing that couldn’t be settled in a day or two of concentrated effort.

I underestimated a bit. Continue reading “Publishing, Part I” →