Achievement Unlocked: Amazon and Smashwords

For the last few months I've been working to convert the stories I've posted here into 'proper' e-books. I started placing them on Smashwords, because Smashwords accepts 'fringe' subject matter like family-oriented erotica, works of dubious consent and similar. As of today, I finally braved the waters and submitted to Amazon as well. It's official: I am a 'real' author.

[http://www.amazon.com/author/tcdale]

[https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/TheresaDale]

I know, I know: I was already a 'real' author, but this is still a sort of... awe-inducing step for me. I realize I'm "just" self-publishing, and I'm still a far cry from being approached by an agent or whatnot - but when I started my Patreon last year (and SubscribeStar just a month or so ago), I changed my tune from 'I should write more' to actually writing, this wasn't on the radar. I have worked my way through small, incremental steps, and together they've added up. I started publishing stories; then I started taking commissions. I started playing with making cover images, and formatting them in PDF and ePub. I hesitantly explored Smashwords, and once I was more confident, dipped a toe in Amazon.

Amazon, in particular, feels 'bigger' than the other steps, perhaps because it's such a well-known and global platform. SubscribeStar is miniscule (although I hope it grows). Patreon is better known but my page is still tiny. Smashwords is wider but still smallish, but Amazon. Amazon is... well, Amazon. It is the largest online retailer in the world.

So thank you, to all my fans <3 You are the core believers that encourage me that I can do this. It has been, and continues to be, amazing.

E-Book Back Catalog

Speaking of e-books: my first goal, before I ventured to Smashwords and Amazon, was to e-bookify my back catalog so that all of my Subscribers and Patrons could access all of my material in high quality formats whenever they desired.

I'm almost done. Keep an eye out for an update either this weekend or next.