I began testing the waters of self-publishing back in January of 2012. Before retiring from teaching middle school physical education, I had dabbled in writing comical short stories. Never dreaming of ever publishing any of these works, it was mainly a method of relieving day to day stress.

Once Amazon's KDP Select became familiar to me, I decided to submit a monthly humorous issue entitled, My Husband's On Facebook! These were very short editions,roughly ten to twelve pages, meant to be read in one sitting. My main objective was to create a customer base by offering these quick reads for free through KDP Select. With each new monthly issue, I was allowed an additional five days of free promos.

By the end of the fifth month, I had used over twenty days of free promos which resulted in over a thousand downloads.

At the end of the fifth month, I now had accumulated enough material to create a complete edition of roughly sixty pages which I released the first week of July. I then unpublished the monthly issues to avoid any confusion for new readers. Each monthly issue was listed for $0.99 while available for purchase. I sold roughly one hundred during the time they were not on free promo. My complete edition is now listed at $2.99.

I feel that by listing the short monthly issues first, I was able to see if there was any interest in the subject material or my style of humor before taking the extra time to write an entire submission. With the encouragement of many downloads and some positive reviews that ensued, I then felt confident in submitting my longer complete version. As time goes by, I will inform you of any positive results. Good luck in your endeavors.