... being an indie author, according to what I've been reading on t'internet tonight. Maybe, especially when you're just starting out; it's not the writing that's difficult, that aspect is a piece of piss, but the other stuff, the marketing, promotion... I concur, it's fucking horrible, time-consuming, and most importantly takes you away from what you should actually be doing, which is writing. But it's all worth it, as far as I'm concerned. Yes, if you want to get your book actually read by anyone, then you can't just sit there and wait for it to be discovered; it probably won't be, it'll just end up being buried underneath all of the other zillions of pieces of work out there. But as much as a pain up the arse promotion is, it's rewarded many times over when I see that I've sold a book... I don't think that I will ever stop getting a buzz when I see a sale on my report sheet, that someone considers my work worth investing in. That's what it's really all about, for me, just having the chance for my stories to be read by others, and when they do, well, it's a mighty fine feeling (especially when they give you a glowing review, but that, as they say, is another story)...