Sarah Pearce asked Jodi Taylor:

Hello Jodi: You've self-published a book which then got picked up by a traditional publishing house. Other than great writing, solid characters and inventive plot, how did they find you? And do you have other self-published works out there that didn't get picked up? Or did you pull them off the rack? Thanks and although you've left the self-publishing club, we still root for you!

Jodi Taylor Hi. Accent Press found me! I was living in Turkey at the time and they tracked me down. Just One Damned Thing was number one on Amazon's free book chart and Accent had a policy of checking for promising new authors. I don't have any more self-published stuff out there. That was ten years ago and I don't know what the position is today but Smashwords - the other self-publishing platform I used - were about to do me a fantastic publicity promo in Australia for my second book so reputable - and I stress reputable - self-publishers can do a fantastic job for authors.

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