Hey, Michelle. Thanks for the comment and the compliment! :D I'm glad (?) that it took you a while to figure out, I really wanted to tread the line between reality and fiction in this story. Actually, I had planned to crowdfund this project two years ago when I was conceptualizing it, but upon weighing all the factors, I opted not too. I had self-published a book in Amazon, Smashwords, etc 3 years ago which didn't perform so well, that's why I didn't want go that route until I figured out what I did wrong.
I chose Steemit because of all the kind gestures that people were throwing around. Plus, it wouldn't really cost anyone anything, just one measly vote for a day. My mistake was believing I was part of that circle of giving haha I had adjusted my expectations from before though, so I really should've seen this coming. Right now, I'm just going to squat here until I find a better place for me in the internet :D
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! I truly appreciate it :) The suggestions are noted, and the well wishes are treasured.
OK, I have a little insight to the self-publishing world - I am by no means an expert though so don't take this as a guarantee of success.
Get your book together, edit and proofread it as well as you can then put it up as an e-book on Amazon, Smashwords etc.
Connect with me via Twitter - @ShellGent and I'll retweet whenever I can. I'll also give your book a good shout-out on my other social media sites - again, no promises.
If you get a crowd-funding page sorted, I'll do the same for you on that with regards to shouting out to my own followers and friends.
The most important thing to do is get a few reviews going, so get copies of your book out to people who read the same genre and ask, beg, plead, cajole them for a review. If you ask if you can use their review elsewhere, let me know. I have a few places in mind where posting your reviews can get your name out there a little more.
One other piece of advice: Keep writing and KEEP POSTING on Steemit - both will help enormously.
Good Luck <3
Oh, wow! Thanks! I'm really grateful for the help. I might take you up on your offer, but for my first self-published book. I asked more than 50 people for a review, gave away even more free copies, but I've only received a small amount in return. When you see the number of reviews compared to the number of people I asked to review it, you'll see why I was traumatized from self-publishing lol
I'm currently refining it with a professional editor, but I'll tweet to you when a paperback version is available. I don't use Twitter nowadays anymore though, but my account is still there @jedau Don't mind the recent tweets, those are just auto-generated. Look at my tweets from before though and notice the lack of interaction from people haha!