on The Write Life:

When I started writing my first book, I knew it was destined for Amazon self-publishing.

I had been working as a developmental editor for years at that point, so I had a pretty good understanding of the industry and the various publishing options available to me. The book I was writing was very niche, and I didn’t have any desire to commercialize it. I just wanted to write the book I wanted to write and make it available to people who would appreciate it for what it was.

So at that stage in my career and with that particular book, self-publishing on Amazon was undoubtedly the way to go.

Of course, even with my experience and the years I had spent helping other authors navigate both the self-publishing and traditional publishing paths, I still found myself feeling completely overwhelmed when it came time to put my book out into the world.