It is impossible to discourage real writers...

It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write.  ~Sinclair Lewis
So today I felt a little blue. Really blue about the state of affairs and getting published and self publishing and the complexities of promotion. It's a tough world out there. Let me tell you even if you go out into the world with the expectation of not selling many copies etc etc you still feel slightly dejected sometimes.
Apparently the average self published book...