The Coolest Thing EVER | author’s note

This afternoon, as I compulsively checked my Kindle Direct Publishing account to see how many ebooks I’ve sold since, well, yesterday, I realized that KDP is just about the coolest thing ever. A free way to publish and sell books, allowing me to make actual money off my writing through Amazon, my favorite online marketplace? Seriously cool!

A year ago I couldn’t even contemplate publishing my books myself, knowing it would take a hefty investment of cash to get seven or more titles in print. S...