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Writing is a solitary exercise for most authors. Publishing, however, is not. Even indie authors shouldn’t work in a vacuum. For one thing, there’s all that dust and lint your vacuum picks up. Very unsanitary. For another, restricted airflow.

No, your best bet is to work with other people.

You’ll accrue a beta crew, whom you should remember to love and cherish. You’ll form friendships with other authors, for whom you should cheer. Still, you should always try to have an outside eye look at your...