Goodreads asked Toby Oliver:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Toby Oliver In many ways the writing is the easy part, but if you certainly need a decent cover design. This can be expensive but there many websites that shouldn’t cost a fortune. The cover is important. You also need to have your book professionally edited. It really does make all the difference. You've also got to be able to take criticism as well as praise. But never give up! Finally, if you want to be commercially successful, you'll have to treat it like a business. You need people to discover your book, to review it. There are many ways to do so. Check out top tips with other indie authors/ friends. There really is a great deal of advice available.

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