Carla Munro asked David Estes:

Hey David, I'm new to this - been a member of Goodreads as a reader for a couple of years, but have just self-published my first e-book. I haven't read your novels yet - want to! ; ) But I noticed how prolific you are and also how good you are at being involved in discussions etc on Goodreads. Have you any advice for a new author who is TIME POOR, ideas rich, and lives at the bottom of the planet? Cheers! Carla

David Estes Hi Carla, thank you for all your kind words and congrats on your first novel! I completely understand how difficult and overwhelming the whole publishing process can be, especially when you have many other responsibilities in your life (family, fulltime job, etc). I have an "Indie Author Advice" section on my blog that has a lot of useful information from my own experiences. For me, the most important thing was finding what worked for me in terms of balancing writing, publishing, and marketing. Here's a link to a post I did called "Everything I Wish I Knew When I Started Writing":

http://davidestesbooks.blogspot.com/2...

And here's the link to the entire "Indie Author Advice" series:

http://davidestesbooks.blogspot.com/s...

I hope this helps and best of luck! If you have any specific questions or need any advice, feel free to send me a personal message on Goodreads, I'm always happy to help other Indie authors :)

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