Many think that we sit down and type for hours and then upload the book, and magically people buy it, and we become famous and make lots of money.

When I decided to pursue writing as a profession, I expected to have my friends and family's full support.

Many new writers believe that they can write a book and put it out there, and it's going to become a best seller. It probably won't. The key to success is knowing that it only comes with hard work. There is no such thing as an easy payday. Yes, you can write the book and sit back and wait to collect passive income while you go off and shop for that new drop-top or house on the hill. The only problem is that unless you market your book, no one will know that it exists.

To cuss or not to cuss, is the question. This is a question that can only be answered by the writer.

I’ve been publishing my own writing since July of 2017, and I have learned a lot in the three years since I began. Self-publishing isn’t for everyone.

It is finally December. If you are like me, you can’t wait to put 2020 in the review mirror of your life.

For the most part, writing has been a hobby. It wasn’t until 2017 that I jumped into the world of self-publishing and put my first book out for the world to read. It did better than I ever expected and I went whole hog into trying to establish myself as a self-published author. I wrote more books as I read everything I could find about how to become a six-figure author.

Darker than Fifty Shades of Grey, a BDSM relationship between an interracial couple.