Thanks for posting this. As someone who's self published and gone through traditional publishing I don't get the stigma that's often attached to self publishing. As you've proved, it can work much better than traditional publishing in lots of instances. Many benefits, including full control, which is why we publish on Substack, right?
Reading this piece was like unzipping what I thought was a handbag and finding a sprawling garden inside. It’s so cool that you took this journey, and that you shared it so transparently. You inspired me, and now I have to read your book!
What a brilliant write up. Thanks for your generosity in sharing your journey! All the best for the second book and as an idea - you could teach many other aspiring authors about self-publishing to fund the second one. 🙂
This was such a great read for someone who’s on the outside looking in (no prior exposure to publishing, etc). Feeling inspired to continue writing, and building communities first! Thanks Alex
This was a great story and a terrific read. Congrats on your success, and thank you for sharing a motivational, inspirational, and seemingly attainable tale of winning!
Thank you for sharing this - it's so motivating! I am seriously thinking of doing something similar and this has made it seem possible.
Brilliant! Thanks so much for this perspective. I hadn’t really considered self-publishing, but suddenly it seems like a great idea!
Thanks for posting this. As someone who's self published and gone through traditional publishing I don't get the stigma that's often attached to self publishing. As you've proved, it can work much better than traditional publishing in lots of instances. Many benefits, including full control, which is why we publish on Substack, right?
Reading this piece was like unzipping what I thought was a handbag and finding a sprawling garden inside. It’s so cool that you took this journey, and that you shared it so transparently. You inspired me, and now I have to read your book!
thanks for your transparency!! also, congrats!!
What a brilliant write up. Thanks for your generosity in sharing your journey! All the best for the second book and as an idea - you could teach many other aspiring authors about self-publishing to fund the second one. 🙂
Very enjoyable read, thank you so much for sharing the journey!
Good luck with the next one, I look forward to seeing your publishing empire flourish. 👏👏👏
This was such a great read for someone who’s on the outside looking in (no prior exposure to publishing, etc). Feeling inspired to continue writing, and building communities first! Thanks Alex
Amazing results and work
So so helpful. Thanks for taking the time to break this all down.
This was a great story and a terrific read. Congrats on your success, and thank you for sharing a motivational, inspirational, and seemingly attainable tale of winning!
Thank you for an incredibly insightful read on self-publishing Alec
Thank you for sharing! This is truly inspiring and teaches how to believe in yourself and what really matters in your life. Congratulations!
Great to read, thanks.
Well done. What I garnered from this post was the clarity of your vision. You didn't let external 'vanity metrics' distract you.
Focus on the product, put it in front of people who might be interested, and then good things might happen.
Thanks for sharing.
This is such an excellent insight into the process. Huge fan of what you're doing, Alec. Cannot wait for the second book.
thanks mate! the second one's gonna be right up your alley i promise