Since writers write it shouldn’t be surprising that a lot of them do some of that writing on the internet, and thank goodness for that. Multiple times in the process of self-publishing my book I’ve had questions that no one in my real life, however intelligent or well intentioned, could have answered for me, but 10 minutes and a Google search provided those answers. It makes me extremely grateful for the knowledge and willingness-to-share of the writing community online.
Need to know why your GIMP created cover won’t load properly into your Amazon KDP (publishing) account? Adjust the size of the file in GIMP – Thank you random internet stranger, we’d been swearing over that for an hour!
Need to know how to set up your listing details to get your book into the Teen & Young Adult category on Amazon? Adjust the age range and add keywords. Random internet stranger to the rescue!
I know it’s not just writers who do this – my techie maker husband finds all sorts of miraculous content online. It just makes me grateful for humans who are willing to help out people they’ll never know.
Jenel Alan 