I suppose that it seems rather fitting that with a week of this decade and this year that I say goodbye.
Not permanently. To this persona. It is time for a bit of rebranding- reinvention. Some distance from where I have been and who I was.
I can't stop being a writer. I don't know how to be anything else.
In these years, I have learned a lot about being an independent author. From publishing, book design, editing, proofing, and promoting.
Santa I would like a promoter and editor for Christmas- just saying. And if you're feeling more generous- an advertising budget.
As I move forward, I am taking the pieces of what worked in the past and put them together. I am going to take my time with line by line editing because there is one thing I learned and every independent author should know this-
You will be crucified for imperfection. One comma out of place and hellfire will rain down in the comments. However, big-time authors who have people who do line by line editing also make mistakes and miss a comma here or there are given a pass. You will never see comments to the contrary. Just keep that in mind.
The books will always remain for sale. This blog will always be here because there are some good poems and stories. But there will be no new items from JM Scott. There will be no advertising. Occasionally, there may be free books. But in the end-
This is goodbye.
