Abby Goldsmith

@Whiplash246 Thanks!!!

Congrats!!!❤️❤️❤️

@atomisis Thanks!!! 

Now posting Empire Ender on Royal Road! 5x per week.  https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/61947/

@AbbyBabble Yeah I just saw it when I was about to read Empire Ender

@Erarieeva Aw, oops! If your last one was Megacosmic Rift, there are two more: Greater Than All and Empire Ender. I will PM you!

@AbbyBabble Nws❤️
            Good luck with ur day job and figuring out adulthood xx (mood, honestly xD)
            (Im still working through my degree and have very much not figured it out yet)

@Whiplash246 Thanks!!!!!!! I'm grateful that my series actually got readers. That is the best feeling in the world--to be recognized, and to know it reached people beyond my little social sphere. 
            
            I really am grateful. Feel free to reach out to me any time! I'm just day jobbing in Texas, working in tech, trying to figure out my life and how to be an adult. No kids, married to a game developer who is likewise trying to figure out the whole life/adulthood thing.

@IcefireStarfire @ceilingfanenvy Thank you!!! That really means a lot. 
            
            Podium is halfway between indie and trad pub. It's an indie publisher. But tbh, it's the best place for me. I think the Big Five have given up on epic heroic series. I was never going to be able to sell it to Tor or Orbit or Daw. They're focused on sapphic romance and smaller stakes and single individual tales, as far as I can see. I see the kind of stuff I like coming from indie publishers like Podium and Aethon and Soundbooth. 
            
            I'd hoped that mine would get a larger audience on Amazon/Audible than it did on Royal Road. Maybe that will happen with the next few book releases. In any case, it's a series I can say I'm proud of. And it's gotten some great critical acclaim! 
            
            I've stepped back from book marketing and am working on a new series--epic fantasy with a twist. Writing is the best therapy.

@AbbyBabble I've tried researching "how to launch" before but in the end idk much about modern day launches and I'm still really confused lol. But I think you're already doing so well! You've already gotten over that first major hurdle of writing something *actually unique* in a coherent manner and all it needs now is a polish and publish. You've already released book 1 and it looks so good! No spending years trying to figure out the sequel stringing people along, you're ready to go. I truly think this will work in your advantage when you begin to do more of your own marketing as well. Frankly I was surprised to read that Podium was doing ad campaigns at all, as I've heard that traditional publishers typically leave all that legwork up to the authors.
            
            YA publishing is a tough niche to break into as well, so remember to take time for yourself to work through those feelings and rest. It can be hard and confusing when things don't quite occur the way you thought it would, but I always try to tell myself that that is normal. We can't predict the future so it will rarely work out exactly the way we imagined; we can't see the most likely futures like the Death Architect after all :) there's plenty of time in the future for things to change in your favor!
            
            I cleared out my Kindle unlimited borrows the other day so I could get Majority and I can't even describe this feeling I get reading the polished final draft from the very beginning of the journey. Planning to get a hard copy later to lend to friends too. I also hope there'll be a box set when the last book is officially published so I can hoard it for myself xD granted I may not always be online/engaged but this is the first time I've been part of such a journey and I'm so glad for finding you all that time ago! The right people will come, I promise <3

@AbbyBabble it sounds like such an excruciating thing glad you're doing better! it will take off like it deserves soon!!

@Fatechanger101 The synopsis is from my publisher, and it's in their hands! I also prefer shorter descriptions.

@MichaelOehley Thanks! I can't stop writing, so I'm not giving up. I write every day and have done so all of my adult life. It's probably a form of mental illness or self-torture. :-P But the stories demand to be told. My gravestone will read: DIED TRYING. 
            
            I appreciate the kind words. Maybe things will turn around. I've had a great amount of support for this book launch. That was meaningful.

@AbbyBabble I don't think there is any problem with the cover, atleast I like it, maybe try shortening the synopsis? People (or atleast I) don't like to read a long synopsis while searching for new books to read, so that might be discouraging potential new readers.

@AbbyBabble I read Scalzi's blog occasionally, so I find this very cool.  Congrats!