@CheyenneMckamie It is and it isn't. I mean, you can possibly develop a fan base, but there's no promise that those people will buy your book. I think joining a message board grants you a better chance at building fans - or becoming a well-known blogger (though I have no patience for that myself). There are a lot of things you can do to develop a fan base that don't necessarily have to do with posting your work online. I only post fluff. I am considering publishing SFH, but only because I'm finished and it seemed to do well. On the flip side, it's not even close to my best work - what is posted is the initial first rough draft and it needs work.