@HarrisonGeffers For me, I posted a ton of short stories for a while, putting them out there consistently. Also, understand that the writing community can be very close, and if you genuinely support others and be a good friend, they will be a good friend back to you! Knowing your audience is very crucial, because when you know who you are writing for, then you know how to write to cater to them, making them satisfied when they read your books and want to promote you! Creating super-fans gets you very far, because super-fans promote you and in the end, its them who help spread your stories out there. Also, be very very patient. Results take years and the only trick to seeing really good results is to ride out the many months or years of not being noticed while at the same time honing your craft and writing every day!