There are only a few things that have really changed my life. My children, certainly. My wife, of course. There are maybe one or two others that could be included — business school, for example — but one thing that I would include in that category without hesitation is the website CreateSpace.
Even if you realize it’s hard, it’s still far harder than you realize
When someone learns that my books are self-published, they often sneer as if they don’t exist at all.
Oh, so you’re not really published. Your books aren’t, like, real.
No? If you type my name into the search bar at the top of the Amazon page, you’ll find a list of all eight of my books, ready to be ordered in physical or electronic format, just like J.K. Rowling or Ryan Holiday or James Patterson.
“I had a period where I thought I might not be good enough to publish.”
Stephen King’s latest collection, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, comes out tomorrow (November 3rd). It is his sixth collection of short stories and tenth collection in total. At 68 years old, with millions in the bank, and almost 60 books and 200 short stories to his name, it would be natural for King to retire or slow down.
Instead, he’s still cranking out at least two books per year, adding to his legacy.
After years and years of writing on various sites (I Hate JJ Redick, Medium, Tumblr, even Facebook), I now have my own home for content.
I’m hoping to have cool stuff coming up and I’ll be linking to all of my other stuff. Enjoy!
— P.
The Passion of Christopher Pierznik 