[quote=@Lunamaria]
taaj, you need to write more. you can't just write 4500 words (17 amazon pages = 4500-5000 words) and expect popularity ..

well, i don't know what you're aiming for, but 4500 words won't get you much of anything

short story collections generally do poorly

you have to write a novel 60000- 80000 words and there's all sorts of factors that are important to how well that novel sells
cover art, blurb description, first five pages, the story itself, the title!

i can give you a ton of ebooks and reading material if you want to succeed in self pub or a fiction=writing career

writing 5000 words (and it's not even one story, it's multiple stories) and then marketing it to death is not going to get you anywhere
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One of the coolest things about self-publishing is that you can publish whatever the fuck you want to. It doesn't have to be a calculated career move, vetted by a publishing firm. Taaj wrote these, and wanted to share her work, so she's put it up for free and has told us about it because we've known her for ages. [I]Somehow[/i], I doubt being a financial success is at the top of her priority list with this one, so maybe tone down the criticism a bit, hm? Try reading the stories she's giving you [i]for free[/i], and maybe share your thoughts about those, rather than having a go at someone who's writing and self-publishing for pleasure, not gain, and is just sharing that with us.