Hey, fellow self-publisher here -- the obscurity issue is something I came to terms with years ago as I write super niche historical fantasy on my primary pen name and am also a very very very slow writer. But seriously, don't stress Amazon algorithms. Just don't. That way lies hell. Also, publish everywhere if you haven't already. Don't go exclusive. Both for leftist reasons as well as practical business reasons. Kobo, Google Play, B&N are the big ones. Also Smashwords or Draft2Digital for less hassle and/or to get distribution to smaller vendors. I personally also experiment a lot with serial fiction paywalls like Radish.
I get it though, I have a pen name that is 100% secret and avoid letting family/RL acquaintances read even the "publicly" known name precisely because my writing is inherently political and I don't want to deal with any potential drama, period.
... That said, really wish there were some sort of explicitly leftist space or support group for writers.
Hey, fellow self-publisher here -- the obscurity issue is something I came to terms with years ago as I write super niche historical fantasy on my primary pen name and am also a very very very slow writer. But seriously, don't stress Amazon algorithms. Just don't. That way lies hell. Also, publish everywhere if you haven't already. Don't go exclusive. Both for leftist reasons as well as practical business reasons. Kobo, Google Play, B&N are the big ones. Also Smashwords or Draft2Digital for less hassle and/or to get distribution to smaller vendors. I personally also experiment a lot with serial fiction paywalls like Radish.
I get it though, I have a pen name that is 100% secret and avoid letting family/RL acquaintances read even the "publicly" known name precisely because my writing is inherently political and I don't want to deal with any potential drama, period.
... That said, really wish there were some sort of explicitly leftist space or support group for writers.
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