Reddit mentions of A Shade Of Vampire

You asked for examples:

Bella Forest (7 million copies sold of the first book in her "Shade of Vampire" series): https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Vampire-Bella-Forrest/dp/1481280767

Meredith Wild (1.4 million copies sold digitally and in print, she now runs her own publishing imprint). Here's an article about her in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/business/media/meredith-wild-a-self-publisher-making-an-imprint.html?mcubz=1

Hugh Howey (Began in 2011, by summer 2012 was earning $150,000 a month, and is still going strong. He's also an advocate for self-publishing... you should check out his blog.): http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-hugh-howey-turned-his-self-published-story-wool-into-a-success-a-book-deal

Check out the Creative Penn podcast for information and inspiration on self-publishing. Here's an article from Joanna Penn on the advantages and disadvantages of indie versus traditional publishing: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/self-publishing-vs-traditional/

None of this means that it is easy or that success is guaranteed, of course. But there are opportunities in indie publishing, and some folks make the argument that there's never been a better time to do it.

I encourage you to research further! Have fun!

This is a bestseller in paranormal ROMANCE :)

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