Quote from: Orange[Suspicious link removed]d on Today at 10:27:13 AM

I've written three books so far, fourth in the works. The first is collecting digital dust on my harddrive, the second and third didnt get a publisher so went on Amazon, and the fourth is slowly coming along.

""Like, how do you go from idea to book without totally losing steam halfway through?""

I discovered the answer to this early in my second book. It's all about the outline. The outline is the fun part. You can do it in two or three days if you have most of the story worked out. It doesn't keep you from losing steam later (that happens to everyone) but it gives you clear direction. For example, "today I'm going to write the chapter where dude breaks his leg snowboarding, simply stepping off the ski lift".

Any luck with selling your self-published books on Amazon then? Are you doing any marketing on social media or running ad campaigns on Amazon? My book was marked as one having a sensitive topic, so Amazon has banned me from doing any advertising on it.