Today, I released a book. This, in itself, is not particularly notable. I've done it many times over the past several years. But this one is special.
This one is a professional, paying anthology that marks the transition of my career from mere author to also being an editor and publisher. Everybody who worked on this book (except me, obviously, as the publisher) was paid a fair market rate for their work. The cover artist got paid, the copyeditor got paid, and the authors of the stories got paid.
I'm really proud of this book and this moment. It's the culmination of 16 months of work on an idea that popped up almost three years ago. Lots of people helped in ways large and small, and I wouldn't be doing this without a whole mess of authors, editors, and other fine folk giving me a helping hand.
The book is called Swords, Sorcery, & Self-Rescuing Damsels, and it's available starting today on all the major platforms in ebook, print, and audio:
http://books2read.com/u/bzLodq