I’m coming at this from the reader’s Point of View.

As a reader, you pick up on things. More traditionally published authors have a fairly regular yearly schedule. For years, I’ve known that one of my fav fantasy authors would publish a book right before my birthday. Once a year, like clock work. Except this year, the clock stuttered. The book isn’t coming out until fall. There are some who miss their deadlines, but many of them follow this formula.

Then there are the indie authors. Some publish once a quarter. Some publish more. And I know I’ve talked about how some of the books have been… Below par. But I’ve also told you about the ones that have exceeded all expectations.

Devyn Sinclair. Ari Wright. Jillian West. Jenn Bullard.

I’m reading just about everything they publish. Ari Wright, there was one I couldn’t read because I don’t do well with time jumps. My brain doesn’t function great with the back and forth on timelines. I have 1 series to start with Devyn, and I’m choosing to wait for when there’s a desert of things to read.

I don’t know how these four ladies do it. If they waited  until they had a book in the bag with the next ready to go. Maybe they write that quick. It can be done– has been done for ages. Some authors use pen names. Some just do it

And while there may be little mistakes– let’s face it, mistakes happen with traditionally published work as well. But there aren’t huge mistakes. Like changing from 1st person to third or vice versa.

I still have authors that I love that publish once a year, or sometimes less (life happens). But for me– I appreciate the hard work and dedication it takes to get that volume of work out in a year and to have it stick the landing.

For some the dream will always be traditional publishing, and that’s great. But there are those whose dream is to get stories out and get them read.

I’m so happy to be reading them.

Onto the next book!