Greetings Readers, Daddy’s Invisible Ouchy (DIO), my first kid book (of a planned series of 12), has taken over my life. I didn’t expect it to be anything more than a little sidebar. It was to be something to do when it was too difficult to write the darker horror pieces I’m already known for. When I first launched DIO, it received immediate attention, and everyone seems to love it! It started to sell, and a local web magazine wrote a piece about me after conducting an interview. The work is unique and powerful in a way that I understood, but didn’t know if anyone else would see it. It hasn’t all been fun and games, however. Issues with the new publisher for this project and distribution channels have been problematic. Marketing and advertising are incredibly expensive. Self and hybrid publishing is a real job I really didn’t want. On the upside, the American Legion has published a piece on it in their web magazine Legiontown, and Military.com is also considering a piece ...
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