Um… it’ll make sense as you read.

• Amanda Hocking’s Blog: Some Things That Need to Be Said – From a successful self-published author: "This is literally years of work you're seeing. And hours and hours of work each day. The amount of time and energy I put into marketing is exhausting. I am continuously overwhelmed by the amount of work I have to do that isn't writing a book. I hardly have time to write anymore, which sucks and terrifies me."
• The Very Rich Indie Writer – Novelr – Making People Read – Looking at the example of Amanda Hocking's financial success, will authors of web fiction start to close off their free writings and move to self-publishing under the lure of it being "easy"?
• From the Rich to the Poor (or, What I Learned in Africa) – A good hard look at a personal finance guru's trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe.
• Advice To Young Girls From Belle And The Little Mermaid | Alas, a Blog – "The longer you're stuck with someone, the more it'll feel like home… Stockholm!" Continue reading Weekly Linkage: Stockholm Trolls →