paint with a shotgun
5th July 2016 | for Creatives | the successful artist, writing, publishing, word count, Chuck Wendig |
"To really succeed at self-publishing it seems right now that your best bet is to paint with a shotgun; you're not served by posting one book and walking away but posting a book or project (or product, if you can stand that word) every couple of months."
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