Thanks man. I made the cover myself, and I'm pretty proud of how it turned out. Not a bad first effort, imo. Recently redesigned it for a print edition and my proof copy should arrive today, which will be one of the more exciting moments of my life.
And yeah, setting up a platform on Twitter and Facebook and Goodreads, etc, is an ongoing top priority. I should have already completed all this groundwork long ago, but I had an agent for most of my time writing the book and always assumed I'd get a ton of assistance with marketing. Of course, my agent had to go and retire from publishing right on the eve of taking Red Junction to market. He offered to put me in touch with someone else, but I chose instead to have a go at self-publishing this one.
Thanks for the tip on lynda.com. Never heard of it, and looks like an incredible resource. Also, thanks for buying my fucking book!
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