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Ying Quiet Millionaire Studio's avatar

This really resonated with me. Publishing a book taught me something I wish I’d understood years earlier: a book doesn’t create an audience—it reveals whether you’ve built one. That’s why I’m investing more time in conversations than promotion. The readers who discover your work because they already trust your voice are far more valuable than any launch-day spike in sales.

William Leroux's avatar

Love that! Let’s go! Glad it resonated with you

Ramblings of a Restless Soul's avatar

As usual - very good advice. Here's a question I've been struggling with. I think I have a couple books in me. I'm considering using substack articles to begin writing those books. Do I run a risk in losing the intellectual rights? or someone stealing my idea? or worse - someone taking my writings and publishing the book without me?

William Leroux's avatar

Thanks! Glad it resonated. That’s a very good question and the honeys answer: I am not sure. I would say that I never saw this happen, the community here is very open and it’s a good thing to put your chapters. I would ask a question to another author who did this to see. Thanks for your question.

Do you want a bigger audience for those books?

Ramblings of a Restless Soul's avatar

It basically is a series or articles on the same thing… I’m considering it as a way to actually get me to write it. lol sitting down to write a book is daunting! An article not as much.

William Leroux's avatar

Oh ok I see that’s really great! And a really nice way to now procrastinate

Maame Kish's avatar

Hi, I have a book I want to publish. Any help?

William Leroux's avatar

Yes would love to help! What are you searching for? Readers?

Happy to help 😄

Send me a DM

Maame Kish's avatar

Alright sure .