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I enjoy reading your posts. Its a breath of fresh air.

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What a lovely way to describe my posts. I hope to bring fresh air everyday.

Writing posts, one molecule of oxygen at a time.

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Your my O2 (go-to) ❤️

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😍😘

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Great piece. Focus on the small wins.

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Shoaib, you are right! When we focus on the small wins, it gives a boost that catapults us even higher.

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It IS a big thing!

Where there was nothing, there is now something.

You willed it into existence by doing the work and sharing your experiences.

That's the whole point, and it's the core of what grows our voice.

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I started publishing 24 years ago and those first successes are still the most memorable. I completely understand what you are saying Arica. Every tiny thing is an affirmation to what we are trying to do. :-)

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Hello Mel, another great boost from you.

Yes, those who've been through that would understand. Thank you!

24 years is a great achievement, and I wish to applaud you for being here. Publishing then must be very different from the scene now.

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Very different AricaN. Now you can publish a book for Free. My first book back in Dec 2000 cost me $3100 for 100 copies. They sold for $59.99. No Print on Demand POD back then.

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would you consider that money well spent? Experience that you could draw on to work on your current projects?

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Yes, I made profit from it and reprinted 100 copies 3 more times eventually selling all copies as the demand finally tricked off. I would not have all the books/ebooks that I have published today without free POD. It has given me freedom. Have a great day, AricaN!

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