My first book was released one year ago — this is what I’ve learned

My first book, The Street Poet: The Journals of a Paranoid Man, was released on the 17th of May last year. Since becoming a debut indie author one year ago, a lot has happened.

I saw my novel in print for the first time, held a book launch in a beautiful art lounge cafe, and got my book stocked in various bookstores around Melbourne. This thing I created has taken me to various book signings, markets, and festivals. I’ve accepted some commission jobs as a copyeditor and proofreader, released zines with the writers’…