Building a story you can successfully self-publish
The story begins with your friends, family, and devoted readers - it's what resides in their heart, that you have to coax out, which will tell you the steps you need to take in order to succeed...
Writing and self-publishing a story isn't for the faint of heart, it has as much to do with persistence as it has to do with know-how and talent. In these days of plentiful Internet access, social media, and start-up's, being able to craft and then professionally publish is a skillset to acquire.

#typewriter & #lamp at the metropolis factory. Great party hosted by @fuzereps
And getting the story from the nether regions of your mind onto the nether regtions of ebook nirvana - Is more and more looking to be asking your readers what they want to begin with.
Some of this came from a reference to an "Agile Publishing Model" where the subscribers (free) actually comment on each chapter of a book being written:
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