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My $6k Advance as a Self-Published Technical Author

by mtlynch on 4/26/25, 1:16 PM with 6 comments

• by aanet on 4/26/25, 5:18 PM

  I like that MTLynch writes honestly... I've read many of his blog posts; all are straight from the heart, and packed with information that is new to me. That alone is valuable.

  Consider me a supporter. <3

• by mtlynch on 4/26/25, 1:20 PM

  Author here.

  Happy to answer any questions or take any feedback about this post.

• by jval43 on 4/27/25, 7:22 AM

  Slightly OT, but man those Kickstarter fees and "payment processing" fees add up to a lot of money in total. Almost 600$.

  I should start a payment processor, or something else where I can just take a percentage for not much work at all.