Stop aspiring. Start doing.

Podiobooks rules. It's still the best way I know to find an audience for longer works in any genre.

My opinion is that more authors could use podcasts to differentiate themselves in a crowded text-based marketplace.

Ignore the trade-pub narratives about how little success indies enjoy.

I had to decide if I wanted to be known as a writer or a reader. I chose writer.

specialize in small cast/single reader long fiction so I only compete against other podcasts of novels in that form.

More and more of my audio fans are asking for audiobook versions - files without the intro/outro/etc that go into the podcasts. More and more want them from Audible.