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

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

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

I only read on my phone and the whole "let's see if we can get people to do it" idea seems less "wouldn't it be cool if we could get people to do it" and more "what else would people do."

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

Coffee takes on an almost ritualistic meaning. I learned that from being on hurricane patrol for a year in the North Atlantic.

I credit Podiobooks and the free audio podcasts for helping me develop the audience I needed when I started selling my books in text forms.