In record time (54 days) I've written 74,545 words and finished a novel that grew from an idea to sell a few erotic short stories in a bundle. Now off to celebrate it, and then rewrite it. I'll be painting the cover for the book since I'm self publishing this one, just to see what that feels like. I would still like to get an agent (if possible) for the space trilogy books and their prequel, but I don't know if self publishing creates an infectious stigma.

Probably not!