There is a particular kind of silence that follows publishing a book.
You press the button. The page goes live. The cover appears where you hoped it would. Then, more often than not, nothing much happens at all.
No fanfare. No sudden enlightenment from the algorithm. Just you, a cup of coffee, and the slightly unreal feeling that something important has been released into the world and promptly ignored.
This is the part nobody really talks about.
Most indie authors do not live in a state of...