Review: I could have used this eight months ago.  Glad I have it now - 8 months later
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 16, 2011
I'm a self-published indie writer and glad of it.  More difficult than writing, and publishing, is marketing.  Since I published my first book, eight months ago, I've made more mistakes and gone down more blind alleys than I can count.  I'm now on my second reading of The Next Ten Steps and I know that M.R. Mathias has shared everything that I need to know about effectively marketing my books.  There just isn't anything better for me to say about this book, however, on the outside chance that M.R. will read this review I'll add one more word, THANKS -Update - March 12, 2012 - It's back to basic book marketing time, and this book is the best teacher I've found.  There is no way to avoid marketing if you're an indie writer.  M.R. Mathias makes it as clear and pain free as it will ever be.  I've read them all, The First Ten Steps is the best.  There is just something special in studying how-to books written by those who knows how-to - and Mathis does.  This isn't a spoiler - the first step in the book is "write a good book."  If you haven't read one of M.R. Mathias' novels, do it now.  Then you will know that he knows what he's talking about, beginning with the first step.