We're pulling back the curtain on the money talk nobody prepared us for when we started this indie author journey. Spoiler alert: it's not just editing and cover design.

In this episode, Donna and Sue get real about the financial surprises that caught them off guard as self-published authors. From the "small" expenses that add up faster than plot holes in a first draft, to the investments nobody mentions in those "how I made six figures" posts, we're spilling all the tea on what indie publishing actually costs.

What you'll hear:

• The sneaky recurring costs that drain your budget month after month
• Marketing expenses we didn't budget for (and some we wish we'd skipped)
• Where we wasted money as newbies vs. where we should have invested more
• The difference between necessary expenses and s ...