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@rebekah-elizabeth Thank you for taking it well =P You do seem serious about writing, for whatever it’s worth.

I just want you to know I did the exact same over impulsive publishing thing. I published mine after a bunch of years of casual writing, without learning anything about doing it properly, let alone marketing. I put out a too-short book in a subgenre I knew nothing about (and didn’t care about) without good structure, with an off-genre cover, with no plan for marketing.

Last year I gave it a much better (but still off-genre) cover, a better blurb, and an editing pass that gave it a better structure and a more acceptable length.

It’s been really tough not just pulling the trigger and putting a bunch more books out, but I know I’m not ready for that yet. I want people to read my stuff, but I want my stuff to be worth reading first.

So if that’s close to something you’re struggling with, just know you’re not alone.

As for your question at the end, I think sending your copies as critique copies might be the best current use of them, even if you plan to unpublish. Otherwise they’re just going to be recycled or whatever, right?