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		55555 on March 15, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How I Made $70k Self-Publishing a Book about Ruby ... Thanks for that honesty. Whenever people see successful people they tend to think they were always as successful.

nateberkopec on March 15, 2017 [–]

Yup. You can see it in the replies to Austen's results. "Your results aren't typical","did you have a following before", etc. I've been in their shoes, so I know now it was all just excuses, not tactical questions.

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