Smile, I'm in the same boat as you, going up river without a paddle. I continue to incur expense funding by my husband's meager mid manangement income: money for a web site, money for a software design for the web site, money for postage, money for posters, money for bookmarks, money money money. I've yet to sell enough books to recoup the initial publishing costs. I'm on an email list for "Planned Television Arts" which provides promotion, but I'm afraid of the cost. On the other hand, I am a do-it-yourselfer because I like control, but sometimes I spend good money after bad, as with paying for design soft-ware although it was included in host packaging. Indeed, how do writers make a living? This year I will keep more accurate records of these purchases for tax deductions. LLL