I went to Rainfurrest 9 yrs ago with self-published copies of Otters In Space & no idea what to expect.
Now I’m GoH at Furvana 2019 & FurFest 2019, editor of Zooscape, chair of the Cóyotl Awards, & have 7+ books with FurPlanet.
Keep writing & help others. You’ll get there.