You're very welcome! And congratulations on the result. :) I'm looking forward to the reading part!

The tricky part about the 50 Shades model is the second step, though, isn't it? get zillions of readers. :( (And again, :( )

But the self-publishing part - did she do it as an e-publication, or on paper? And the part about the paywall - was this while it was still being published chapter by chapter, or after it (the first book) was finished, but as people wanted to read it a second time, or as their interest was piqued by word of mouth?