Don't respond to haters' taunts - even politely. Ignore them. If nobody takes their bait, most will grow bored and move on.
I was under the impression that if you've read one vampire series for young adults, you've read them all.
Cremer's 'Nightshade' is a smart blend of romance, action, philosophy, and pagan witchcraft. And, yes, high-schoolers shape-shifting into wolves.
Visibility is one of the most difficult parts of the self-publishing equation. No matter how great your book is, it is fighting against a tidal wave of cheap ebooks on Amazon.
Universal Orlando may have the new Harry Potter Wizarding World, but Disney World has the Hari Puttar Experience, based on the Bollywood movie, 'Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors.'
Once an ebook hits the Kindle Top 100, sales tend to snowball as new customers discover it in greater numbers.
