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Category Archives: Self-Publishing
Be Prolific
When I dreamed of becoming a writer as a kid a major factor in my dream was the idea of becoming a bestselling author. I wanted have be on every bestseller list. I wanted to get a Pulitzer Prize. At … Continue reading
Times They Are a Changing – A Guide to Dealing with Changes in the Publishing Industry
I was going to write about something totally different today, but I just read an interesting post on Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s blog about how the publishing industry is changing to basically screw authors that really got me thinking. If you … Continue reading
Are You Using Social Media to Promote Your Book?
Not too long ago I wrote a post about the advice I gave my stepson to help him market himself as a writer. His first assignment was to start a blog to promote his book series and also promote himself. … Continue reading
How Authors Should Respond to Reviews
Recently there’s been a lot of buzz online about a certain author’s bad response to a negative review. I won’t link to it for the same reason I don’t oogle at car wrecks, but I did want to address the … Continue reading
Owning an Ereader Changed the Way I Format Ebooks
I bought a Kobo ereader as a Christmas present for myself. Yeah, I know that most people get a Kindle, but I’m different than most. When I bought my Kobo I was so excited. Owning it has changed my reading … Continue reading
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Will DRM Hurt Your Self-Published Book Sales?
If you’re considering publishing your novel in ebook form (I have no idea why you wouldn’t) you need to know about DRM. DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. It’s a way to lock your book so it cannot be pirated. … Continue reading
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How to Develop Your Self-Publishing Business Plan
Self-publishing is growing in popularity as a viable publishing model. Self-published authors like Amanda Hocking and Karen McQuestion are being featured on television as examples of the next big thing in publishing. The digital age has made it tons easier … Continue reading
Smashwords – An Easy Ebook Publishing Solution
When I decided to publish an ebook book version of The Box I immediately uploaded it to Smashwords. Smashwords is an ebook publishing platform that converts your novel into all of the formats used by ereaders. It’s simple to use … Continue reading
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Why Self-Publishing…
Some people may wonder why I’ve decided to self-publish. When I finished The Box I didn’t do anything with it for a long time. People in my family pushed me to go the traditional publishing route. So I half-heartedly sent … Continue reading
