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I’m Not Good Enough
Something’s been bothering me for years. It is my reluctance, and the reluctance of so many authors I talk with, to commit to promoting our books (and ourselves). We’re told to by publishers, agents, fellow authors, even readers, but we resist. Oh, how we resist! It started (for me) with Carina Press back in 2010.…
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Statistics and Kindle Scout
One of the big advantages of self-publishing over traditional publishing is the data you control. You see your sales figures. Add in that you control things like your book’s price and that you can manipulate it for discount or free promotions, and you begin to see some of the options for testing your market. You can see…
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Plans Change
Earlier this year I was completely overwhelmed by my work on a secret project. Finally, it was finished. I was in love with it and embarked on The Great Agent Hunt. The agents I’ve contacted have been nice, even offering constructive criticism (which I’ve used), but none have shouted “I’ve been waiting for your book…
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Purpose
I’ve been self-publishing for a year now. Time for a short period of reflection and a reboot. [Side note: I never thought I’d ever refer to myself in computer terms, but there ya go!] I have learned a lot of things, mostly contradictory. Sometimes the contradiction is because there are always exceptions to a rule.…
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If I knew then…
I’m not the kind of person who indulges in regrets. But sometimes 20/20 hindsight can help us plot our future paths so that A to B doesn’t detour around Q. It can also help others. So, what have I learned about self-publishing in the last six months? Self-publishing or indie-publishing is a tad misleading. Indie authors…