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Indie Publishing

Should I Self-Publish? (meaning you)

April 30, 2018 by Lori Devoti 4 Comments
should I self publish

I wrote this article originally in 2011, when self-publishing was still new.  Time has passed and a lot of things have changed, but I still get the question “Should I self-publish?” a lot. And while things have changed in both parts of the publishing industry, the advice in this column still holds. So with some … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Writing Business Tagged: author advice, self-publishing, traditional publishing

Writer Scams or the Questionable Expert

April 9, 2018 by Lori Devoti Leave a Comment
writer scams

There are days I am overwhelmed with the number of people who want me to give them money, and I don’t mean regular life bills. I mean “experts” who are going to tell me how to sell more books. Who are going to make me a Kindle millionaire or get me 300,000 followers on Twitter … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Making a Living, Writing Business, Writing Life Tagged: writer scams, writing business

Technology is Changing Writing and not all for the better

April 5, 2018 by Lori Devoti 2 Comments
technology changing writing

You probably think this is going to be a big ole rant about texting, hashtags, emojis, etc. It isn’t. Yes, those things have changed how we communicate with each other, but I don’t think more casual in our casual conversation is a bad thing. And I don’t think they are really changing writing as in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Marketing, News & Notices, Writing Business, Writing Craft, Writing for the Web Tagged: book marketing, online marketing, writing business

Email Newsletters for Authors: Why everyone is telling you you HAVE to have an author newsletter.

February 11, 2017 by Lori Devoti 1 Comment

Author newsletters… a pain, right? You have to build the list, you have to house the list, you have to design newsletters, come up with content and then send your author newsletter. So much work… and so much techy type crap. Ugh. No, double ugh. But, yes, you really should have one and here’s why… You … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Marketing, Writing Business Tagged: email marketing, indie publishing, newsletters for authors

Report: Novelists Inc. Conference 2012: Social Media, Agents, Self-Publishing Success

October 31, 2012 by Lori Devoti 3 Comments
Couple fighting over dollar sign

Thanks to the threat of Sandy, I came back from the Novelists Inc. Conference in New York two days earlier than originally planned. Thankfully, this still gave me the chance to see many friends and make a number of new ones. I also was able to attend the first two days of panels and roundtables. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Agents and Editors, Conferences, Featured, Indie Publishing, Marketing, Writing Business, Writing Life Tagged: Bella Andre, indie publishing, literary agents, Novelists Inc., self-publishing, social media
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