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A couple of weeks ago I posted on How To Get Your Book Published. This week I’m giving you a self-publishing checklist – for going the other route – digital self-publishing. First, though, let’s look back at the How To Get Your Book Published post. See all that at the top about getting your work … [Read more…]
Lately, I’ve been getting a number of emails from people asking how to get their first book published. Enough that I realized there was still a need for some step-by-step guidelines on how to get your book published. So, you have a book and you want to get it published. 1.) How to get your … [Read more…]
The randomness reflecting my bouncing attention this month, I guess. * Books that shaped America. As with any list, I have a few quibbles with the selections. * A documentary about the romance industry. Interesting choice of people to use in the film, I thought. * Your ebook is reading you. Yep, it is. … [Read more…]
If you’ve been writing at all in the past century, you’ve probably heard this advice more than a few times, and it applies to every kind of writing. In fiction, it’s easier to set up a world you’re familiar with than one you have to either research or create. In other words, if you’re from … [Read more…]
I belong to the IndiRomanceInk, a Yahoo group with over 1000 members, some traditionally and indie published; others indie only. If you need advice on anything to do with self-publishing, this is the place to ask. A lot of writers on the group lately have hit milestones: 25,000, 100,000, 10,000 sales, etc. At the same … [Read more…]