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Using Wattpad to Market Your Books

October 17, 2011 by Edie Ramer 20 Comments

Huge congrats to new indie author Trish McCallan. Her debut book, FORGED IN FIRE, has been barely out for a month and, as I type this, it’s 3,099 on the paid Kindle bestseller list. She credits part of her success to Wattpad. Having a great cover, book and blurb is always a given. But why … [Read more…]

Posted in: Marketing, Writing Business Tagged: Amazon, book marketing, Forged in Fire, indie publishing, Jolyn Palliata, Kindle, publishing, self-publishing, social media, Trish McCallan, Wattpad

You Can’t Sell a Book by its Cover, or Can You?

October 12, 2011 by Lori Devoti 13 Comments

A year ago I decided to start self-publishing. It was a slow start, but like many other self-pubbed authors,  the holiday season (December 2010 and January 2011) were very kind to me. I was excited. I told my writer friends. Some shared my enthusiasm some didn’t. Many who weren’t previously published by New York poo … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Writing Business Tagged: book cover, effective book cover, indie publishing, platform, self-publishing

Why do you need a freelance editor?

October 5, 2011 by Guest Post 2 Comments
line editing revising your manuscript copyediting

By Tanya Saari You’ve written a book, maybe more than one. You may have unsuccessfully attempted taking the traditional print publisher route, or you may have decided that you want to strike out on your own. Whatever the reason, before you head to the post office, or slap that sucker up on Amazon or some … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Writing Business Tagged: editing, indie publishing, self-publishing

Self-publishing: copy edits, tagging, odds and ends

September 19, 2011 by Edie Ramer 26 Comments
eReader

 In June, a writer friend and I drove to an event together. On the way there, she said I’m one of the few indie authors whose books she’s read that don’t have a lot of errors and are formatted well. She said she buys a lot of e-books by indies and often feels cheated. You … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Writing Business Tagged: Amazon, Author Central, Cattitude, copy edits, Dragon Blues, ebook formatting, Entangled, Galaxy Girls, Lori Devoti, self-publishing, Smashwords, tagging, Trish McCallan

The Links of Summer

August 24, 2011 by J L Wilson Leave a Comment
Writing for the web

My post-move links are a bit sparse because, well, we moved from one state to another and it took a bit of time to unpack my brain, I think. I feel like I’ve misplaced my motivation and my energy with the move. I’m hoping a change in seasons soon will jumpstart my energy again. Until … [Read more…]

Posted in: Quirky Links Tagged: book spoilers, Kindle millionaires, self-publishing, writing business
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