Do-It-Yourself Publishing: Is It For You?
I frequently get asked, “What, if any, benefit is there to traditionally publishing a book?” This question typically comes from an aspiring writer who has just learned they must do the same amount of...
View ArticleWhy Self-Publish an Ebook? “Ebooks are forever.”
Here’s the latest news in the world of e-book self-publishing: Bestselling thriller author Barry Eisler turned down his traditional publishers $500,000 contract for two books and will instead...
View ArticleSelf-Publishing E-books Takes Time Away from Writing
I said it yesterday, unless you have a huge platform, are paying someone to do your promotion for you, have hired a design team (an editorial team is assumed), and use some sort of support service for...
View ArticleHocking signs 4-book deal so she can be a writer
After I published this post yesterday, today I saw this article announcing that Amanda Hocking had, indeed, signed a four-book deal with St. Martin’s Press in New York, reportedly for $2 million. As...
View ArticleDon’t Forget the Essentials of Indie Success
I have read more articles and blog posts about why writers should become indie authors lately. I’ve written my share as well. (You can read them by looking in the self-publishing and e-book categories...
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Indie Book Business Plan Essentials: What You Need and Why
If you plan to self-publish your nonfiction book, more than almost any other type of aspiring author, you need a business plan. As the publisher of your own start-up publishing company, the business...
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How to Create a Business Plan for Your Nonfiction Writing Career
If you want to get to the place called “Successful Authorship,” you need a map. A business plan for your career, just like the business plan for your book, provides such a map. And these two plans work...
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Why I chose Assisted Self-Publishing and Enjoy Being a Hybrid Author
I’m proud to be a hybrid author, one who publishes her work both traditionally and independently, but I’ve recently opted to use assisted self-publishing for my indie books. And I still enjoy and...
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The Top 3 Misconceptions about Self-Publishing
WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #17 Guest post by Holly Brady (@HollyBrady) Nonfiction writers are increasingly turning to the world of self-publishing—in part because traditional publishers are so...
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Quick Ways to Create, Publish and Sell Your Book
WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #18 Guest post by Carla King (@CarlaKing) Today there are so many quick and easy ways to publish a book it’s almost dangerous. Why dangerous? Because books need...
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How to Publish a Nonfiction Book Successfully
This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WINFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). To find out more or participate, click here. Photo courtesy of...
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